Velocity JS
Velocity.js is a fast JavaScript animation engine with the same API as jQuery's $.animate(), offering color animation, transforms, loops, easings, SVG support, and scrolling for enhanced performance a
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Free/Trial Support
Supported
Starting Price
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Last Updated
Aug 04, 2026
Overview
What is Velocity JS?
Velocity.js is an animation engine that mimics jQuery's $.animate() API, working with or without jQuery. It provides accelerated JavaScript animation with features like color animation, transforms, loops, easings, SVG support, and scrolling, combining the best of jQuery and CSS transitions for superior performance, especially on mobile.
What is Velocity JS used for?
Top Features
- Fast animation engine
- Same API as jQuery $.animate()
- Color animation
- Transforms and loops
- SVG support
- Scrolling animations
- Compatibility with IE8+ and Android 2.3+
How to use Velocity JS?
Download Velocity.js, include it on your webpage, and replace all instances of jQuery's $.animate() with $.velocity(). It works seamlessly with jQuery or standalone, offering compatibility back to IE8 and Android 2.3, with performance optimizations like DOM synchronization and value caching.
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Pros & Cons
Pros
- High performance across browsers
- Easy integration with jQuery
- Extensive feature set
- Good mobile support
Cons
- Backwards-incompatible changes in version 1.0.0
- Removed some easings like back, bounce, and elastic
Use Cases
- Web animations for UI elements
- Mobile app animations
- SVG graphics animation
- Performance-critical applications
Velocity JS Pricing
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