LottieFiles

LottieFiles Changelog

Discover the latest updates and changes in all LottieFiles products.

Mar 15, 2024

Plugin: Figma to Lottie

Features

Access premium Lottie animations to bring an additional touch of creativity and style to your design projects right from inside the LottieFiles for Figma plugin!

Mar 16, 2024

Creator

Announcements

In our latest update, we've introduced exciting new features and significant improvements to enhance your animation workflow in Lottie Creator. Highlights include the ability to render compound SVGs correctly, innovative toggling between source and layer names in the timeline, and the introduction of moving path vertices with arrow keys for precise adjustments. We've also implemented an anchor lock tool, added a shadow box to the preview modal for better visual clarity, and introduced infinite scroll in the Lottie animations library to streamline your navigation experience. Alongside these new features, we've made improvements like shape-to-path conversions and mouse panning capabilities and addressed a variety of bug fixes, including tooltip clarifications, zooming enhancements, and playback consistency for duplicated nested scenes, ensuring a smoother, more intuitive user experience.


Mar 12, 2024

Plugin: Figma to Lottie

Features

LottieFiles for Figma Dev Mode now supports Player Controls!

Mar 11, 2024

Plugin: Figma to Lottie

Features

Access over 300,000 free and premium animations from LottieFiles' extensive public library, enriching your FigJam experience.

Mar 4, 2024

Creator

Announcements

This is a minor release with usability improvements and our state-of-the-art Duplicator plugin.

Feb 25, 2025

Creator

Announcements

This is a minor release addressing some of the architectural changes needed. The client-facing changes are the new shape distribution and the path editing keyframes.

Feb 19, 2024

Creator

Announcements

This release focuses on enhancing the animation creation experience with new features like trim path support and scrubber enhancements alongside significant bug fixes that improve playback realism, editing precision, and overall software reliability.

Jan 31, 2024

Plugin: Figma to Lottie

Features

A screenshot of the LottieFiles for Figma Dev Mode plugin as it appears in VS Code
A screenshot of the LottieFiles for Figma Dev Mode plugin as it appears in VS Code

LottieFiles for Figma Dev Mode now supports Figma's Visual Studio Code extension!

Feb 6, 2024

Creator

Announcements

The latest update introduces shape duplication, hotkeys for keyframes, nested scenes reordering, mobile warning overlay, export/import naming, and a pen and path tool. It also fixes several issues related to nested scenes offset, hotkey functionality, layer hotkeys, rendering order, shape extension, keyframe movement, rotation values, and asset import naming. Tooltips have been improved to provide better guidance.

Feb 1, 2024

Creator

Announcements

In the latest 1.0.0 update of Lottie Creator, we've introduced improved bezier rendering, drag-and-drop file importing, and incremental search in the Lottie Library, alongside improvements like optimized performance updates and enhanced compound path handling. New features facilitate seamless creation and collaboration, such as multiple keyframe selection and improved save flow error handling. Bug fixes address UI inconsistencies, enhance export functionalities, and improve overall user experience, ensuring smoother design workflows.


Jan 19, 2024

Creator

Announcements

In this release, we've introduced exciting new features like file renaming, innovative trimming shortcuts, and enhanced shape selection with right-click functionality, along with an 'animate all' shortcut. We've made significant improvements, including enhanced scale transformations, refined undo behaviors in property panels, and improved numeric input control and SVG import rendering. Additionally, we've addressed critical bug fixes, resolved draw order issues, corrected play-head behavior, standardized default naming for SVG imports, and fixed tabbing and case sensitivity in delete/backspace functions.

Jan 17, 2024

Plugin: Figma to Lottie

Announcements

🛠️ Introducing LottieFiles for Figma Dev Mode!

This new plugin allows you to easily access your animation’s Asset URLs and auto-generated embed code directly within Figma. No more toggling between tabs – just simply Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V to integrate your Lottie animations into your projects.

Check it out at lottiefiles.com/figma

Jan 5, 2024

Creator

Announcements

In this update, we added custom cursors, context menus, and visual feedback. Improvements include better scene names, and a simplified appearance. The software also fixed bugs related to multi-selection, playhead position, and canvas updates.

