Rombo provides a visual animation design tool that generates pure‑CSS code and Tailwind‑compatible motion utilities, enabling designers and developers to create lightweight, 60 FPS web animations with a footprint under 5 KB. The platform integrates with Figma, a Chrome extension, and a Tailwind motion library, and includes automatic accessibility and SEO checks to ensure cross‑device compliance.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Product
Problem
Creating custom UI animations that are both high‑performance and lightweight often requires juggling multiple design tools, hand‑coding CSS keyframes, and extensive performance testing. This fragmented workflow can lead to bloated bundles, inconsistent cross‑device behavior, and accessibility gaps that hurt SEO and user experience. Teams without specialized front‑end expertise may struggle to implement animations that meet modern web standards.
Solution
Rombo offers an interactive design copilot that centralizes animation creation for designers, marketers, and engineers. Users can craft animations visually within the Rombo web app, apply them directly in Figma via a dedicated plugin, or integrate them into Tailwind CSS projects through a concise, declarative syntax. A Chrome extension enables real‑time preview and export of animation code to frameworks such as Framer Motion or GSAP. All generated assets are pure CSS, run at 60 FPS, and add less than 5 KB to the final bundle, preserving page speed and SEO scores. Built‑in accessibility checks ensure compliance with A11Y guidelines, while device‑agnostic rendering guarantees consistent behavior across browsers and screen sizes. Installation is reduced to a single line of code or a plug‑and‑play app, streamlining the development pipeline.
Target Audience
The primary customers are UI/UX designers, front‑end engineers, and creative marketers building web interfaces, including Shopify store owners and digital agencies that need fast, performant, and accessible animations.
Features
- Visual animator UI for drag‑and‑drop animation design, with instant code export to CSS, Tailwind, Framer Motion, or GSAP
- Figma plugin that injects interactive motion directly onto design files without leaving the canvas
- Tailwind CSS motion library (`tailwindcss-motion`) offering a simple, expressive syntax and over a dozen preset animations
- Chrome extension for on‑page animation editing, live preview, and one‑click extraction of production‑ready code
- Ultra‑small footprint (<5 KB) and pure‑CSS implementation delivering 60 FPS performance on all devices
- SEO‑friendly output that passes Google Lighthouse audits and does not degrade page load metrics
- Automatic accessibility validation (ARIA, reduced motion preferences) built into the animation generation pipeline
- Open‑source MIT‑licensed core library with npm distribution and comprehensive documentation