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CSS Animations Generator

Create Stunning CSS Animations with Keyframes and Presets

A powerful tool for creating CSS animations with support for single animations, multi-animation compositions, staggered effects, and export to CSS, Framer Motion, or Tailwind CSS. Perfect for enhancing your UI with professional animations.

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Table of Contents

1. Getting Started2. Animation Builder3. Animation Types4. Animation Composer5. Staggered Animations6. Custom Keyframes7. Code Output8. Animation Library9. Import/Export10. Keyboard Shortcuts11. Common Use Cases

Getting Started

The CSS Animations Generator allows you to create professional CSS animations with multiple modes: single animation builder, multi-animation composer, and staggered effects. Whether you need a simple fade-in or a complex animated sequence, this tool makes it easy to visualize and export your animations.

Quick Start Steps:

  1. Choose your output mode: CSS, Framer Motion, or Tailwind CSS
  2. Select an animation type (fade, slide, scale, rotate, bounce, pulse, swing) or create custom keyframes
  3. Adjust animation properties like duration, delay,easing, and repeat
  4. Preview your animation in real-time using the Live Preview panel
  5. Use the Composer tab to combine multiple animations or theStaggered tab for sequential effects
  6. Export your animation as CSS, Framer Motion, orTailwind CSS code

Tip: The tool supports undo/redo functionality. Use Ctrl+Z and Ctrl+Y (or Cmd+Z and Cmd+Shift+Z on Mac) to navigate through your changes.

Animation Builder

The Builder tab is where you create single animations. It provides comprehensive controls for customizing every aspect of your animation.

Duration

Set how long the animation takes to complete. Range: 100ms to 5000ms. Shorter durations create snappier animations, while longer durations create smoother, more dramatic effects.

Delay

Set a delay before the animation starts. Useful for sequencing multiple animations or creating staggered effects within a single element.

Easing

Choose from preset easing curves (ease-in, ease-out, ease-in-out, linear) or enter a custom cubic-bezier function for precise control over the animation's timing.

Repeat

Set how many times the animation repeats. Use -1 for infinite looping, or specify a finite number of repetitions.

Direction

Control the animation direction: normal (forward), reverse (backward), or alternate (forward then backward). Alternate creates ping-pong effects.

Custom Name

Give your animation a custom name for the generated keyframes. This makes it easier to identify and reuse animations in your codebase.

Live Preview:

The Live Preview panel shows a real-time preview of your animation. You can replay the animation by clicking on the preview element or using the replay button. The preview updates instantly as you adjust settings.

Animation Types

The tool includes seven preset animation types, each optimized for different visual effects. You can also create custom keyframes for unique animations.

Fade

Animates opacity from 0 to 1 (or reverse). Perfect for entrances, exits, and modal dialogs. Use with duration adjustments for subtle or dramatic fades.

Slide

Animates position horizontally or vertically. Great for drawers, dropdowns, and slide-in notifications. Combine with fade for smooth transitions.

Scale

Animates the size of an element using transform: scale(). Ideal for hover effects, emphasis animations, and loading spinners.

Rotate

Rotates an element around its center. Perfect for loading indicators, checkmarks, and attention-grabbing effects. Combine with scale for spinning.

Bounce

Creates a bouncing effect with gravity simulation. Great for playful notifications, success messages, and fun UI interactions.

Pulse

Creates a rhythmic scaling animation. Perfect for attention-grabbing elements, live indicators, and heartbeat visualizations.

Swing

Creates a pendulum-like rotation animation. Great for hanging elements, decorative animations, and playful UI components.

Animation Composer

The Composer tab allows you to combine multiple animations on a single element. This powerful feature enables you to create complex, multi-step animations that would be difficult to achieve with a single keyframe definition.

Using the Composer:

  1. Configure your first animation in the Builder tab
  2. Click Add to Composer to add it to your composition
  3. Create additional animations and add them to the composer
  4. Arrange animations using drag-and-drop or the arrow buttons
  5. Toggle between sequential and parallel timing
  6. Adjust the chain gap to add pauses between animations

Sequential Timing

Animations play one after another in order. The total duration is the sum of all animation durations. Best for storytelling animations and guided user experiences.

Parallel Timing

Animations play simultaneously. The total duration is the maximum of all animation durations. Best for combining effects like fade + scale + rotate.

Note: Custom keyframes are not supported in the Composer. Only preset animation types can be combined. Use the Staggered tab for custom keyframe sequences across multiple elements.