Dec 22, 2023

Plugin: LottieFiles for Canva

Features

The SVG to Lottie feature is now available on LottieFiles for Canva! Upload your own SVG then choose from a variety of animation presets and seamlessly add a touch of motion magic to your Canva designs.

Explore the possibilities at lottiefiles.com/canva.

Dec 15, 2023

Plugin: Figma to Lottie

Features

Single and multiple variant components are now supported in the Figma to Lottie plugin.

Dec 18, 2023

Plugin: LottieFiles for Adobe After Effects

Features

The latest update on the LottieFiles for Adobe After Effects plugin brought back the QR code feature so you can test your animations on mobile with ease.

Dec 10, 2023

Creator

Announcements

This is a minor release for General Availability. It only includes a better anchor selection and faster timeline scrubber.


Dec 4, 2023

Creator

Announcements

With this release, users can expect a more stable and user-friendly experience. The bug fixes address various issues, ensuring smoother workflow and accurate results. The new features and improvements enhance the toolset's capabilities and provide more control and flexibility to users. We will continue to listen to user feedback and iterate on the product to enhance its functionality and usability further.

Dec 1, 2023

Plugin: Figma to Lottie

Features

We've added support for auto layout and instant transitions! Use Figma's auto layout in your animations to animate resized elements or simply feature UI elements. Adding instant transitions to your prototype flow will now open doors to more interesting animations made with Figma to Lottie.

Nov 22, 2023

Plugin: Figma to Lottie

Features

We've added support for nested frames and grouped rotations! You can now animate frames within frames, as well as rotated groups.

Nov 17, 2023

Creator

Announcements

This release includes several improvements and bug fixes to enhance the overall user experience of our application. We have introduced new features, fixed existing issues, and made various usability enhancements. We have focused on optimizing the user interface, fixing bugs, and introducing new features to enhance the overall usability of our application. We believe these changes will greatly improve your animation workflow and provide a more intuitive and efficient experience. We hope you enjoy using these new features and enhancements!

Oct 31, 2023

Creator

Announcements

We are excited to announce the release of a new update that brings several improvements and bug fixes to our software. This changelog provides a detailed overview of the changes made, including the reasons behind them and the resulting benefits for users.

Oct 18, 2023

Plugin: LottieFiles for Canva

Announcements

LottieFiles for Canva gives you access to 100,000+ free, ready-to-use customizable animations. Enhance your designs, tell better stories and engage users across your Canva projects, whiteboards, presentations, social media posts, videos and websites.

Oct 8, 2023

Creator

Announcements

In this release, we've made several important changes and fixes to enhance the functionality and usability of Lottie Creator. These updates address various issues reported by users and aim to provide a smoother and more efficient experience.

Sep 24, 2023

Creator

Announcements

These changes aim to enhance various aspects of Lottie Creator, including selection management, copy-paste functionality, playback controls, render order, timeline interaction, layer removal, clipboard operations, and user experience improvements. You will now have more control and flexibility while working on your animations.

Sep 18, 2023

Plugin: Figma to Lottie

Features

We’ve added support for stroke gradients! You can now add linear and radial gradients to the stroke property. Stroke gradients are also supported by our presets.

Sep 6, 2023

Creator

Announcements

In this release, we have made several minor and patch changes to enhance the functionality and user experience of our application. These changes address specific issues, introduce new features, and improve performance. Here's a detailed overview of what has been improved:

Aug 25, 2023

Creator

Announcements

These updates enhance user experience by introducing new features, fixing bugs, and implementing user-driven improvements. Enhanced features include shortcuts for export, improved history tracking, visually appealing animations for errors, and a reduced autosave interval to minimize data loss. The overall result is a more stable, user-friendly application with convenient functions like adjusting canvas size for Lottie animations and easy click-and-drag repositioning of group shapes.

