GSAP Plugins

Curated from GreenSock's official GSAP skills: https://github.com/greensock/gsap-skills

When to Use This Skill

Apply when using or reviewing code that uses GSAP plugins: registering plugins, scroll-to, flip/FLIP animations, draggable elements, SVG (DrawSVG, MorphSVG, MotionPath), text (SplitText, ScrambleText), physics, easing plugins (CustomEase, EasePack, CustomWiggle, CustomBounce), or GSDevTools. ScrollTrigger has its own skill (gsap-scrolltrigger).

Related skills: For core tweens use gsap-core; for ScrollTrigger use gsap-scrolltrigger; for React use gsap-react.

Licensing & Install (important)

Every GSAP plugin is free, including for commercial use. Since Webflow's acquisition of GSAP, Club GSAP is no longer a paid tier and no plugin requires a membership, license key, or auth token — this includes formerly Club-only plugins (SplitText, MorphSVG, etc.).

• ✅ Install everything from the public gsap npm package: npm install gsap. All plugins are included — import them as gsap/SplitText, gsap/MorphSVGPlugin, etc.
• ❌ Do not generate an .npmrc with a GreenSock auth token, suggest the private npm.greensock.com registry, or tell users to sign up for Club GSAP to access a plugin. Those instructions are outdated.

Registering Plugins

Register each plugin once so GSAP (and bundlers) know to include it. Use gsap.registerPlugin() with every plugin used in the project:

import gsap from "gsap";
import { ScrollToPlugin } from "gsap/ScrollToPlugin";
import { Flip } from "gsap/Flip";
import { Draggable } from "gsap/Draggable";

gsap.registerPlugin(ScrollToPlugin, Flip, Draggable);

• ✅ Register before using the plugin in any tween or API call.
• ✅ In React, register at top level or once in the app (e.g. before first useGSAP); do not register inside a component that re-renders. useGSAP is a plugin that needs to be registered before use.

Scroll

ScrollToPlugin

Animates scroll position (window or a scrollable element). Use for “scroll to element” or “scroll to position” without ScrollTrigger.

gsap.registerPlugin(ScrollToPlugin);

gsap.to(window, { duration: 1, scrollTo: { y: 500 } });
gsap.to(window, { duration: 1, scrollTo: { y: "#section", offsetY: 50 } });
gsap.to(scrollContainer, { duration: 1, scrollTo: { x: "max" } });

ScrollToPlugin — key config (scrollTo object):

ScrollSmoother

Smooth scroll wrapper (smooths native scroll). Requires ScrollTrigger and a specific DOM structure (content wrapper + smooth wrapper). Use when smooth, momentum-style scroll is needed. See GSAP docs for setup; register after ScrollTrigger. DOM structure would look like:

<body>
	<div id="smooth-wrapper">
		<div id="smooth-content">
			<!--- ALL YOUR CONTENT HERE --->
		</div>
	</div>
	<!-- position: fixed elements can go outside --->
</body>

DOM / UI

Flip

Capture state with Flip.getState(), then apply changes (e.g. layout or class changes), then use Flip.from() to animate from the previous state to the new state (FLIP: First, Last, Invert, Play). Use when animating between two layout states (lists, grids, expanded/collapsed).

gsap.registerPlugin(Flip);

const state = Flip.getState(".item");
// change DOM (reorder, add/remove, change classes)
Flip.from(state, { duration: 0.5, ease: "power2.inOut" });

Flip — key config (Flip.from vars):

More information

https://gsap.com/docs/v3/Plugins/Flip

Draggable

Makes elements draggable, spinnable, or throwable with mouse/touch. Use for sliders, cards, reorderable lists, or any drag interaction.

gsap.registerPlugin(Draggable, InertiaPlugin);


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