Free animated backgrounds for React
Animated React backgrounds with auroras, grids, spotlights and texture effects built to sit behind real page content. Every example works with Next.js and Tailwind, and the source installs directly into your project.
9 components
BackgroundsCSS/Reactambientdark preferredAurora BackgroundFree animated aurora background for Next.js and React. Drifting gradient blobs with a dithered noise overlay, GPU-only transforms, reduced motion safe.View component BackgroundsCSS/Reactambientdark preferredDot MatrixFree animated dot matrix background for Next.js and React: a soft glow sweeps across a dotted grid, pure CSS transforms, offscreen paused, reduced motion safe.View component BackgroundsCSS/Reactambientdark preferredGradient MeshFree animated mesh gradient background for Next.js and React: corner-anchored colour fields breathing on GPU transforms, dithered, reduced motion safe.View component BackgroundsGSAPambientdark preferredGrid BeamsFree animated grid background for Next.js and React: glowing beams travel along a subtle grid, built with GSAP, offscreen paused and reduced motion safe.View component BackgroundsCSS/Reactambientdark preferredNoise FieldFree animated noise background for Next.js and React: layered SVG film grain flickers as living static, pure CSS, offscreen paused, reduced motion safe.View component BackgroundsCSS/Reactambientdark preferredFloating OrbsFree floating orbs background for Next.js and React: soft glow orbs drift upward on GPU transforms, dithered, offscreen paused, reduced motion safe.View component BackgroundsCSS/Reactambientdark preferredLight RaysFree light rays background for Next.js and React: volumetric beams sway from the top edge on CSS transforms, dithered, offscreen paused, reduced motion safe.View component BackgroundsGSAPambientdark preferredSpotlight FollowFree spotlight background for Next.js and React: a soft glow follows the cursor with GSAP springs, fine pointers only, static and calm under reduced motion.View component BackgroundsCSS/Reactambientdark preferredTopographyFree topographic background for Next.js and React: drifting SVG contour lines drawn in the border token, CSS driven, offscreen paused, reduced motion safe.View component