Aug 18, 2023

Plugin: Figma to Lottie

Features

Figma to Lottie update: Gradient support
Figma to Lottie update: Gradient support

Add depth and a more realistic look to your animations with gradient support on Figma to Lottie! 

Aug 18, 2023

Plugin: LottieFiles for Adobe After Effects

Features

Render and upload multiple Lottie animations in bulk to save you time while streamlining your process!

Aug 3, 2023

Plugin: Figma to Lottie

Features

Figma to Lottie: Preset controls
Figma to Lottie: Preset controls

We're excited to unveil preset controls in Figma to Lottie! You now have the flexibility to adjust the duration of your animations, among several other new controls, allowing for more precise animations. 

Jul 28, 2023

Plugin: Figma to Lottie

Features

Figma to Lottie: Trim path
Figma to Lottie: Trim path

Big news for Figma to Lottie users! Check out the new Trim Path feature which allows you to animate stroke layers and create stunning motion graphics effortlessly. 

Jul 11, 2023

Creator

Enhancement

Lottie Creator's latest update includes a range of features, fixes, and improvements to enhance user experience, provide more control and flexibility within the tool, and resolve known issues. You can expect improvements in visual rendering, usability, customization options, and the overall stability of Lottie Creator.

Jul 7, 2023

Plugin: Figma to Lottie

Features

Figma to Lottie: Speed controls
Figma to Lottie: Speed controls

Another exciting Figma to Lottie update! With the latest feature, you can control animation speed the way you like. Speed up or slow down your animation at the pace you prefer with ease. 

Jun 23, 2023

Creator

Features

"Get Started" on your creation and add some IconScout magic 🪄
"Get Started" on your creation and add some IconScout magic 🪄

We're back with a bang! Our latest release is packed with dazzling updates and enhancements. Brace yourselves as we introduce you to the future of motion with Lottie Creator.

Jun 23, 2023

Plugin: Figma to Lottie

Features

Figma to Lottie: Vector mask support
Figma to Lottie: Vector mask support

Figma to Lottie now has vector mask support! With this, you can hide or reveal selected contents of your layers, allowing you to create complex visual effects and apply selective visibility for that extra touch of magic to your animations. 

Jun 16, 2023

Creator

Fix

🪲 Bug extermination update
🪲 Bug extermination update

In this release, we have addressed several issues reported by our users. Here are the details of what we've changed: Scale Ratio Lock Property: We fixed an issue where changing the scale ratio lock property was affecting other Shapes' properties. Vertex Points Visibility: We have fixed the issue where

Jun 10, 2023

Plugin: Figma to Lottie

Features

Figma to Lottie: Boolean shapes
Figma to Lottie: Boolean shapes

Figma to Lottie now supports boolean shapes! Complex designs and shapes created with the union, subtract, intersect, or exclude functions can now be animated and exported to Lottie with our plugin.

Jun 10, 2023

Plugin: Figma to Lottie

Features

Figma to Lottie: Text support
Figma to Lottie: Text support

We’ve added text support in Figma to Lottie, which includes variable font compatibility! Now you can create captivating animated text effects using a wide range of font variations – perfect for marketing banners, ads, and more. 

Jun 7, 2023

Creator

Fix

Bug fixes and other improvements
Bug fixes and other improvements

We are thrilled to announce the latest release of Lottie Creator (v0.33), packed with bug fixes that enhance your user experience. Here is what you can expect from this update: When importing SVG, it is now automatically centered on the canvas. We have added a version label in the header to make

May 31, 2023

Creator

Announcements

Lottie Creator: Get ready for the beta adventure
Lottie Creator: Get ready for the beta adventure

Exciting news! Lottie Creator is moving to the private beta phase 🎉 This means that a select group of users will now get to experience the magic of Lottie Creator firsthand.With its range of amazing features, from importing and testing animations to adjusting scenes and animation properties, Lottie Creator is

May 28, 2023

Plugin: Figma to Lottie

Announcements

Figma to Lottie: Introducing our Help Center
Figma to Lottie: Introducing our Help Center

Do you have questions about the Figma to Lottie feature? Fret not, we've launched a dedicated Help Center. This will be your one-stop destination to understand any limitations and get guidance on maximizing the feature's potential.

