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Motion Playground

Interactive Framer Motion Learning for React

By Maria Sidorova

The Ultimate React Motion Learning Experience

Master MotionPreviously Framer Motion like a Pro

Your interactive hub for learning Framer Motion with React. This site isn’t just another documentation copy — it’s a playground where you can experiment, break things, and see animations come to life.

Why Motion for React?

Animations should feel like part of your app, not an afterthought.

React empowers you to build dynamic, data-driven interfaces — but making them feel alive with smooth, performant animations is often tricky.
Motion solves that problem.
It’s a production-ready animation library built for React, giving you the tools to craft everything from elegant micro-interactions to immersive, gesture-driven experiences.
With a simple <motion.div> you can declare what your UI should look like, and Motion takes care of the journey to get there. No imperative “move this box here” logic, just clean and expressive code.
Whether you’re a beginner looking to add some flair to your projects or an experienced developer aiming to create polished, app-like experiences, Motion provides a frictionless way to bring your React applications to life.

Built for React
While other animation libraries are messy to integrate, Motion's declarative API feels like a natural extension of React
Hardware-acceleration
Motion leverages the same high-performance browser animations as pure CSS,
Animate anything
CSS has limits — some values can’t animate. Motion fixes this with one consistent API for everything.
App-like gestures
Motion provides robust, cross-device gesture recognisers for tap, drag, and hover

Choose Your Learning Path

Each path is designed to build your expertise step by step

Animate & Transitions

Start with the fundamentals of animating components and creating smooth transitions.

Animate Presence

Learn how to animate components as they mount and unmount in React with AnimatePresence.

Layout Animations

Discover what layout animations are and how to implement them effectively.

Gestures & Drag

Implement intuitive drag-and-drop interfaces and gesture-based interactions that enhance user engagement.

Advanced Animations

Dive into advanced animation techniques, including keyframes, custom easing, and orchestrating complex sequences.

My Examples

Below you’ll find example snippets using Framer Motion, each with an explanation. You’re welcome to reuse the code for learning or experimentation, but please credit the source instead of claiming it as your own.