2D art programs as well as other programs, plugins, and websites that can be useful for 2D artists.
Locate files and folders by filename on Windows instantly, displaying all items on NTFS volumes and mapped network drives. Supports 19 languages.
Superior to Windows' built in search function. Great if you don't know where your files went.
Batch renaming tool for Windows with customizable criteria, date/time stamps, EXIF, ID3 tag support, preview, and business licensing requirements.
Rename several files at once. Very handy if you like making multiple variations of your art, or if you are working on projects like game sprites or emotes.
nomacs is a free, open source image viewer, which supports multiple platforms. You can use it for viewing all common image formats including RAW and psd images.
Opens most image files including ones your standard OS image viewer may not.
PureRef was created to be a simple and lightweight tool for artists to organize and view their reference images. Image can be scaled and collage can also be made.
Amazing for gathering up reference photos. Very user friendly.
Image Super-Resolution [upscaling] for Anime-style [low detail] art or images using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks.
Upscales images.
Waifu2x Caffe rewrites only the conversion function of the image conversion software "waifu2x" using Caffe and is software developed for Windows. Although it can convert with CPU, using CUDA (or cuDNN) can convert faster than CPU.
visioncortex VTracer is an open source software to convert raster images (like jpg & png) into vector graphics (svg). It can vectorize graphics and photographs and trace the curves to output compact vector files.
Creates vectors out of raster images.
Magic Poser is a ground-breaking app that allows you to easily pose ANY number of 3D human art models with props in any way you want! A must-have app for drawing, manga, comics, storyboarding, character design, etc.
Web version. Lets you pose a 3D model of a human in your browser.
Simple and powerful 3D model poser with a huge animations/poses library that helps you create pose reference for your art.
Web version. Lets you pose a 3D model of a human in your browser.
Lets you sculpt a 3D model in your browser. Useful for sketching out details if you are struggling to find reference photos or existing 3D models of them.
Programs pertaining to the use and adjustment of tablets, pens, monitors, macro pads, controllers, phones, etc.
Free open-source tool offers secure, end-to-end encrypted file and message sharing over local networks across major desktop and mobile operating systems.
Transforms a mobile device into a WiFi or USB-connected macro pad for organizing custom shortcuts, PC app controls, streaming functions, and automation tasks.
Lets you use your old phones as macro pads for program shortcuts
Translates joystick input into keyboard keystrokes, supports X and console modes, and enables use in applications or games lacking native joystick support.
Lets you use your game controllers for shortcuts
EasyCanvas is an application that allows you to use your iPad as a digitizer.
You can use your PC programs including Photoshop directly using EasyCanvas.
dispcalGUI is a graphical user interface developed by Florian Höch for the display calibration and profiling tools of Argyll CMS, an open source color management system developed by Graeme Gill.
Lazy Nezumi Pro is a Windows app that helps you draw smooth, beautiful lines, with your mouse or pen tablet.
A free, open-source painting program for professional artists offering customizable UI, 9 brush engines, layer support, and color management.
PaintTool SAI is high quality and lightweight painting software, fully digitizer support, amazing anti-aliased paintings, provide easy and stable operation, this software make digital art more enjoyable and comfortable.
Essential digital tool for comic and manga artists, offering specialized tools for shortcuts like panel layouts, inking, vector support, and 3D model import.
Multi-award winning app offers professional tools and flexibility for creative illustration on iPad and iPhone with features like layering and brushes.
Magma is where artists draw, collaborate, and grow together. Join shared canvases, follow favorite creators, and take part in live Art Jams.
Small python-gtk application, which helps the user to merge or split pdf documents and rotate, crop and rearrange their pages using an interactive and intuitive graphical interface.
The PosteRazor cuts a raster image into pieces which can afterwards be printed out and assembled to a poster.
Open-source DTP tool with flexible layouts, typesetting, CMYK support, and interactive PDFs, ideal for creating newspapers and brochures.
Fontforge is a free Typeface (font) editor program for Windows, Mac OS X and GNU+Linux and is localized in several languages.
Open source vector graphics editor supporting SVG with features like custom brushes, pressure sensitivity, and layer management across multiple platforms.
Fast, smooth vector graphic design software with curve precision, vibrant colors, live gradients, and dynamic drawing tools, ideal for professionals.
Penpot is the open-source design platform for teams that design, build, and scale digital products.
Web-based design tool for UI, websites, etc. Can be self-hosted or used for free with up to 10gb storage.
Penpot Desktop is an unofficial desktop application for the open-source design tool, Penpot.
Aseprite (previously ASE, aka Allegro Sprite Editor) is a program to create animated sprites & pixel art. Sprites are little images that can be used in your website or in a video game. You can draw characters with movement, intros, textures, patterns, backgrounds, logos...
Trelby is simple, fast and elegantly laid out to make screenwriting simple. It is infinitely configurable.
Storyboarder makes it easy to visualize a story as fast you can draw stick figures. Quickly draw to test if a story idea works. Create and show animatics to others. Express your story idea without making a movie.
Papagayo is a lip-syncing program designed to help you line up phonemes (mouth shapes) with the actual recorded sound of actors speaking. Papagayo makes it easy to lip sync animated characters by making the process very simple – just type in the words being spoken (or copy/paste...
Open-source 2D animation software offering raster and vector support, advanced node-based effects, and plug-in extendibility, free for all uses.
Tahoma2D is a powerful program for 2D and stop motion animation. Tahoma 2D is based on OpenToonz.
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.
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.
GifCam is a handy and reliable application designed to record the screen and to convert the recordings into GIF format.
Free and open-source tool for screen capture and recording; enables file uploads, annotation, dark mode, 4K support, and customizable themes.
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