Staggered Animations

The Staggered tab allows you to create animations that play sequentially across multiple elements. This is perfect for list animations, staggered entrances, and wave effects.

Staggered Configuration:

  • Element Count: Number of elements to animate (1-20)
  • Stagger Delay: Delay between each element's animation start
  • Stagger Mode: Choose equal spacing or calculate based on total duration
  • Container Name: CSS class name for the wrapper container

List Items

Animate list items one by one for elegant entrances. Perfect for todo lists, menus, and card grids.

Gallery Grids

Stagger image or card grid animations to create visual interest. Works great with fade-up or scale effects.

Wave Effects

Create wave-like patterns by adjusting stagger delays and animation types. Great for loading states and decorative elements.

Custom Keyframes

For advanced animations, you can create custom keyframes with precise control over each percentage step of the animation. This feature is available in the Builder tab.

Creating Custom Keyframes:

  1. Enable Custom Keyframes toggle in the Builder
  2. Define keyframe percentages (0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%)
  3. For each percentage, set transform properties:
    • Translate (X/Y position)
    • Scale (size multiplier)
    • Rotate (degrees)
    • Opacity (0-1)
  4. Preview the animation to see your custom keyframes in action

Tip: Custom keyframes are exported as standard CSS @keyframes rules. They provide maximum flexibility but cannot be used in the Composer (use preset animations instead).

Code Output

The Code tab generates production-ready code in three formats: CSS, Framer Motion, and Tailwind CSS. Copy the code directly or download it as a file.

CSS

Generates standard CSS with @keyframes rules and animation properties. Works in any modern browser without dependencies.

Framer Motion

Generates Framer Motion component code with variants and transition props. Perfect for React projects using the Framer Motion library.

Tailwind CSS

Generates Tailwind CSS configuration with custom keyframes and animation classes. Ready to add to your tailwind.config.js file.

Example CSS Output:

.myAnimation {
  animation: myAnimation 1s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
}

@keyframes myAnimation {
  0% { transform: scale(1); opacity: 1; }
  50% { transform: scale(1.1); opacity: 0.8; }
  100% { transform: scale(1); opacity: 1; }
}

Example Framer Motion Output:

const myAnimation = {
  initial: { scale: 1, opacity: 1 },
  animate: { scale: 1.1, opacity: 0.8 },
  transition: {
    duration: 1,
    ease: "easeInOut",
    repeat: Infinity,
    repeatType: "reverse"
  }
};

Animation Library

The Animation Library provides a collection of pre-made animations that you can apply instantly. Browse through the library to find animations for common use cases or as starting points for customization.

Using the Library:

  1. Click the Library button in the header or tab
  2. Browse the available animation cards
  3. Each card shows a mini preview of the animation
  4. Click on any animation to apply it to your configuration
  5. Fine-tune the settings as needed

Entrance Animations

Fade-ins, slide-ups, and scale animations for element entrances. Perfect for page loads and modal dialogs.

Attention Animations

Pulse, bounce, and shake animations to grab user attention. Great for notifications and alerts.

Looping Animations

Continuous animations like spinning, breathing, and hovering. Ideal for loading states and live indicators.

Import/Export

The I/O (Input/Output) tab allows you to save your animation configurations for later use and share them with others.

Export Config

Downloads the complete animation configuration as a JSON file. This includes all settings for later import and editing.

Import Config

Loads a previously exported configuration file. Supports JSON files exported from this tool.

Copy CSS

Copies the generated CSS code directly to your clipboard. One-click export for quick integration.

Note: Only configuration files exported from this tool are supported. Invalid or corrupted files will show an error message.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Speed up your workflow with these keyboard shortcuts:

ActionWindows/LinuxMac
UndoCtrl + ZCmd + Z
RedoCtrl + YCmd + Shift + Z
Reset Animation--

Common Use Cases

Loading Spinners

Use pulse or rotate animations with infinite repetition for loading indicators. Combine with Tailwind CSS for easy integration.

Hover Effects

Create interactive buttons and cards with scale or bounce animations on hover. Use the exported CSS in your :hover states.

Modal Transitions

Use fade and scale animations with entrance/exit states for smooth modal dialogs. The composer helps create complex sequences.

List Animations

Use staggered animations to animate list items sequentially. Perfect for todo lists, card grids, and menu animations.

Success Feedback

Create celebratory animations with bounce and scale for success messages, form submissions, and completion indicators.

React Animations

Export to Framer Motion for React projects. Get variants and transition props ready to use with motion components.

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