Apr 18, 2023

Platform

Features

Unlimited members on our free plan
Unlimited members on our free plan

We're changing the limit on the number of people who can join Basic Plan workspaces from 1 to unlimited! You can now invite as many people as you want to your free plan to collaborate on the LottieFiles platform 🤜 🤛

Mar 12, 2023

Editor

Features

Lottie Editor now has a file edit limit feature
Lottie Editor now has a file edit limit feature

Our latest update to Lottie Editor introduces a new feature – the file edit limit. This feature enables you to track the number of files you've edited on Lottie Editor, ensuring that you're not caught off guard when you reach the limit.Once you reach your file edit limit, you'll see

Mar 10, 2023

Platform

Announcements

Enhanced GIF exports and more
Enhanced GIF exports and more

We’re finally introducing a faster way to export GIFs on the LottieFiles platform! With this new method, you'll notice that GIF exports are now 5-10x faster compared to before 🎉We’ve also fixed a few minor issues:Automatic dotLottie optimizationAdded the option for you to add a link to an animation's descriptionFixed

Mar 9, 2023

Plugin: LottieFiles for Adobe After Effects

Features

Reduce your file sizes without compromising quality for an efficient design workflow.

Mar 9, 2023

Plugin: LottieFiles for Adobe After Effects

Features

Ensure your Lottie animations play across different players such as web, Android, iOS and more using the Lottie Feature Checker!

Mar 6, 2023

Editor

Features

Enhance your Lottie Editor experience with Telegram sticker exports
Enhance your Lottie Editor experience with Telegram sticker exports

We're thrilled to announce the addition of the Telegram sticker export feature to Lottie Editor. This new feature will give you even more flexibility in exporting animations, thereby helping to streamline your workflow.We've also made improvements to the overall animation editing experience, including:Canvas aspect ratio can now be locked to

Feb 2, 2023

Plugins

Features

Enhanced GIFs on our Figma plugin
Enhanced GIFs on our Figma plugin

We've enhanced the Insert as GIF feature on the plugin to improve the GIF's quality as well as the speed of the process. With this update, you can:

  • Insert high quality GIFs quicker. Insert GIFs for three different sizes.

  • Insert transparent GIFs with Alpha support.

Furthermore, with this update, we've also resolved an issue with the Customize feature reported by some of our users.

Jan 22, 2023

Platform

Features

Lottie Mockups are here
Lottie Mockups are here

We're excited to announce the release of Lottie Mockups, a new feature that allows you to preview and test your animations in context. This powerful tool lets you place a screenshot of your app along with a Lottie animation on the screen, providing a realistic preview of how it will

Jan 5, 2023

Editor

Features

Upload new animations directly on Lottie Editor
Upload new animations directly on Lottie Editor

We're always working to make your Lottie Editor experience better! Here's a rundown of the latest improvements:Upload new animations directly on Lottie EditorInfo panel displays file specificationsOpen animations in Classic Editor

Dec 22, 2022

Platform

Features

Lottie Feature Checker: Now on the LottieFiles platform too!
Lottie Feature Checker: Now on the LottieFiles platform too!

We're thrilled to announce that we've added on Lottie Feature Checker to the LottieFiles platform. This feature, first made available on our After Effects plugin, lets you easily check the compatibility of your animations across different players such as web, Android and iOS.With this tool, you can now test your

Nov 29, 2022

Editor

Enhancement

New and improved Lottie Editor ✨
New and improved Lottie Editor ✨

We've brought a whole lot of updates to our Lottie Editor, making it even easier and more fun for you to edit and personalize your Lottie animations! Here are just some of the new features under the hood:Improved layer selectionImproved color selection and real-time updates in the canvasCustomize text and

Nov 27, 2022

Platform

Features

Introducing the Lottie Feature Checker
Introducing the Lottie Feature Checker

The Lottie Feature Checker is now available on our latest v3.1.0 release!The Lottie Feature Checker lets you see which Lottie features are used in your animation, and whether or not it would play across different players such as web, Android and iOS, among others.Now you can test your animations directly

