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Animated Testimonials

testimonials

A testimonials carousel with a stacked image deck and word-by-word blur-in quote animation. Supports autoplay, prev/next navigation, and AnimatePresence-based transitions on both images and text.

responsive · 600px

Install

Same command in any shadcn project — React (Vite/CRA), Next.js, Remix, Astro, and more:

$npx shadcn@latest add https://your-domain/r/inspira-animated-testimonials.json

Usage

"use client"

import { AnimatedTestimonials } from "@/registry/inspira-react/animated-testimonials"

const testimonials = [
  {
    quote: "This component library has completely transformed how our team builds UIs. The animations are buttery smooth and the developer experience is outstanding.",
    name: "Sarah Chen",
    designation: "Lead Frontend Engineer at Vercel",
    image: "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1494790108377-be9c29b29330?w=500&h=500&fit=crop",
  },
  {
    quote: "I was blown away by how easy it was to integrate these components into our existing codebase. The TypeScript support is first-class and the docs are excellent.",
    name: "Marcus Johnson",
    designation: "CTO at TechCorp",
    image: "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1507003211169-0a1dd7228f2d?w=500&h=500&fit=crop",
  },
  {
    quote: "The animated testimonials component alone saved us days of work. Highly recommend this library to any team building modern React applications.",
    name: "Priya Patel",
    designation: "Product Designer at Figma",
    image: "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1438761681033-6461ffad8d80?w=500&h=500&fit=crop",
  },
]

export default function AnimatedTestimonialsDemo() {
  return (
    <div className="bg-white dark:bg-gray-950">
      <AnimatedTestimonials testimonials={testimonials} autoplay duration={4000} />
    </div>
  )
}

Component source

"use client"

import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react"
import { AnimatePresence, motion } from "motion/react"

interface Testimonial {
  quote: string
  name: string
  designation: string
  image: string
}

interface AnimatedTestimonialsProps {
  testimonials?: Testimonial[]
  autoplay?: boolean
  duration?: number
}

export function AnimatedTestimonials({
  testimonials = [],
  autoplay = false,
  duration = 5000,
}: AnimatedTestimonialsProps) {
  const [active, setActive] = useState(0)
  const intervalRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null>(null)

  const handleNext = useCallback(() => {
    setActive((prev) => (prev + 1) % testimonials.length)
  }, [testimonials.length])

  const handlePrev = useCallback(() => {
    setActive((prev) => (prev - 1 + testimonials.length) % testimonials.length)
  }, [testimonials.length])

  const isActive = (index: number) => index === active

  // Stable random rotations per testimonial to avoid re-renders flickering
  const rotations = useMemo(
    () => testimonials.map(() => Math.floor(Math.random() * 21) - 10),
    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
    [testimonials.length]
  )

  useEffect(() => {
    if (!autoplay) return
    intervalRef.current = setInterval(handleNext, duration)
    return () => {
      if (intervalRef.current) clearInterval(intervalRef.current)
    }
  }, [autoplay, duration, handleNext])

  const activeTestimonial = testimonials[active]
  const words = activeTestimonial?.quote.split(" ") ?? []

  if (!testimonials.length) return null

  return (
    <div className="mx-auto max-w-sm px-4 py-20 font-sans antialiased md:max-w-4xl md:px-8 lg:px-12">
      <div className="relative grid grid-cols-1 gap-20 md:grid-cols-2">
        {/* Image stack */}
        <div>
          <div className="relative h-80 w-full">
            <AnimatePresence>
              {testimonials.map((testimonial, index) => (
                <motion.div
                  key={testimonial.image}
                  initial={{
                    opacity: 0,
                    scale: 0.9,
                    z: -100,
                    rotate: rotations[index],
                  }}
                  animate={{
                    opacity: isActive(index) ? 1 : 0.7,
                    scale: isActive(index) ? 1 : 0.95,
                    z: isActive(index) ? 0 : -100,
                    rotate: isActive(index) ? 0 : rotations[index],
                    zIndex: isActive(index) ? 40 : testimonials.length + 2 - index,
                    y: isActive(index) ? [0, -80, 0] : 0,
                  }}
                  exit={{
                    opacity: 0,
                    scale: 0.9,
                    z: 100,
                    rotate: rotations[index],
                  }}
                  transition={{
                    duration: 0.4,
                    ease: "easeInOut",
                  }}
                  className="absolute inset-0 origin-bottom"
                >
                  <img
                    src={testimonial.image}
                    alt={testimonial.name}
                    width={500}
                    height={500}
                    draggable={false}
                    className="size-full rounded-3xl object-cover object-center"
                  />
                </motion.div>
              ))}
            </AnimatePresence>
          </div>
        </div>

        {/* Text content */}
        <div className="flex flex-col justify-between py-4">
          <motion.div
            key={active}
            initial={{ y: 20, opacity: 0 }}
            animate={{ y: 0, opacity: 1 }}
            exit={{ y: -20, opacity: 0 }}
            transition={{ duration: 0.2, ease: "easeInOut" }}
          >
            <h3 className="text-2xl font-bold text-black dark:text-white">
              {activeTestimonial?.name}
            </h3>
            <p className="text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-neutral-500">
              {activeTestimonial?.designation}
            </p>
            <motion.p className="mt-8 text-lg text-gray-500 dark:text-neutral-300">
              {words.map((word, index) => (
                <motion.span
                  key={index}
                  initial={{ filter: "blur(10px)", opacity: 0, y: 5 }}
                  animate={{ filter: "blur(0px)", opacity: 1, y: 0 }}
                  transition={{
                    duration: 0.2,
                    ease: "easeInOut",
                    delay: 0.02 * index,
                  }}
                  className="inline-block"
                >
                  {word}&nbsp;
                </motion.span>
              ))}
            </motion.p>
          </motion.div>

          {/* Navigation */}
          <div className="flex gap-4 pt-12 md:pt-0">
            <button
              type="button"
              onClick={handlePrev}
              className="group/button flex size-7 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-gray-100 dark:bg-neutral-800"
              aria-label="Previous testimonial"
            >
              <svg
                xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
                width="20"
                height="20"
                viewBox="0 0 24 24"
                fill="none"
                stroke="currentColor"
                strokeWidth="2"
                strokeLinecap="round"
                strokeLinejoin="round"
                className="size-5 text-black transition-transform duration-300 group-hover/button:rotate-12 dark:text-neutral-400"
              >
                <path d="M19 12H5" />
                <path d="M12 19l-7-7 7-7" />
              </svg>
            </button>
            <button
              type="button"
              onClick={handleNext}
              className="group/button flex size-7 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-gray-100 dark:bg-neutral-800"
              aria-label="Next testimonial"
            >
              <svg
                xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
                width="20"
                height="20"
                viewBox="0 0 24 24"
                fill="none"
                stroke="currentColor"
                strokeWidth="2"
                strokeLinecap="round"
                strokeLinejoin="round"
                className="size-5 text-black transition-transform duration-300 group-hover/button:-rotate-12 dark:text-neutral-400"
              >
                <path d="M5 12h14" />
                <path d="M12 5l7 7-7 7" />
              </svg>
            </button>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  )
}