What is GSAP?
Also called: GreenSock
The short answer
GSAP is a widely used JavaScript animation library for precise, timeline-based motion, including its ScrollTrigger plugin for scroll-linked effects.
GSAP, explained
Native CSS scroll timelines and view transitions now cover many cases GSAP was once needed for; GSAP still excels at complex, choreographed sequences.
Questions people ask about GSAP
What is GSAP?
GSAP is a widely used JavaScript animation library for precise, timeline-based motion, including its ScrollTrigger plugin for scroll-linked effects.
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