# Rive

A design and runtime tool for interactive 2D/3D animation that ships to apps, games, and UI.

HTML: https://softbests.com/software/rive
Markdown: https://softbests.com/software/rive.md
Website: https://rive.app

- Category: [Design & prototyping](https://softbests.com/category/design-prototyping)
- Pricing: Freemium
- Platforms: Web, macOS, Windows

## Best for

Designers and developers who need stateful interactive motion, not just exported video or Lottie files.

## Why it deserves attention

Rive combines a design and animation editor with a state machine and lightweight runtimes for web, mobile, desktop, and game engines, so an animation can react to input instead of playing a fixed timeline. The new agent-native workflow lets a coding agent generate and modify Rive files, and Duolingo and Spotify Wrapped use it in production. The editor has a free tier and paid plans, with open-source runtimes. It is a specialized tool: simple UI transitions are faster in code or Figma prototypes.

## Can replace

- Lottie

## Related and alternatives

- [Figma](https://softbests.com/software/figma)
- [Spline](https://softbests.com/software/spline)