Animate the original layers
Ilo Animation runs inside Illustrator on your open document: layers become rows, names stay, and changes in Illustrator come back without losing the animation.
ALTERNATIVE · LOTTIEFILES CREATOR
Lottie from your design,
not from scratch.
LottieFiles is the home of Lottie: a big library, hosting, and Creator, its web editor. If your starting point is your own artwork, especially in Illustrator, Ilo Animation gets you to a finished Lottie faster: one click for a first take, then a real timeline to make it yours.
01 — THE DIFFERENCES
Two tools,
different starting points.
A complete first take
One click gives every element a move that suits it. You refine instead of starting from an empty timeline.
Animated SVG too
Lottie JSON, plus animated SVG that plays with no player, GIF, MP4 and WebM, from the same animation.
For libraries and hosting
Managing a big Lottie library across a team, hosting files on a CDN, or dotLottie workflows are what LottieFiles is built for. Our Lottie files open there too.
Based on LottieFiles' public information in October 2026; features change, so check their site. LottieFiles is a trademark of its owner; ilo is not affiliated with it.
02 — QUESTIONS
Good to know.
Will my Lottie play in the usual players?
Yes. It is a standard Lottie JSON for lottie-web, iOS and Android, and it opens in LottieFiles for previewing and sharing.
Can I use both?
Yes. Many designers animate in ilo and upload the result to LottieFiles for hosting or to hand it to developers.
Is there a free tier?
Opening and animating are free online. Exporting starts a 5-day free trial with every feature and no card; then a plan from the pricing page.