locomotive-scroll
A lightweight scroll library for element detection, smooth scrolling, and parallax animations.
What is locomotive-scroll?
Locomotive Scroll is a lightweight JavaScript library that enables smooth scrolling, detects elements in the viewport, and adds parallax animations to web pages. It solves the problem of creating performant and accessible scroll-based interactions without heavy dependencies.
Frontend developers and designers building modern websites with dynamic scroll effects, parallax animations, and interactive viewport-based triggers.
Developers choose Locomotive Scroll for its minimal bundle size, TypeScript support, built-in accessibility features, and optimized performance through dual Intersection Observers and smart mobile handling.
Overview
🛤 Detection of elements in viewport & smooth scrolling with parallax.
Use Cases
Best For
- Adding smooth scrolling with parallax effects to landing pages
- Creating scroll-triggered animations for elements entering the viewport
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