The best barba.js alternatives
5 tools that do a similar job to barba.js, 5 of them open source. Each entry says what it does and who it suits, so you can pick the one that fits instead of the most famous.
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barba.jsA small JavaScript library that adds smooth page transitions to websites without full reloads.
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mo · js
Open source · MIT · ★ 18.9k
A JavaScript library for building motion graphics and animations on web pages.
Best for: Front-end developers who want decorative animated effects like bursts, shapes, or icon animations; Developers who already use a bundler such as webpack or rollup and want to install via npm
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RAMAnimatedTabBarController
Open source · MIT · ★ 11.1k
A Swift library that adds animations to iOS tab bar items and icons.
Best for: iOS developers who want animated tab bar icons without writing the animation logic from scratch; Developers building a UI prototype who want a quick visual upgrade to navigation
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FoldingCell
Open source · MIT · ★ 10.2k
An iOS UI component: table cells that expand and fold open with a paper-card style animation.
Best for: iOS developers building list screens with expandable items; Developers who want a ready-made folding animation instead of writing their own
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Anime.js
Open source · MIT · ★ 74.2k
A JavaScript library for animating CSS properties, SVG, DOM attributes and plain objects.
Best for: Front-end developers adding motion to websites or web apps; Developers animating SVG graphics or DOM elements
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Lenis
Open source · MIT · ★ 17k
A small JavaScript library that makes page scrolling smooth on websites.
Best for: Web developers adding smooth scrolling to a marketing or portfolio site; Developers syncing animations like GSAP ScrollTrigger or WebGL scenes to scroll position
How we pick: tools in the same category that solve the same problem, projects that name each other as alternatives, and open-source projects that describe themselves as an alternative to barba.js. We don't take payment for placement.