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 eight 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 Lottielab.

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  1. OpenToonz icon
     143 likes

    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.

    52 OpenToonz alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Since

    • Since 2016

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  2. Friction icon
     46 likes

    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.

    15 Friction alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2023

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. enve icon
     43 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.

    61 enve alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. Cavalry icon
     18 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.

    20 Cavalry alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2020

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  5. 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.

    23 Lottielab alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Online
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  6. 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.

    87 Expressive Animator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2021

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  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

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPad
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  8. An all in one node-based meta editing program. Features range from raw photo editing, vector graphics, animations to multimedia tools such as video and audio editing. Production features are also included, such as recording, streaming, and 3D modeling.

    19 Plasma Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Linux
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