A complete guide to adding Lottie animations to React apps using lottie-web and @lottiefiles/dotlottie-react, with free JSON files included.
@lottiefiles/dotlottie-react` is the recommended library for Lottie animations in React, with a ~100KB bundle vs ~500KB for the legacy `lottie-web` approach. The 5x bundle size gap and native support for both `.json` and `.lottie` formats make it the clear default for any production React project where frontend performance is a constraint.
Lottie animations in React are straightforward once you know the two main libraries. Here's the complete setup — from installing the package to controlling playback with hooks.
Option 1: @lottiefiles/dotlottie-react (Recommended)
This is the modern approach. Supports both .json and .lottie files.
npm install @lottiefiles/dotlottie-react
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