How to Build Your Own Rive
Replace Rive with a custom build. Create with motion - The Interactive experience engine
Build Difficulty: 5/5
Build a working replacement in a weekend with AI tools
Estimated Timeline
Based on 56 features at Weekend Project difficulty, expect about One weekend with AI-assisted development.
Recommended Tech Stack
Full-stack React framework with API routes and server components
PostgreSQL database, auth, and real-time subscriptions
Utility-first styling for rapid UI development
Key Features to Replicate
Top features across 8 categories. See all 56 features
Design(16 features)
Add user-triggered sound effects to your interactive Rive graphics
Connect meshes to bones with Rive's weighting system
Cut out parts of your graphics using clipping
Reusable parts of your design that can be used across projects
Control the properties of one object through another
+11 more in this category
Animation(11 features)
Mixing animations is a core concept of interactivity
Interactively layer and blend animations together
Animate the draw order without having to create duplicate objects
Easily animate and orient objects along a path with this constraint
View and edit interpolation curves on the timeline
+6 more in this category
Runtime(10 features)
An open-source library to run Rive in Android apps and manipulate your graphics with code
An open-source library to run Rive in iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS apps
An open-source library to run Rive in C++ apps and manipulate your graphics with code
Render Rive interactive graphics and UI in Defold
An open-source library to run Rive in Flutter apps and manipulate your graphics with code
+5 more in this category
Interactivity(6 features)
Data Binding gives you powerful new ways to design, build, and animate with data
Joysticks make it easy to create rich animations with simple controls
Make graphics respond to hovers, clicks, taps, and more
Create vertical, horizontal, or multi-directional scrolling with physics
Built for interactivity - empowers designers to drive functionality that ships in the final product, bridging the gap between design and development
+1 more in this category
Collaboration(4 features)
Share files for feedback or find inspiration in the Community
Reuse your components across multiple Rive projects
Riff, remix, and build upon other Rive creators' work
Collaborate in real-time with your team members
Development(3 features)
Let your runtime code know something meaningful happened in your Rive file
Inputs are the contract between design and engineering
Extend Rive's functionality using Luau scripting in the editor
Export(2 features)
Continue working while we generate your videos, GIFs, and PNG sequences
Present your files to clients or embed them into various platforms with a simple link
Import/Export(2 features)
Drag and drop a Lottie JSON file to import it
Copy as SVG in Figma and paste it directly into the Rive
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Total Cost Comparison
DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 56 features at very easy complexity.