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12 best Lenis alternatives (2026)

Lenis is filed as open source Animation & Motion Graphics software, best for Buttery smooth web scrolling. Scroll-driven site motion staple. All 12 picks sit on our Animation & Motion Graphics shelf with overlapping use cases. This page lists 12 neighbors we actually store beside Lenis — not vendor rankings.

At a glance

Tool
Lenis
Pricing
Open Source
Platforms
JS library
Shelf
Motion
Alternatives listed
12

Full Lenis record · Data is from our catalog, not vendor reviews.

Alternatives

  1. 1Theatre.js
    Open Source · Web, JS library

    Code+timeline hybrid; cinematic scroll

    also in Motion

  2. 2Motion (ex-Framer Motion)
    Open Source · JS/React/Vue library

    Tiny WAAPI-based; Motion UI kit 2026

    also in Motion

  3. 3Anime.js
    Open Source · JS library

    Indie favorite for micro-interactions

    also in Motion

  4. 4Blender
    Open Source · Desktop

    OSS motion/3D workhorse

    also in Motion

  5. 5lottie-web
    Open Source · JS library

    Classic export path still in pipelines

    also in Motion

  6. 6AutoAnimate
    Open Source · JS library

    Tiny “just works” library

    also in Motion

  7. 7Mo.js
    Open Source · JS library

    Creative-code micro-interactions

    also in Motion

  8. 8Three.js
    Open Source · JS library

    Complex interactive 3D motion

    also in Motion

  9. 9Rive
    Freemium · Web, Desktop, Runtimes

    Runtime king; smaller than Lottie for interactive UI

    also in Motion

  10. 10Cavalry (Canva)
    Freemium · Desktop (Mac/Win)

    Now free for individuals; spreadsheet-driven variants

    also in Motion

  11. 11Jitter
    Freemium · Web, Figma plugin

    Fast Figma-adjacent product/marketing motion

    also in Motion

  12. 12OpenMotion
    Free · Desktop (Mac/Win)

    Desktop studio; Claude Code/Codex; free plan

    also in Motion