Godot Animation (4.x)

Choose and drive the right animation tool: AnimationPlayer (clips), AnimationTree (blending/state machines), or Tween (short procedural moves). Targets Godot 4.3+.

When to use

• Use when playing keyframed animations, blending walk/run/idle states, animating a sprite sheet, or tweening UI/objects in code.

When not to use: the movement logic that decides which state to play → godot-2d-movement; UI layout (vs. UI tweening) → godot-ui-control; shader-driven effects → godot-shaders.

Core workflow