motion

Motion Vue (motion-v)

Animation library for Vue 3 and Nuxt. Production-ready, hardware-accelerated animations with minimal bundle size.

Current stable: motion-v 1.x - Vue port of Motion (formerly Framer Motion)

Overview

Progressive reference for Motion Vue animations. Load only files relevant to current task (~200 tokens base, 500-1500 per sub-file).

When to Use

Use Motion Vue for:

• Simple declarative animations (fade, slide, scale)
• Gesture-based interactions (hover, tap, drag)
• Scroll-linked animations
• Layout animations and shared element transitions
• Spring physics animations

Consider alternatives:

• GSAP - Complex timelines, SVG morphing, scroll-triggered sequences
• @vueuse/motion - Simpler API, less features, smaller bundle
• CSS animations - Simple transitions without JS

Installation

# Vue 3
pnpm add motion-v
 
# Nuxt 3
pnpm add motion-v @vueuse/nuxt

// nuxt.config.ts - Nuxt 3 setup
export default

Quick Reference

Loading Files

Consider loading these reference files based on your task:

• references/components.md - if using Motion component, gestures, or layout animations
• references/composables.md - if using useMotionValue, useScroll, useSpring, or animate()
• references/examples.md - if looking for animation patterns or inspiration

DO NOT load all files at once. Load only what's relevant to your current task.

Core Concepts

Motion Component

Render any HTML/SVG element with animation capabilities:

Gesture Animations

Scroll Animations

Available Guidance

references/components.md - Motion component variants, animation props, gesture props, layout animations, transition configuration

references/composables.md - useMotionValue, useSpring, useTransform, useScroll, useInView, animate()

references/examples.md - External resources, component libraries, animation patterns and inspiration