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NOT REALLY

Animated React components designed to pair with shadcn/ui.

NOT REALLY

why this verdict

Keep it — Anthropic has not replaced it

Anthropic's version overlaps, but does not finish the design job, so this one is still worth keeping open.

A named launch, not a vibe named, unlinked
AI generates animated components directly from a description. Anthropic, January 1, 2025 — no announcement link recorded yet.
How much of the job it covers not the job editorial call
Parts of it. The job still needs the tool to get finished.
Is there a free way to do it? yes
2 of 2 listed replacements have a usable free tier: Aceternity UI and Motion.
What the call is worth nothing to cancel
No paid entry tier tracked, so there is no subscription to cancel.
Reason composed from the fields above missing: announcement linked recorded: free replacement listed recorded: two or more escape hatches
Threatened by
Anthropic
Since
January 1, 2025
List price
free
Per year
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The backstory

Magic UI supplies the motion pieces — marquees, beams, number tickers — that landing pages need and that models reproduce badly from scratch. Because the components are copied into your project, an AI assistant can then read and adapt them rather than reinventing the animation maths.

Escape hatches

2 of 2 replacements have a usable free tier.

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