#What is Aceternity UI?

Aceternity UI is a modern component library offering Tailwind CSS + Framer Motion‑enhanced React components ready to copy and extend. It accelerates dev and design workflows with visually rich, interactive elements—ideal for marketing sites, portfolios, and SaaS landing pages.

#Features ⚡️

• Animated components: hero parallax, 3D cards, spotlight, sparkles, tooltips 

• Background effects: beams, gradient, boxes, lines, vortex, wavy animations 

• UI blocks & interactive sections: infinite carousel, marquee, pin effects, layout grids 

• Button library: curated Tailwind button styles that are copy‑ready 

• Free and Pro tiers: base is free, Pro adds 70+ extra premium packs 

#Pros and Cons

#Pros ✅

• Visually stunning animations – stands out with parallax, 3D, spotlight, and sparkle effects.

• Delightful integration – built with popular React, Next.js, Tailwind, and Framer Stack.

• Fast setup – paste into your project, minimal config.

• Flexible usage – mix free and Pro components as needed.

• Backed by real dev – created and supported by Manu Arora, active in community.

#Cons ⚠️

• Not fully open‑source – free set available, but Pro is paid.

• Heavy animations – may impact performance if overused.

• Limited non‑React support – no first‑party Vue or Svelte.

• Manual updates – changes need manual syncing after paste.

#Included Components – Templates

Free tier (~36 sections/blocks) includes:

• Hero Sections: hero parallax, hero highlight

• Card Effects: 3D card, wobble, glowing card, card stack, spotlight card

• Backgrounds: beams, lines, gradient, vortex, wavy, boxes

• Interactive UI: infinite cards, marquee, animated tooltips, spotlight effect, sparkles

• Navigation: animated navbar, sidebar, multi‑step loader, marquee headlines

• Utility: stylized buttons, forms, tabs, typewriter text effects

Pro adds 70+ premium packs for even more ready‑made UI layouts

#Pricing 💵

• Free: ~36 hero/card/background components

• Pro: Paid plan unlocking 70+ premium component packs/templates.

  • Custom Components: $4995/mo

  • Pages: $6995/mo

  • Multi Page Website: $12,499/mo

#Integrations 🧰

• Frameworks: React & Next.js (official), TypeScript

• Libraries: Tailwind CSS (v3+ & v4), Framer Motion

• Setup: Install via CLI or manual Tailwind + Framer install

• Extensible: source code is paste‑in‑your‑project, ideal for customization