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anime vs reshaped
anime has 73,102 GitHub stars, 4,942 forks, 118 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. reshaped has 2,244 stars, 156 forks, 9 open issues and last shipped 13 days ago. anime leads on adoption by 3,158% (73,102 vs 2,244 stars). anime is written in JavaScript under MIT; reshaped is written in TypeScript under MIT. anime has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, reshaped 7%. reshaped was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| anime | reshaped | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 73K | ★ 2.2K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-08-21 | 2026-09-12 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.9K | ⑂ 156 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick anime if
- You weight community size — 73K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick reshaped if
- You want the reshaped feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and reshaped fits your workflow better
About anime
Anime.js is a free, MIT licensed JavaScript animation engine for developers who need to animate CSS properties, SVG, DOM attributes, and plain JavaScript objects from a single lightweight API.
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About reshaped
Reshaped is an MIT licensed, TypeScript library of accessible React and Figma components for teams that want to build a product interface or start their own design system without hand rolling the component layer.
read the full reshaped overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is anime or reshaped more popular?
anime has 73,102 GitHub stars and reshaped has 2,244. anime has the larger community by that measure.
Are anime and reshaped free?
Both are open source. anime is licensed under MIT and reshaped under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between anime and reshaped?
anime is written in JavaScript and reshaped in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, anime or reshaped?
Choose anime if you want the larger community (73,102 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose reshaped if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.