LottieSharp

	Play LottieFiles in your WPF application

LottieSharp is built for WPF applications only. It targets .NET 8, .NET 6 and .NET Framework 4.7 and is built using SkiaSharp and Skottie.

What can I do with LottieSharp?

You can load lottie animations and play them in your applications, creating beautiful UIs.

PS.: Screen cast by: http://recordit.co/

How to start?

Add LottieSharp to your application:

PM> Install-Package LottieSharp -Version 2.4.0

Reference LottieSharp in your XAML Window/Page/UserControl:

xmlns:lottie="clr-namespace:LottieSharp.WPF;assembly=LottieSharp"

Add a LottieAnimationView control. Set properties as you wish:

<lottie:LottieAnimationView
    Width="200"
    Height="300"
    HorizontalAlignment="Center"
    VerticalAlignment="Center"
    AutoPlay="True"
    FileName="{Binding Path=SelectedAsset.FilePath}"
    RepeatCount="-1" />

With images/my-resource-animation.json Resource in the application project file:

<lottie:LottieAnimationView
    Width="200"
    Height="300"
    HorizontalAlignment="Center"
    VerticalAlignment="Center"
    AutoPlay="True"
    ResourcePath="pack://application:,,,/images/my-resource-animation.json"
    RepeatCount="-1" />

When a lottie animation is small and you need it bigger, there's no need to edit the lottie file. Now we apply a scale to it.

<lottie:LottieAnimationView
    Width="200"
    Height="300"
    HorizontalAlignment="Center"
    VerticalAlignment="Center"
    AutoPlay="True"
    ResourcePath="pack://application:,,,/images/my-resource-animation.json"
    RepeatCount="-1">
    <lottie:LottieAnimationView.AnimationScale>
          <transforms:CenterTransform ScaleX="1.5" ScaleY="1.5" />
    </lottie:LottieAnimationView.AnimationScale>
</lottie:LottieAnimationView>

CenterTransform scales the animation within its center automatically. If you need a different position use the AnimationTransformBase.

<lottie:LottieAnimationView
    Width="200"
    Height="300"
    HorizontalAlignment="Center"
    VerticalAlignment="Center"
    AutoPlay="True"
    ResourcePath="pack://application:,,,/images/my-resource-animation.json"
    RepeatCount="-1">
    <lottie:LottieAnimationView.AnimationScale>
          <transforms:AnimationTransformBase
               CenterX="0"
               CenterY="1"
               ScaleX="2"
               ScaleY="2" />
    </lottie:LottieAnimationView.AnimationScale>
</lottie:LottieAnimationView>

Version 2.4.0

Adds support to .NET 8. Updated to Skiasharp 2.88.8

Version 2.3.0

Adds support to .NET Framework 4.7.

Version 2.2.0

Adds support for scaling the animation. Adds support to AnyCPU. Updated to latest SkiaSharp references.

Version 2.1.0

Adds support for loading a Resource stream with a pack://application URI. Using both FileName and ResourcePath properties is ambigous.

Version 2.0.1

Fixed issue #57. Fixed issue with animation details not being displayed in databinding.

Properties, Methods and Events

Properties	Values	Description
AutoPlay	True, False	When true, the animation file is automatically played and it is loaded
FileName	string	Path to the Lottie file. This property can be used in databind (see demo app)
ResourcePath	string	Resource path to the Lottie file. This property can be used in databind (see demo app splash screen)
RepeatCount	-1..N	How many times the animation will repeat after once played. The default is 0, meaning it doesn't repeat. -1 means it repeats forever.
IsPlaying	True, False	Represents the current aninaation status.
AnimationScale	AnimationTransformBase	Applies a custom scale to the loaded lottie animation. See CenterTransform above

Events	Description
EventHandler OnStop	It's triggered when animation stops, however if RepeatCount is forever this event isn't triggered.

Methods	Description
PlayAnimation()	Starts the animation
StopAnimation()	Stops the animation

Next steps

This is the first release with basic features but very functional. For next releases I want to:

• Improve player mechanism
• Add reverse mode

Questions?

Why Lottie?

Lottie enables us to easily include beautiful and performant vector animations in applications. Since Lottie animations are exported as JSON files, file sizes remain >small and animations can easily be resized and looped with without losing quality. So, no more heavy videos or gifs!

Where do I find lottie animations?

There are many FREE files you can use. Visit LottieFiles website, there are a huge community for lottie!

How do I create my own animations?

1. Adober effects, see this post
2. Framer
3. And others... see this post

Disclaimer

Version 1.1.3 is archived in master branch and is no longer maintained. All new implementations are done in develop branch.