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Free animated React components

Last updated · By Harjot Singh Rana

For the most free animated components, start with Magic UI, which lists 150+. For free backgrounds and text effects, try React Bits. For a small copy-paste kit, try Motion Primitives. For free everyday parts such as a pricing toggle, FAQ or code input, try Brio UI. Aceternity UI also has a free tier, and sells blocks and templates in its paid plans.

I make Brio UI, one of the five libraries below, so weigh that. What this page says about the others comes from their own public pages, read on 20 October 2026.

What does “free” mean here?

All five publish components you copy into your project as source, and each has a paid side or a link to one. Most keep the components free and charge for blocks, templates or extra components. “Free” can still come with terms: React Bits says its components are free for personal and commercial work under MIT + Commons Clause, which does not let you sell or redistribute them. Read each licence before you ship.

Which free animated component library should I pick?

LibraryThe free partLicenceThe paid sidePick it when
Magic UI“150+ free and open-source animated components and effects”MIT (GitHub repository)Magic UI Pro: $199, one-timeYou want the biggest free pile of landing page effects.
Aceternity UI118+ free animated components (homepage)One licence for all of it. “You can create unlimited end products for yourself or your clients.” “You cannot create themes, templates, or derivative products to sell on any marketplace.”1-Year License $169 or Lifetime $199, both one-timeYou want landing page blocks and templates and will pay for them.
React Bits“a free, open source library of animated React components and backgrounds”MIT + Commons ClauseA Pro link exists, no price foundYou want free backgrounds and text effects in JS or TS, CSS or Tailwind.
Motion Primitives“Open Source”, no component count givenMIT (GitHub repository)An “Advanced” site exists, no price foundYou want a small copy-paste kit.
Brio UI10 free components, 6 out nowMIT for the free 1040 Pro, one-time: $9, $39 or $149 All-AccessYou want a pricing toggle, FAQ, code input or contact form that holds up on real data.

Do I need a component library at all?

Not always. Motion, formerly Framer Motion, describes itself as “free and open source”. Magic UI, Aceternity UI and Brio UI all list it as a dependency. If you have one or two animations to write, Motion on its own may be enough. A library helps when you want the finished component, with its states and keyboard behaviour, rather than the engine.

Which one is best for landing page effects?

Magic UI, React Bits or Aceternity UI. Magic UI calls its components “animated components and effects”, React Bits lists text animations and backgrounds as categories, and Aceternity UI calls itself “the React component library for beautiful landing pages”. Brio UI does not make hero effects, so for that job it is the wrong pick.

When is Brio UI the better choice?

When the animation is part of a working component. Brio UI makes everyday parts: a pricing toggle whose prices roll when you switch period, an OTP code input with SMS autofill, an FAQ whose answers stay findable with Cmd+F, a changelog and a contact form. Each is a single file, the only dependencies are React and Motion, and each respects reduced motion.

Ten components are free under MIT, and 6 are out now on the free React components page. Install one with npx brio-ui add faq or the shadcn CLI. The other 40 are Pro, paid once with no subscription: singles $9, packs $39, All-Access $149. Pro goes on sale in November 2026; see Brio UI Pro pricing.

Where does Brio UI lose?

  • Size. 6 free components out today, against 150+ on Magic UI and 118+ on Aceternity UI.
  • Effects. No hero sections, backgrounds or text effects.
  • React version. Brio UI needs React 19 or newer.
  • No proof yet. One person builds it, with no published user numbers or testimonials.

Sources, read on 20 October 2026