What is animate-ui?

Animate UI is a collection of animated interface components for React applications. Each component comes with built-in motion effects and is built using TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, and a library called Motion (formerly Framer Motion) for the animations. The project follows the same distribution model as Shadcn UI: rather than installing a package that locks you in, you browse a website, pick the components you want, and copy the source code directly into your project where you can modify it freely. The component library is open source and free to use under the MIT license. It is designed to work with React projects and pairs well with Next.js, Radix UI primitives, and Tailwind CSS setups. The README itself is minimal and points to the project website at animate-ui.com for the full documentation and component catalog. There is no inline list of available components or installation steps in the README, all of that lives in the external docs. The project is part of Vercel's open-source program, which provides hosting and infrastructure support for qualifying open-source projects. Contributions are accepted and a contributing guide is available in the repository.