Open Source Animation Makers

Free, open source vector graphics and animation tool with nondestructive editing, node-based design, layer compositing, and browser access in alpha.

Pixelorama is a free and open source sprite editor, ideal for pixel art. In this page you'll be learning about the latest added features, as well as its features in general. It's made with Godot Engine, using GDScript.

Open-source 2D animation software offering raster and vector support, advanced node-based effects, and plug-in extendibility, free for all uses.

Free and open-source 2D animation software for vector and bitmap artwork, featuring tweening, bone rigging, timeline editing, and advanced layer types across all major platforms.

Free, open-source animation tool for easy, quick creation of vector graphics with support for GIF, SVG, WebP, Lottie, and other major web formats.

Friction is a powerful and versatile motion graphics application that allows you to create vector and raster animations for web and video platforms with ease.

Browser-based open-source tool for making games, animations, and interactive projects with vector graphics, scripting support, asset import, and no feature restrictions.

The Wick Editor is a free and open-source tool for creating games, animations, and everything in-between. It's designed to be the most accessible tool for creating multimedia projects on the web. Your creations can run on any device with a web browser - that means mobile too.

Pencil2D is an opensource animation/drawing software for Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux, based on old Pencil software. It lets you create traditional hand-drawn animation (cartoon) using both bitmap and vector graphics.

Enve is a free and open-source 2D animation app. It can create both vector and raster animations and even use sound and video files. It has been created with flexibility and expandability in mind.

Inochi creator is a framework for realtime 2D puppet animation. On this site you can find the reference implementation as well as the official tooling for creating and using Inochi2D puppets for VTubing.

Remember the good old 2D games and their beautiful sprites? With Piskel you can create your own in a few clicks.

Non-destructive, node-based VFX compositor for pixel art enabling animation of parameters, batch importing, modular workflow, and layered image editing.

Tahoma2D is a powerful program for 2D and stop motion animation. Tahoma 2D is based on OpenToonz.

Open-source 2D animation tool with a modular interface, real-time preview, basic vector illustration, beta timeline, and export to multiple video and image formats.

OpenToonz is based on software "Toonz" which was developed by Digital Video S.p.A. in Italy,

AnimeEffects is a 2D keyframe animation tool based on deformation of polygon meshes. You can easily operate, quickly shape your idea, and remake at any time if you have changed your mind.

Parses JSON animations from After Effects, renders natively on Web, Android, iOS, and React Native, supports interactive controls, and manages efficient vector file sizes.

Animator by Haiku is a creative environment for crafting codebase-ready animations. Carefully built around modern workflows, Animator integrates with your favorite design and code tools, and it's all backed by git version

SVG Flipbook runs next to your SVG editor and lets you animate your creation. Each layer in your SVG becomes one frame. You can use whatever SVG editor you like. Inkscape and Illustrator both work great.

An open-source desktop studio — script in, MP4 out. Bring your own API keys; no telemetry, no cloud.

Customizable 2D avatars with animated sprites, drag, bounce, attach, show/hide, replaceable images, transparent backgrounds, and simple sharing for beginners.

SpookyGhost is a procedural animation tool for sprites made with the nCine. You can animate many different properties like the size, rotation, position, and color of your sprites, as well as deform their shape.

Create animated presentations and export them to a video file, animated gif or HTML based on SVG and GSAP.

Easytoon is a program that can create small animated gif friendly, a simple sequence of images giving the illusion of movement. It sounds simple written like that but it is quite complicated to implement, finally brief.