Renders After Effects animations natively on web and mobile as JSON.
Why we recommend it
It solved a real handoff problem: designers animate in After Effects, developers ship the actual vector animation rather than a video or a GIF, at a fraction of the file size.
Strengths
- Tiny file sizes versus video or GIF
- Resolution-independent and scriptable at runtime
- Native runtimes for web, iOS and Android
Keep in mind
- Only supports a subset of After Effects features
- Complex animations can be CPU-heavy on low-end mobile
- Debugging unsupported effects is frustrating
How much does Lottie cost?
Free — Free.
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