By Shaheer Malik · Source: Framer Marketplace: LottieFiles plugin, read on 29 October 2026
Quick answer: Lottie animations go into Framer through the LottieFiles plugin on the Framer Marketplace, which adds customisable Lottie animations to the canvas. Framer's own animations run on Motion, so many effects need no Lottie file at all.
How to connect Lottie to Framer
- Open the Plugins panel in Framer and find LottieFiles
- Pick an animation from LottieFiles or your own account
- Insert it on the canvas and set looping and playback
- Check the file size and performance on a phone
Good to know
- Lottie suits vector animations with many frames
- For scroll and hover effects, Framer's built-in animations are often lighter
About Framer Marketplace plugins
Framer's help describes plugins as third-party tools built by developers and creators, which run inside your Framer project to connect external services, sync content or add features. Before relying on one, check its marketplace listing for what it syncs, how often, and who maintains it, and keep a note of how to rebuild without it.
Keep media fast and accessible
- Check file size and loading on a phone before publishing
- Respect the visitor's reduced-motion setting for decorative animation
- Add captions to videos with speech, which WCAG 2.1 requires at Level A
- Never put the only copy of important text inside an animation or video
At a glance
| Tool | Lottie |
|---|---|
| Category | Media and motion |
| How it connects | A marketplace plugin |
| Where in Framer | Plugins, LottieFiles |
Lottie and Framer questions
How do I add a Lottie animation to Framer?
Use the LottieFiles plugin on the Framer Marketplace to insert the animation on the canvas.
Related integrations
- Rive and Framer: a marketplace plugin
- After Effects and Framer: export to lottie or video
- Figma and Framer: a marketplace plugin
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