--- title: 8 JavaScript Animation Libraries You should "MUST TRY" description: Animations on web applications are appealing and grab the user’s attention. JavaScript is the preferred tool of use because it handles more complex and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/8-javascript-animation-libraries-you-should-must-try--7pqxgarob twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: 8 JavaScript Animation Libraries You should "MUST TRY" | daily.dev og:description: Animations on web applications are appealing and grab the user’s attention. JavaScript is the preferred tool of use because it handles more complex and... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/8-javascript-animation-libraries-you-should-must-try--7pqxgarob og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/7pQXGaroB.png og:image:alt: 8 JavaScript Animation Libraries You should "MUST TRY" og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 8 JavaScript Animation Libraries You should "MUST TRY" **[DEV](https://daily.dev/sources/devto)** · 5 min read · 80 upvotes · 3 comments ## Summary Animations on web applications are appealing and grab the user’s attention. JavaScript is the preferred tool of use because it handles more complex and advanced effects. Using mo.js on your site will enhance the user experience, enrich your content visually and create delightful animations precisely. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@way2extreme** · 3 upvotes > If only I had the time. Animation is definitely something I'd like to do more of. WebGL is totally bad ass. **@berkmann18** · 1 upvotes > Some very interesting ones in the list. > > > Summary Spoiler: > 1. Anime.js > 2. GSAP > 3. MO.js > 4. Popmotion > 5. Three.js > 6. Kute.js > 7. Scroll Reveal > 8. Howler.js **@davidsalomon** · 1 upvotes > Pretty useful, thanks for sharing ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#javascript](https://daily.dev/tags/javascript), [#css](https://daily.dev/tags/css) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/8-javascript-animation-libraries-you-should-must-try--7pqxgarob) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"8 JavaScript Animation Libraries You should \"MUST TRY\"","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/8-javascript-animation-libraries-you-should-must-try--7pqxgarob","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/8-javascript-animation-libraries-you-should-must-try--7pqxgarob"},"datePublished":"2021-02-09T12:20:10.591Z","dateModified":"2021-10-07T14:17:10.317Z","description":"Animations on web applications are appealing and grab the user’s attention. 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