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anime vs TKSubmitTransition
anime has 74,691 GitHub stars, 5,098 forks, 118 open issues and last shipped 13 days ago. TKSubmitTransition has 2,253 stars, 225 forks, 9 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. anime leads on adoption by 3,215% (74,691 vs 2,253 stars). anime is written in JavaScript under MIT; TKSubmitTransition is written in Swift under MIT. anime has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, TKSubmitTransition 10%. TKSubmitTransition was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (animation), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
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 | TKSubmitTransition | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 75K | ★ 2.3K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | Swift |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-12 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.1K | ⑂ 225 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick anime if
- You weight community size — 75K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick TKSubmitTransition if
- You want the TKSubmitTransition feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Swift
- You evaluated both and TKSubmitTransition fits your workflow better
About anime
Anime.js Anime.js is a fast, multipurpose and lightweight JavaScript animation library with a simple, yet powerful API. It works with CSS properties, SVG, DOM attributes and JavaScript Objects. Sponsors Anime.js is 100% free and is only made possible with the help of our sponsors. Help the project become sustainable by sponsoring us on GitHub Sponsors . Platinum sponsors Silver sponsors Get featured here by becoming a GitHub Sponsor . Usage Anime.js V4 works by importing ES modules like so: V4 Documentation The full documentation is available here. V3 Migration guide You can find the v3 to v4 migration guide…
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About TKSubmitTransition
TKSubmitTransition Inpired by I created Animated UIButton of Loading Animation and Transition Animation. As you can see in the GIF Animation Demo below, you can find the “Sign in” button rolling and after that, next UIViewController will fade in. I made them as classes and you can use it with ease. Objective C version is here. Demo Installation Cocoapods Swift 5 Swift 4 Swift 3 Swift 2 & Below Manually Drag all the files from SubmitTransition/Classes into your project. Usage Storyboard Just drag a UIButton on to your storyboard and change the custom class to TKSubmitTransition in the identity inspector. Change…
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Frequently asked questions
Is anime or TKSubmitTransition more popular?
anime has 74,691 GitHub stars and TKSubmitTransition has 2,253. anime has the larger community by that measure.
Are anime and TKSubmitTransition free?
Both are open source. anime is licensed under MIT and TKSubmitTransition under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between anime and TKSubmitTransition?
anime is written in JavaScript and TKSubmitTransition in Swift. 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 TKSubmitTransition?
Choose anime if you want the larger community (74,691 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose TKSubmitTransition if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.