# GSAP (GreenSock Animation Platform)
#### Professional-grade animation for the modern web
GSAP is a JavaScript library for building high-performance animations that work in **every** major browser. Animate CSS, SVG, canvas, React, Vue, WebGL, colors, strings, motion paths, generic objects...anything JavaScript can touch! No other library delivers such advanced sequencing, reliability, and tight control while solving real-world problems on millions of sites. GSAP works around countless browser inconsistencies; your animations **just work**. At its core, GSAP is a high-speed property manipulator, updating values over time with extreme accuracy. It's up to 20x faster than jQuery! See the "Why GSAP?" article for what makes GSAP so special.
### What is GSAP? (video)
[](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYuau0NeR1U)
GSAP is completely flexible; sprinkle it wherever you want. **Zero dependencies.**
There are many optional plugins and easing functions for achieving advanced effects easily like morphing, scrolling, or animating along a motion path.
## Docs & Installation
View the full documentation here, including an installation guide with videos.
### CDN
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Click the green "Get GSAP Now" button at greensock.com for more options and installation instructions, including CDN URLs for various plugins.
**Every major ad network excludes GSAP from file size calculations** and most have it on their own CDNs, so contact them for the appropriate URL(s).
### NPM
See the guide to using GSAP via NPM here.
```javascript
npm install gsap
```
The default (main) file is **gsap.js** which includes most of the eases as well as the core plugins like CSSPlugin, AttrPlugin, SnapPlugin, ModifiersPlugin, and all of the utility methods like interpolate(), mapRange(), etc.
```javascript
// typical import
import gsap from "gsap";
// or get other plugins:
import Draggable from "gsap/Draggable";
import ScrollToPlugin from "gsap/ScrollToPlugin";
// or all tools are exported from the "all" file (excluding bonus plugins):
import { gsap, ScrollToPlugin, Draggable, MotionPathPlugin } from "gsap/all";
// don't forget to register plugins
gsap.registerPlugin(ScrollToPlugin, Draggable, MotionPathPlugin);
```
The NPM files are ES modules, but there's also a /dist/ directory with UMD files for extra compatibility.
Download Club GreenSock members-only plugins from your GreenSock.com account and then include them in your own JS payload. There's even a tarball file you can install with NPM/Yarn. Post questions in our forums and we'd be happy to help.
### Getting Started (includes video)
[](http://greensock.com/get-started)
### Resources
* GSAP home page
* Getting started guide
* Docs
* Forums
* Showcase
* Why GSAP? (convince your boss)
* Staggering animations in GSAP 3
* Draggable
* Club GreenSock (get access to bonus plugins not in this repository)
### Get CustomEase for free
Sign up for a free GreenSock account to gain access to CustomEase which lets you create literally any ease imaginable (unlimited control points). It's in the download zip at GreenSock.com (when you're logged in).
### What is Club GreenSock? (video)
[](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ome_KnloOhs)
Sign up anytime.
### Advanced playback controls & debugging
GSDevTools adds a visual UI for controlling your GSAP animations which can significantly boost your workflow and productivity. (Club GreenSock membership required, not included in this repository).
### Try all bonus plugins for free on Codepen
https://codepen.io/GreenSock/full/OPqpRJ
### Need help?
GreenSock forums are an excellent resource for learning and getting your questions answered. Report any bugs there too please (it's also okay to file an issue on Github if you prefer).
### License
GreenSock's standard "no charge" license can be viewed at http://greensock.com/standard-license. Club GreenSock members are granted additional rights. See http://greensock.com/licensing/ for details. Why doesn't GreenSock use an MIT (or similar) open source license, and why is that a **good** thing? This article explains it all: http://greensock.com/why-license/
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