GSAP
by greensock
GSAP is a JavaScript animation library that animates CSS, SVG, canvas and other things on web pages. It is used by web developers to add smooth movement, scroll effects and text or shape animations to websites.
- Stars
- 29.8k
- Licence
- Unclear
- Runs on
- A browser
- Setup
- Easy
- Language
- JavaScript
- Age
- 5149 days
What you can do with it
- Animate page elements, SVG shapes and canvas graphics with a few lines of code
- Create scroll-triggered effects such as elements that appear or move as visitors scroll
- Split text, morph shapes and move items along paths using the bundled plugins
Make money with it
A freelancer could offer animated website and landing page builds, or sell animated templates, using GSAP for the effects.
An idea, not financial advice. Check the licence before charging for anything built on it.
Ways a business could use it
- Make a company website or landing page feel more polished without paying for an animation tool or agency work
- Build animated banner ads and product pages for clients as part of a freelance web design service
Can you use it commercially?
No standard licence detected. Read the licence before using it commercially.
Not legal advice. Read the project's licence file before building a product on it.
Getting it running
Add it with a single script tag from a CDN, or run npm install gsap in a JavaScript project.
Follow the official instructions in the project README.
Things to check
- The licence is listed as NONE; it uses GreenSock's own 'no charge' licence, not a standard open-source one, so read its terms before using it commercially
- Requires JavaScript coding knowledge
Who's talking about it
Checked 28 Oct 2026. Summary drafted by AI from the project's README.
