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Hardware-Accelerated Lottie on the Web: dotlottie-web Now Ships WebGL & WebGPU

Working with Lottie Animations

8 May 2026

4 min read

Hardware-Accelerated Lottie on the Web: dotlottie-web Now Ships WebGL & WebGPU

dotlottie-web now renders Lottie animations on the GPU — less CPU, smoother frames, same API.

How Multi-Animation Works in dotLottie

Design Inspiration

23 Apr 2026

3 min read

How Multi-Animation Works in dotLottie

Bundle multiple animations into one file with dotLottie.

Lottie Creator Now Speaks MCP

Working with Lottie Animations

15 Apr 2026

5 min read

Lottie Creator Now Speaks MCP

Connect Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible AI to Lottie Creator

Motion Tokens: The One Thing Missing from Your Design System

Working with Lottie Animations

10 Apr 2026

4 min read

Motion Tokens: The One Thing Missing from Your Design System

With motion tokens, it’s one master file.

Figma Prototypes Now Export As Interactive dotLottie

Design Inspiration

8 Apr 2026

3 min read

Figma Prototypes Now Export As Interactive dotLottie

Figma prototypes can now export as interactive dotLottie state machines, ready to ship straight to production.

Lottie Creator: A Powerful Web-Based Lottie Animation Tool

Working with Lottie Animations

31 Mar 2026

7 min read

Lottie Creator: A Powerful Web-Based Lottie Animation Tool

Reimagine animation creation with Lottie Creator

Create with Motion: The Complete Guide to Shipping Motion That Actually Scales

Design Inspiration

26 Mar 2026

6 min read

Create with Motion: The Complete Guide to Shipping Motion That Actually Scales

Every other layer of your product stack has been standardized. Color, typography, spacing, components. Motion hasn't. Here's how to fix that.

The Evolution of Lottie: Why dotLottie Is the New Baseline

Design Inspiration

24 Mar 2026

4 min read

The Evolution of Lottie: Why dotLottie Is the New Baseline

dotLottie is the new default for how we build, ship, and manage motion.

LottieFiles or Rive: Which One Fits Your Needs Better?

Design Inspiration

20 Mar 2026

15 min read

LottieFiles or Rive: Which One Fits Your Needs Better?

Both LottieFiles and Rive can go far but how they get there is very different.

AI SVG Generator: Generate, Refine, and Animate with Prompt to Vector 2.0

Working with Lottie Animations

18 Mar 2026

3 min read

AI SVG Generator: Generate, Refine, and Animate with Prompt to Vector 2.0

Prompt to Vector just got a big upgrade. You type what you want, it gives you editable SVGs.

How to Optimize Lottie for Production

Design Inspiration

11 Mar 2026

4 min read

How to Optimize Lottie for Production

Trim keyframes. Simplify paths. Smaller files, same fidelity.

Universal File Importer: Bring Any File Into Lottie Creator

Working with Lottie Animations

5 Mar 2026

3 min read

Universal File Importer: Bring Any File Into Lottie Creator

This AE plugin converts video and GIF files into Lottie animations entirely on your machine.

ThorVG v1.0: What This Release Means for Developers, Teams & the Products They Build

Design Inspiration

27 Feb 2026

4 min read

ThorVG v1.0: What This Release Means for Developers, Teams & the Products They Build

ThorVG has evolved into a mature, production-ready graphics engine.

Motion Tokens Take Lottie Creator to New Heights

Working with Lottie Animations

24 Feb 2026

4 min read

Motion Tokens Take Lottie Creator to New Heights

Motion Tokens enable data-driven animations that update text, colors, and transforms in real time.

Text Layers now in Lottie Creator

Working with Lottie Animations

24 Feb 2026

5 min read

Text Layers now in Lottie Creator

Real text layers are now in Lottie Creator. Edit, animate, and update typography dynamically.

Digital Asset Management for Teams

Design Inspiration

11 Feb 2026

4 min read

Digital Asset Management for Teams

A shared workspace designed to manage motion, UI, and brand assets together, across formats, tools, and teams.

How to Add Lottie Animations in iOS Apps (Swift)

Working with Lottie Animations

30 Jan 2026

3 min read

How to Add Lottie Animations in iOS Apps (Swift)

A Swift/iOS tutorial on how to add Lottie animations to your apps.

How to Use Lottie Animations in a React App

Working with Lottie Animations

23 Jan 2026

3 min read

How to Use Lottie Animations in a React App

How to use Lottie animations in a React App with this easy-to-follow walkthrough.