Learn LOTTIE with Real Code Examples
Updated Nov 26, 2025
Monetization
Premium app onboarding animations
Animated marketing and promotional content
SaaS products with interactive UI animations
In-app animated tutorials and guides
Licensing of animation libraries or templates
Future Roadmap
Support for real-time parametric animations
Better performance for complex animations on mobile
Expanded interactive property APIs
Integration with web frameworks for automatic code binding
Cloud-hosted animation streaming for large apps
When Not To Use
Simple hover or micro animations -> CSS may suffice
Physics-based real-time simulations -> JS/Canvas needed
Highly interactive game graphics -> WebGL preferred
Very complex multi-layer AE animations causing performance issues
Animations requiring dynamic generative content not supported by AE JSON
Final Summary
Lottie bridges designers and developers for high-quality vector animations.
Supports scalable, interactive animations across web and mobile.
JSON-based workflow reduces asset sizes and improves maintainability.
Enables interactive UI/UX animations controlled via code.
Essential tool for modern app onboarding, micro-interactions, and animated storytelling.
Faq
Can I use Lottie without After Effects? -> No, AE + Bodymovin required for export
Is Lottie cross-platform? -> Yes, web and mobile SDKs available
Are JSON files lightweight? -> Usually smaller than GIF/video
Can I control animation dynamically? -> Yes, via JS/SDK API
Does Lottie support interactivity? -> Yes, for property overrides and triggers