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Automatic layout animations with Framer Motion's layout prop save keyframe work but require measurement passes. Here's when to use them and when manual keyframes are safer.
Framer Motion's layout prop uses FLIP animations to smoothly transition elements when their bounding box changes. This guide covers the mechanism, worked examples for size toggles, shared-element transitions, and list reordering, plus performance limits and debugging tips.
Framer Motion's layout prop automates FLIP animations for position and size changes. This post explains how it works, shows a reorderable list example, and covers performance traps in React 18 concurrent mode.
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