Motion (package: motion, formerly framer-motion) is the industry-standard React animation library used in production by thousands of applications. With 30,200+ GitHub stars and 300+ official examples, it provides a declarative API for creating sophisticated animations with minimal code.
Production Tested: React 19.2, Next.js 16.1, Vite 7.3, Tailwind v4
Performance: Uses native ScrollTimeline API when available for hardware acceleration.
Build React animations with Motion (Framer Motion) - gestures (drag, hover, tap), scroll effects, spring physics, layout animations, SVG. Bundle: 2.3 KB (mini) to 34 KB (full). Use when: drag-and-drop, scroll animations, modals, carousels, parallax. Troubleshoot: AnimatePresence exit, list performance, Tailwind conflicts, Next.js "use client". Source: fellipeutaka/leon.