Nov 18, 2022

Mobile

Features

New templates on the mobile app motion canvas
New templates on the mobile app motion canvas

Unleashing your creativity on the LottieFiles mobile app just became a whole lot easier, as you can now create animated posts and designs using the beautiful templates in our app's motion canvas feature. We'll be introducing seasonal and timeless templates covering topics like Thanksgiving, Christmas, Thank You, Happy Birthday and

Nov 17, 2022

Platform

Features

Asset links in optimized formats, plus collection previews
Asset links in optimized formats, plus collection previews

You can now generate asset links in highly optimized Lottie formats, which lets you embed animations in your websites and apps with huge savings on files sizes. Access all four formats available as asset links (Lottie JSON, optimized Lottie JSON, dotLottie and optimized dotLottie) on the LottieFiles platform!You can also

Nov 1, 2022

Platform

Announcements

Custom export options, descriptions for animations and more
Custom export options, descriptions for animations and more

We're thrilled to bring you some spectacular updates to the LottieFile platform! First of all, you can now export your animations to the GIF, MP4, MOV and WebM formats in 150 x 150 px for free 🥳We've also added the option for you to include some information about your animations,

Oct 11, 2022

Platform

Features

Find your teammates effortlessly with our Team Plan
Find your teammates effortlessly with our Team Plan

You can now easily find others to collaborate with when you upgrade to our Team Plan. We'll suggest a list of people that are likely to be your teammates based on your sharing history and organization, and you can invite them to your workspace with just a single click!

Oct 8, 2022

Platform

Features

oEmbed links and iFrame codes now supported
oEmbed links and iFrame codes now supported

As part of our Handoff & Embed feature, you can now use oEmbed links to add animations on supported sites like Notion, WordPress and more. Additionally, you can also use iFrame codes instead of JavaScript codes to display animations on websites.Other updates for this release:Added links to the animations in

Sep 18, 2022

Mobile

Features

LottieFiles mobile app – iOS 2.8.9 & Android 2.8.25
LottieFiles mobile app – iOS 2.8.9 & Android 2.8.25

Instagram story canvasWe’ve launched the Instagram story canvas for you to create social media stories and wow your followers! Take your own photos and backgrounds and add a special sparkle from thousands of beautiful animations.Animated sticker packsWe’ve launched animated sticker packs for Telegram and WhatsApp so you can go all

Sep 1, 2022

Mobile

Announcements

It’s now even easier to view animations in various use case scenarios! We’ve added a couple of new screen templates with curated animations for a loading screen, success screen and error screen.

Aug 16, 2022

Plugins

Features

Adobe XD plugin 3.0.0We’ve integrated the new LottieFiles platform into our Adobe XD plugin, giving you direct access to your workspaces, projects, folders and files. You can now upload new animation versions, update your animations’ status and even collaborate with others – all without leaving the plugin!Figma plugin v19We’ve resolved

Aug 15, 2022

Platform

Features

Experience the new LottieFiles platform
Experience the new LottieFiles platform

This is it, folks! The game changer for working on motion, and one of our biggest product rollouts yet – the new LottieFiles platform✨Our platform comes with a whole slew of shiny new features, letting you. As part of this massive release, you’ll also see some major changes to your

Aug 15, 2022

Plugin: Figma to Lottie

Features

Figma plugin v18
Figma plugin v18

We’ve integrated the new LottieFiles platform into our Figma plugin, giving you direct access to your workspaces, projects, folders and files. You can now upload new animation versions, update your animations’ status and even collaborate with others – all without leaving the plugin!

Aug 3, 2022

Website

Announcements

Education section rolled out
Education section rolled out

We’ve added the Education section on our website so that you can satisfy your hunger for more Lottie knowledge from top experts – be it in the form of in-depth courses or short tutorials. We hope you’ll have a blast learning something new every day 🤓

Aug 1, 2022

Mobile

Announcements

Preview animations in templates
Preview animations in templates

We’ve launched a new feature on our Android and iOS mobile apps that lets you preview animations in app screen templates. Whip out your app now to check out what your animations will look like in a loading screen scenarion

Jun 30, 2022

Plugin: Figma to Lottie

Announcements

We’ve resolved an issue with importing animations locally from your computer.

