Motionly install

Install Motionly locally.

Create a local project, run the editor, and keep your images, video, SVGs, GIFs, and audio inside the project assets/ folder.

Install locally

Requires Node.js 20.19.0 or newer, npm, and FFmpeg on PATH for MP4 export.

npx @coppsary/motionly init my-video

Return to a project

cd my-video && npx @coppsary/motionly dev

Open the editor only

npx @coppsary/motionly

Assets folder

Put project media in assets/ and reference it from project.motion.

my-video/
  project.motion
  assets/
    logo.svg
    product-shot.png
    soundtrack.mp3
  • Place images, videos, SVGs, GIFs, Lottie files, and audio in assets/.
  • Use clear filenames and keep original aspect ratios.
  • Save visual edits back to project.motion for version control.

Need more?

The full documentation covers SVG animation, keyframes, easing, assets, export formats, and the Motionly agent prompt template.