Open Source Animation Makers

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  1. Graphite icon
     91 likes

    Graphite is a free, open source vector graphics editor and animation engine, available now in alpha. Get creative with a fully nondestructive editing workflow that combines layer-based compositing with node-based generative design.

    Made using nondestructive boolean operations and procedural polka dot patterns
    59 alternatives
    4.5
    Excellent12 reviews
  2. OpenToonz icon
     125 likes

    OpenToonz is an animation program that is a free software version of Toonz, the animation software used by Studio Ghibli, amongst others.

    GTS
    43 alternatives
  3. Pixelorama icon
     55 likes

    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.

    • Image Editor
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Steam
    • Snapcraft
    • itch.io
    • Online
    Pixelorama screenshot 1
    48 alternatives
  4. Wick Editor icon
     81 likes

    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.

    Wick Editor's Banner
    100 alternatives
    4.8
    Excellent11 reviews
  5. Pencil2D icon
     65 likes

    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.

    Pencil2D screenshot 1
    44 alternatives
  6. Inochi Creator icon
     19 likes

    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.

    Inochi Creator screenshot 1
    10 alternatives
  7. enve icon
     38 likes

    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.

    Official Enve Screenshot
    56 alternatives
  8. AnimeEffects icon
     18 likes

    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.

    AnimeEffects screenshot 1
    11 alternatives
  9. 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

    Haiku Animator screenshot 1
    17 alternatives
  10. SVG Flipbook icon
     6 likes

    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.

    • Animation Maker
    • FreemiumOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    SVG Flipbook screenshot 1
    22 alternatives
  11. SpookyGhost icon
     3 likes

    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.

    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    SpookyGhost screenshot 1
    4 alternatives
  12. EasyToon icon
     9 likes

    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.

    EasyToon screenshot 1
    36 alternatives
  13. Ella icon
     5 likes

    Ella (an acronym for Elegant Light Linux Animator) is a light animation software intended to achieve a aim of the Linux world : a functionnal and WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) 2D animation sofware.

    Ella screenshot 1
    49 alternatives