Installation

Anime.js can be installed in multiple ways depending of your environment or workflow.
This section covers differents methods of installation.

Installation via NPM and a bundler

If you're using a bundler like Vite or esbuild, simply install the package via NPM.

npm install animejs

Then import Anime.js methods as ES6 Modules like this:

import { animate } from 'animejs';

Linking from a CDN

CDN Name	URL
JsDelivr	jsdelivr.com

ES6 Modules

<script type="module">
  import { animate } from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/animejs/+esm';
</script>

Global object

<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/animejs/lib/anime.iife.min.js"></script>

<script>
  const { animate } = anime;
</script>

Direct download from GitHub

If you prefer to download the Anime.js library manually, you can also simply grab the code from the official GitHub repository.

The following versions are available in the /lib directory:

File name	Type
anime.esm.js	ES6 Module
anime.umd.js	Universal Module
anime.iife.js	Global Object

Once downloaded inside your project folder, link the library in your code like this:

ES6 Modules

<script type="module">
  import { animate } from './path/to/anime.esm.min.js';
</script>

Global object

<script src="path/to/anime.iife.min.js"></script>

<script>
  const { animate } = anime;
</script>