Jun 29, 2022

Web

Announcements

We’ve upgraded our user authentication and management system, with increased security requirements for user login credentials. This update is applicable across all LottieFiles products, including web, plugins and apps.

Jun 23, 2022

Plugins

Announcements

We resolved a couple of issues with Lottie block rearrangement on the Editor. Previously, after the block rearrangement, you needed to reload the Editor to preview the Lottie animation. Furthermore, we've also resolved an issue with importing animations from the Media library.

Jun 16, 2022

Mobile

Announcements

LottieFiles macOS app update (V1.4.2)
LottieFiles macOS app update (V1.4.2)

You can now preview and test Lottie animations on multiple iOS and Web Players simultaneously using the LottieFiles macOS desktop app. This helps you ensure that your animations render perfectly on different players, and lets you check on the backward compatibility of your Lottie animations on older players easily.

Jun 15, 2022

Platform

Announcements

Past event videos added on Community page
Past event videos added on Community page

Missed any of the fun and informative events organized by the Lottie Community? Fret not as you can now catch up on them all on our Community page. Just pick an event video, sit back, and enjoy. Happy learning!

Jun 14, 2022

Plugins

Announcements

Figma plugin updated with color palette
Figma plugin updated with color palette

We’ve added the cool new color palette feature in the latest version of our Figma plugin, which lets you recolor animations to any shade you fancy, as well as generate palettes from Figma artboards. A couple of bugs were also ironed out along the way.

Jun 13, 2022

Platform

Features

Introducing our new color palette tool! You can now instantly tweak and preview any public animation’s colors using either a curated preset of colors, or a color scheme of your choice. This feature is just what you need if you’re looking to apply your brand colors to animations.

May 23, 2022

Platform

Announcements

We created a new landing page for the LottieFiles for WordPress plugin, which lets you add free Lottie animations to your WordPress site in just minutes without breaking a sweat. Check out the page to learn more about what else it can do for you. Or better yet, take the

May 18, 2022

Platform

Announcements

Ever wished you could easily round up a bunch of animations based on a theme (cute kittens!), or for a specific use case, like an app’s loading screen? With our new collections feature, you can do just that by curating free animations into as many collections as you’d like –

May 9, 2022

Platform

Announcements

Every time one of your public animations gets featured on the LottieFiles homepage, you’ll now get an email notifying you of this so that we can let you know just how awesome you are 💯

Apr 28, 2022

Platform

Announcements

A fresh new look for LottieFiles
A fresh new look for LottieFiles

After months of prepping, we finally unveiled LottieFiles’ new logo and brand colors to the world! Our new look was rolled out on our website and across all touchpoints like our plugins, apps and social media.

Apr 27, 2022

Platform

Announcements

Use cases section added on our homepage
Use cases section added on our homepage

Just what can exactly can you do with LottieFiles? Well, the new and nifty use cases section on our homepage explains it all succinctly yet comprehensively to give you a pretty solid idea.

Apr 25, 2022

Platform

Announcements

Our first Korean pages are now live
Our first Korean pages are now live

Did you know that LottieFiles is gearing up to make a big splash in South Korea? In line with this, we’re excited to have the Korean versions of our homepage and ‘What Is a Lottie?’ page ready for our users!

Apr 14, 2022

Platform

Announcements

New sign up and log in pages
New sign up and log in pages

We’ve set up a new set of dedicated pages for you to sign up for or log in to LottieFiles when you’re being redirected to carry out either of these actions.

Apr 3, 2022

Platform

Announcements

Ramadan and Eid animations page
Ramadan and Eid animations page

In conjunction with Ramadan and Eid, we created a special page curating all of our festive-themed animations in one convenient location to make it easier for our users to design eye-catching festive campaigns.