Adobe After Effects AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Animation Makers

The best Animation Maker alternative to Adobe After Effects is OpenToonz, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Adobe After Effects and seven of them are Animation Makers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Animation Maker alternatives to Adobe After Effects are Friction, enve, Cavalry and Expressive Animator.

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  1. OpenToonz icon
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    Open-source 2D animation software supporting raster and vector workflows, node-based compositing, plug-in extensions, anti-aliased painting, and support for major platforms, developed in collaboration with Studio Ghibli and suitable for commercial projects.

    44 OpenToonz alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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  2. Friction icon
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    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.

    9 Friction alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. enve icon
     40 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.

    57 enve alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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  4. Cavalry icon
     16 likes

    Cavalry makes 2d animation smarter, easier and faster to produce. Design in real-time for advertising, mobile, data visualisation, web, broadcast, UI, generative art, experiential, games and more.

    16 Cavalry alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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  5. Create interactive SVG animations with precise keyframe and easing control, custom vector paths, shape and text editing, gradients, masks, boolean operations, blend modes, snap, grid, advanced export options including Lottie, GIF, and no JavaScript required.

    80 Expressive Animator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  6. Lottielab icon
     16 likes

    Lottie-focused animation tool empowering teams with faster workflows than After Effects, seamless real-time collaboration, easy imports from various design tools, runtime property adjustments for dynamic needs, and ensures robust animations when shipped to apps and websites.

    17 Lottielab alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. Linearity Move is a revolutionary animation tool that simplifies motion graphics creation on both Mac and iPad. Whether you want to bring static designs to life or start a project from scratch, you can do it all in just a few clicks.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPad
     
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