# motion-canvas/motion-canvas

Visualize Your Ideas With Code

Repository: https://github.com/motion-canvas/motion-canvas
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/motion-canvas
Homepage: https://motion-canvas.io
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: animation, presentation, visualization
Last push: 2026-07-02T20:01:32+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 63/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 90, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1491, "days_push": 62, "days_rel": 627, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 19013, forks 814 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:27.358216+00:00)

## What it is
Motion Canvas is a TypeScript library that uses generator functions to programmatically create vector animations, paired with a web-based editor offering real-time preview and audio synchronization. It is designed for producing informative motion graphics and animated videos, exported as image sequences or rendered video via FFmpeg.

## Use cases
- create animated explainer videos with code
- sync animations with voice-over narration
- make motion graphics using TypeScript
- preview animations in real time while coding
- export animations as video or image sequences
- visualize ideas as vector animations

## When to choose
- you want programmatic, code-driven animation instead of keyframe timelines
- you need to synchronize vector animations with audio narration
- you prefer writing animations in TypeScript with your own IDE
- you want real-time preview powered by Vite

## When to avoid
- you need general-purpose video editing software
- you want drag-and-drop timeline animation without coding
- you need raster/video footage editing rather than vector motion graphics

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: animation, graphics, data-visualization, video-processing, ui-components
- domain: web-development, frontend, graphics, media, developer-tools
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: motion-graphics, animated-videos, canvas-api, vite, generators, voice-over-sync, explainer-videos, nodejs, web-server, typescript

## Member repositories
- motion-canvas/motion-canvas (main) score 63

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:27.358216+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:00:42.053352+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/motion-canvas/motion-canvas (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:27.358216+00:00, sha 3cadfdfbf097)
  - homepage: https://motion-canvas.io (fetched 2026-08-29T07:59:19.402585+00:00, sha e7ffda7b49dd)
  - site_page: https://motion-canvas.io/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T07:59:19.411541+00:00, sha bd9ad5f75281)
  - site_page: https://motion-canvas.io/editor/quickstart (fetched 2026-08-29T07:59:19.413343+00:00, sha 45f43da50002)
  - site_page: https://motion-canvas.io/docs/quickstart (fetched 2026-08-29T07:59:19.415048+00:00, sha 9bfbbef89aa8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.