#352352nd of 389 in Skills, plugins and promptsFor image, video and design, video and animation
animate
Claude Code skill that renders procedural canvas animations to MP4
- Stars
- 1.8k
- License
- MIT
- Last commit
- Oct 2026
- Language
- JavaScript
10 on 29 Sept 20261,753 on 10 Nov 2026
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Overview
A Claude Code skill and plugin that makes short animated videos from code: one canvas, drawn deterministically frame by frame, then rendered to MP4 with headless Chromium (Playwright) and ffmpeg. It runs an approval flow (story beats, style frames, storyboard) before building, and ships seven styles plus a procedure for matching a new look from your references. Optional voice-over uses ElevenLabs and faster-whisper for word timing.
Who it is for: Claude Code users making short animated explainers and videos
Strengths
- Deterministic frame-by-frame rendering; a frame-hash check confirms kit changes leave pieces pixel-identical
- Approval gates on story, style frames and storyboard before any animation time is spent
- Exports 9:16, 1:1, 4:5 and 16:9 with per-format layouts rather than crops
- Seven built-in styles, each with STYLE.md, kit.js and a demo piece
Weaknesses
- Requires Claude Code; the workflow is not usable standalone as a general library
- Needs Node 18+, Playwright with Chromium and ffmpeg installed locally
- Voice-over needs Python faster-whisper and optionally the ElevenLabs connector
- WebGL motion-design style is listed as coming, not yet available
What it needs
- GPU optional
- Needs Claude Code, Node 18+, Playwright (Chromium), ffmpeg, faster-whisper, ElevenLabs connector
- Models: Claude (via Claude Code)
Quick answers
Is animate open source?
Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the MIT license.
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