By Shaheer Malik · Source: Framer Marketplace: Rive plugin, read on 29 October 2026
Quick answer: Rive animations go into Framer through the Rive plugin on the Framer Marketplace, which lets you drag and drop Rive assets onto the canvas. Rive suits interactive animations with states, such as buttons and characters that respond to input.
How to connect Rive to Framer
- Open the Plugins panel in Framer and find Rive
- Add your Rive file
- Drag it onto the canvas and set its state machine inputs
- Test interactions on the published site
Good to know
- Rive files are often small for the motion they hold
- Keep text inside animations out of the way of real, readable text
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 | Rive |
|---|---|
| Category | Media and motion |
| How it connects | A marketplace plugin |
| Where in Framer | Plugins, Rive |
Rive and Framer questions
Does Framer support Rive?
Yes, through the Rive plugin on the Framer Marketplace, which places Rive assets on the canvas.
Related integrations
- Lottie and Framer: a marketplace plugin
- After Effects and Framer: export to lottie or video
- Figma and Framer: a marketplace plugin
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