What is Framer Motion?

Framer Motion is a popular animation library for React that makes it easy to create smooth, physics-based animations. It provides a simple declarative API to animate components using the motion component wrapper. Rather than manually calculating animation frames, you define what you want to animate and how, and Framer Motion handles the complexity behind the scenes.

What is Spring Animation?

Spring animation is a physics-based animation model that simulates the behavior of a spring. Unlike linear or ease-based animations that follow predetermined curves, spring animations feel more natural and responsive because they're based on real physics. The animation behavior is controlled by three key properties:

  • Stiffness - How tight the spring is (higher values make it snap faster)
  • Damping - How much resistance the spring has (higher values reduce oscillation)
  • Mass - The weight of the object being animated (higher values make it slower to start and stop)

Spring animations are particularly useful for interactive UI elements because they can respond naturally to interruptions and feel more organic than traditional easing functions.

Tool Description

This tool helps you visually design and generate spring animation configurations for Framer Motion. You can adjust the spring physics parameters (stiffness, damping, mass) and animation duration, then preview the animation behavior in real-time. The tool generates ready-to-use TypeScript code that you can copy directly into your React project.

Features

  • Interactive Spring Controls - Adjust stiffness, damping, mass, and duration with real-time sliders
  • Live Animation Preview - See how your spring configuration behaves before using it in code
  • Code Generation - Automatically generates TypeScript code with your custom spring settings
  • Physics Simulation - Accurately simulates spring physics including overshoot and settling behavior
  • Play/Replay Controls - Test your animation multiple times to ensure it feels right

Use Cases

  • UI Component Animations - Create smooth transitions for modals, drawers, and dropdowns
  • Interactive Elements - Design natural-feeling hover effects and button interactions
  • Page Transitions - Build engaging enter/exit animations for route changes
  • Data Visualizations - Animate charts and graphs with physics-based motion
  • Micro-interactions - Fine-tune subtle animations that enhance user experience
  • Learning Framer Motion - Understand how spring parameters affect animation behavior