#What is Motion Primitives?

Motion Primitives is a developer-focused, open-source UI kit that delivers beautifully crafted animated components for React applications, enabling engineers and designers to create engaging, high-end interfaces faster by leveraging Framer Motion's powerful yet simple API. Targeted at frontend teams building with Next.js, Tailwind CSS, or similar stacks, its core value lies in providing production-ready, copy-paste motion primitives that handle complex animations—like text reveals, magnetic effects, and dynamic spotlights—out of the box, so you spend less time tweaking keyframes and more on crafting unique experiences. Ideal for marketing sites, portfolios, SaaS products, and any project needing subtle or bold micro-interactions, it combines aesthetic excellence with full customization and zero lock-in.

#Features ⚡

• Framer Motion Powered: Smooth, performant animations using springs, gestures, and variants for natural feel.

• Copy-Paste Workflow: Easy integration via code snippets or CLI-like addition for direct ownership.

• Tailwind CSS Integration: Utility-first styling with full theming support for dark/light modes and custom palettes.

• Customizable Effects: Adjust duration, easing, triggers, and variants per component for perfect fit.

• Responsive & Accessible: Mobile-optimized with focus on performance and semantic considerations.

• Regular Free Updates: New primitives added often to the open-source core.

#Pros ✅

• Dramatically speeds up adding professional animations—no need to master Framer Motion from scratch.

• Stunning out-of-the-box designs that make interfaces feel premium and modern.

• Open-source core ensures flexibility, community contributions, and no vendor dependency.

• Seamless with popular stacks like Next.js and Tailwind for rapid prototyping.

#Cons ⚠️

• Requires Framer Motion and Tailwind setup; not ideal for non-React or utility-free projects.

• Some advanced components locked behind Pro tier, limiting free access to complex templates.

• Animation-heavy—may need optimization for very performance-sensitive applications.

#Included Components - Templates

• Text Effects: Character/word-based reveals, scrambles, and gradient animations.

• In-View Triggers: Scroll-based fade-ins, scales, and parallax for dynamic entrances.

• Spotlight: Cursor-following dynamic light effects for hero sections.

• Dock: macOS-style expanding navigation with hover magnification.

• Magnetic: Attractive pull effects for buttons or cards (Pro).

• Disclosure: Animated accordions and expandable sections (Pro).

• Image Comparison: Interactive before/after sliders (Pro).

• Additional Primitives: Hover tilts, gesture responses, and nested motion groups.

#Pricing 💸

Motion Primitives offers a generous freemium model: the core library of motion primitives is completely free and open-source under the MIT license, with regular updates and new components added at no cost. The newly launched Motion Primitives Pro provides access to advanced components, full templates, priority examples, and exclusive animations—ideal for teams building delightful websites faster—though exact pricing details are available on the site upon launch.

#Integrations 🧰

• Frameworks: Built for React, Next.js (App Router/Pages), Vite, and Remix.

• Animation: Core dependency on Framer Motion for declarative, high-performance effects.

• Styling: Deep Tailwind CSS compatibility with class-based customization.

• State & Tools: Works with any React state solution; optimized for TypeScript.

• Deployment: Ready for Vercel, Netlify, and static hosts with zero build issues.