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Quick start: your first animation in five minutes

Install, connect an AI, describe an animation, refine it once and export it. The shortest path from nothing to a finished file.

This page is the shortest path from nothing to a finished animation. Each step links to the full article if you want the details later.

1. Install

Open Terminal, paste this line and press Return. EaseKit lands in Applications and opens by itself (macOS 14 or later).

curl -fsSL https://github.com/finnmrtn/easekit-releases/releases/latest/download/install.sh | bash

Prefer a disk image? See Install EaseKit.

2. Connect an AI

  1. In the setup assistant's Connect AI step (or Settings → Providers), pick Claude subscription or ChatGPT subscription and click Sign in, or paste an API key.
  2. Click Use once it shows as signed in.

3. Describe an animation

  1. Press ⌘N for a new session.
  2. Type what should move, for example: “A like button: the heart pops, a ring bursts out, the count ticks up.”
  3. Press Return. The stage plays the first version as soon as it's ready, with a quality score in the Versions strip.
A new session: the prompt on the left, the animation playing on the stage

4. Refine it once

Click a feedback chip under the answer, like Too hectic or More punch, or type what should change (“calmer, and the text should stay longer”). Every answer is a new version; press ⌥⌘Z while the undo pill is showing to go back.

5. Export

  1. Press ⌘E to open Render.
  2. Click Render Video for an MP4, or pick Lottie, Motion (React), SwiftUI, HTML or Share Link under Other formats.

That's it. From here, pick what fits your goal:

You want toRead next
Steer the AI wellPrompts that work
Edit by handSelect and edit layers, Keyframes and easing curves
Make a launch videoYour first product launch animation
Make a UI component that reactsAn interactive button with states
Ship it in codeCode exports
Know your way aroundA tour of the interface

Troubleshooting

If this happensTry this
macOS says the app can't be checkedYou used the disk image. Open System Settings → Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway, or use the one-line installer.
Nothing happens when you sendNo provider is connected. The chat shows Set Up in Settings; connect one in Settings → Providers.
Render Video asks for a licenseThe 14-day trial has ended. See The free trial.