Motion Design, for the web
> ✨ Update: [We're hiring – join the core team!](https://join.theatrejs.com/)
Theatre.js is an animation library for high-fidelity motion graphics. It is
designed to help you express detailed animation, enabling you to create
intricate movement, and convey nuance.
Theatre.js can be used both programmatically _and_ visually.
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You can use Theatre.js to:
- Animate 3D objects made with THREE.js or other 3D libraries
Art by
[drei.lu](https://sketchfab.com/models/91964c1ce1a34c3985b6257441efa500)
- Animate HTML/SVG via React or other libraries
- Design micro-interactions
- Choreograph generative interactive art
- Or animate any other JS variable
## Documentation and Tutorials
The docs are at [docs.theatrejs.com](https://docs.theatrejs.com):
- [Getting started guide](https://docs.theatrejs.com/getting-started/)
- [Install Theatre.js](https://docs.theatrejs.com/getting-started/install/)
- [Quickly try Theatre.js out](https://docs.theatrejs.com/getting-started/try-it-out/)
- [Learn the basics](https://docs.theatrejs.com/getting-started/basics/)
- [In depth guide](https://docs.theatrejs.com/in-depth/)
- [API docs](https://docs.theatrejs.com/api/)
- [Extensions](https://docs.theatrejs.com/extensions/)
- [Video tutorials](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsp9XOCs8v2twyq5kMLzS2Q)
- [Crash course](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icR9EIS1q34)
- [Animating with music](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoS4gMxwq_4)
- [Yuri Artiukh](https://twitter.com/akella)'s
[stream](https://youtu.be/qmRqgFbNprM?t=3462) with a section on using
Theatre.js with THREE.js
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## Community and support
Join our friendly community on [Discord](https://discord.gg/bm9f8F9Y9N), follow
the updates on [twitter](https://twitter.com/AriaMinaei) or write us an
[email](mailto:hello@theatrejs.com).
## Development and contributing
If you want to change the source of Theatre, have a look at the guide
[here](./CONTRIBUTING.md).
### Proposing fixes and changes
You can always get help with bugfixes or discuss changes with our community on
[Discord](https://discord.gg/bm9f8F9Y9N), or directly open an issue on Github.
### Helping with outstanding issues
Feel free to chime in on any
[issue](https://github.com/AriaMinaei/theatre/issues). We have also labeled some
issues with
["Help wanted"](https://github.com/AriaMinaei/theatre/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+sort%3Aupdated-desc+label%3A%22help+wanted%22)
or
["Good first issue"](https://github.com/AriaMinaei/theatre/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+sort%3Aupdated-desc+label%3A%22good+first+issue%22)
if you're just getting started with the codebase.
### Helping with documentation
The documentation website's repo is
[here](https://github.com/theatre-js/theatre-docs/).
### Writing/recording tutorials
If you make tutorials or video content about Theatre, tell us to showcase it
here :)
## License
Your use of Theatre.js is governed under the Apache License Version 2.0:
- Theatre's core (`@theatre/core`) is released under the Apache License. Same
goes for most packages in this repository.
- The studio (`@theatre/studio`) is released under the AGPL 3.0 License. This is
the package that you use to edit your animations, setup your scenes, etc. You
only use the studio during design/development. Your project's final bundle
only includes `@theatre/core`, so only the Apache License applies.