iTween
LaunchedDec 201015.5y
UpdatedApr 20197.1yAbandoned?
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4.8/5 · 4 recent reviews · rating steady
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4.8/5 · 4 recent reviews · rating steady
Package size0.07 MB
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Pros
iTween is widely praised for its extreme ease of use, making it an accessible and invaluable tool for beginners and experienced developers alike to implement smooth object animations, rotations, and transitions quickly. It is highly regarded for its reliability, performance, and the significant time-saving benefits it provides, effectively filling a gap in Unity's native animation capabilities. As a free, long-standing asset, it has earned a reputation for being a 'must-have' utility that adds a layer of professional polish to projects with minimal code overhead.
While iTween is a legendary, free, and functional tool for rapid prototyping and simple animations, its archaic, string-heavy API makes it a technical liability for modern, scalable production environments where type-safe, performant alternatives like DOTween are objectively superior.
Cons
The asset suffers from a dated, cumbersome API that relies heavily on string-based parameters and Hashtables, which lack modern IDE code completion, type safety, and documentation accessibility. Advanced users frequently encounter limitations due to its dependency on MonoBehaviours, potential namespace collisions, and occasional compatibility issues with newer Unity features like TextMeshPro. Furthermore, the documentation is inconsistent, and the reliance on string-based callbacks can lead to runtime errors or infinite loops that are difficult to debug.
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Description
More "wow" for a lot less "ow". iTween is a simple, powerful and easy to use animation system for Unity.
Focusing on the established solutions and frameworks of projects such as TweenLite, Tweener, and other Flash-based tweening and interpolation systems, iTween is a battle-tested solution for streamlining production in the Unity environment.
If it needs to come alive; its shouldn’t be frustrating. iTween exists to help you reach your goals without making the journey difficult, allowing polish to coexist in tandem with production.
To take full advantage of the iTween tweening library check out the usage examples.
For even easier usage of iTween in C# check out the Native Extension for C#.
Focusing on the established solutions and frameworks of projects such as TweenLite, Tweener, and other Flash-based tweening and interpolation systems, iTween is a battle-tested solution for streamlining production in the Unity environment.
If it needs to come alive; its shouldn’t be frustrating. iTween exists to help you reach your goals without making the journey difficult, allowing polish to coexist in tandem with production.
To take full advantage of the iTween tweening library check out the usage examples.
For even easier usage of iTween in C# check out the Native Extension for C#.