Introduction to Lottie AI
Lottie AI turns a plain-language description of motion into an editable, vector-based animation you can export as code.
Lottie AI turns a plain-language description of motion into an editable, vector-based animation you can export as code. You describe what should move and how; Lottie AI generates the animation, gives you controls to fine-tune it, and exports it for web, iOS, or Android.
Lottie AI lives on its own site at lottie.ai and works with your LottieFiles account. It uses the same AI credits as Motion Copilot and the other LottieFiles AI tools. You don't need to open Lottie Creator to use it.
How it differs from other LottieFiles AI tools
| Tool | Where it runs | Best for |
| Lottie AI | Own site (lottie.ai), LottieFiles sign-in | Generating a new animation from a prompt and exporting it as code |
| Motion Copilot | Inside Lottie Creator | Animating layers in a Creator project |
| Creator MCP | Lottie Creator, through an external AI assistant | Editing Creator projects through an external AI tool |
Key features
Prompt-to-animation Studio: describe motion in plain language and get a working animation.
SVG import: start from your own logo or icon as an SVG and describe how it should move.
Turbo and Quality modes: choose speed or fidelity for each generation.
Controls panel: an auto-generated set of sliders and fields for each animation, so you can adjust it without writing a new prompt.
Reprompting: refine an animation through chat.
Library: every generation is saved so you can reuse or iterate on it later.
Multi-platform export: Lottie JSON and dotLottie, native code, image and video, and Frolic. See Export for the formats available now.
Terminology
| Term | Meaning |
| Studio | The workspace where you write prompts, preview animations, and export. |
| Prompt | The plain-language description of the animation you want. |
| Generation | One animation produced from a prompt or reprompt. |
| Turbo mode | The fast generation mode, for quick drafts and iteration. |
| Quality mode | The slower generation mode, for more detailed, polished results. |
| Controls | The panel of adjustable properties generated for each animation. |
| Reprompt | A follow-up message that asks Lottie AI to change an existing animation. |
| Library | Your saved generations. |
| AI credits | The shared balance your workspace uses for LottieFiles AI tools. A Lottie AI generation uses 5. |
| Free tries | The Lottie AI generations included with the Free plan, separate from AI credits. A refinement counts as one. |
| Export target | The format or platform you export to, such as SwiftUI or dotLottie. |
For terms shared with Lottie Creator, see the Lottie Creator glossary.