Adobe Director AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Animation Makers

The best Animation Maker alternative to Adobe Director is Synfig Studio, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked eight alternatives to Adobe Director and six of them are Animation Makers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Animation Maker alternatives to Adobe Director are Adobe Animate, TVPaint Animation, Rubber Hose 2 and Aphalina Animator.

filter to find the best alternatives

Adobe Director alternatives are mainly Animation Makers but may also be Digital Painting Tools or Vector Graphic Apps.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Adobe Director.
Adobe Director iconAdobe Director
  1
  • ...

Adobe Director allows the creation of short animations playable on Adobe Shockwave and standalone executables on both Windows and Mac OS X making it an option for creating small 2D games and autorun programs.

More about Adobe Director
More about Adobe Director
Adobe Director alternatives page was last updated May 21, 2019
  Suggest Alternatives
  1. Synfig Studio icon
    Synfig Studio icon

    Synfig Studio

     126 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Synfig is a free and open-source, industrial-strength, vector-based 2D animation app designed for producing feature-film animations.

    58 Synfig Studio alternatives
    Synfig Studio screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Synfig Studio screenshot 1
    Synfig Studio screenshot 2
    +2
    Synfig Studio screenshot 3

    Synfig Studio Features

    1.  Automated Tweening
    2.  Timeline-based
    3.  Bones and Layers
    4.  Live Preview
    5.  Keyframe Animation
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  HDR Support
    Synfig Studio iconAdobe Director Icon

    Synfig Studio VS Adobe Director

    Is Synfig Studio a good alternative to Adobe Director?
     

    • Synfig Studio is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Adobe Director.

    • Synfig Studio is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Adobe Director.

    • Synfig Studio is Free and Open SourceAdobe Director is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Adobe Animate icon
    Adobe Animate icon

    Adobe Animate

     109 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Versatile multimedia tool, Adobe Animate offers 4K video export, HTML5 support, creative illustration tools, colored onion skinning, and seamless Creative Cloud integration. Formerly Flash Professional, it includes a rotatable canvas and vector brushes.

    57 Adobe Animate alternatives
    Adobe Animate screenshot 1

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Adobe Animate screenshot 1
    Adobe Animate screenshot 2

    Top Adobe Animate Features

    1.  Keyframe Animation
    2.  Pressure Sensitivity
    3.  Animation Rigging
    4.  Export to SVG
    5.  Support for Layers
    6.  Onion skinning
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Support for scripting
    9.  Automated Tweening
    10.  Video Maker
    11.  Drawing 2D
    Adobe Animate iconAdobe Director Icon

    Adobe Animate VS Adobe Director

    Is Adobe Animate a good alternative to Adobe Director?
     

    • Adobe Animate is the most popular commercial alternative to Adobe Director.

    • Adobe Animate is Paid and ProprietaryAdobe Director is also Paid and Proprietary
  4. TVPaint Animation icon
    TVPaint Animation icon

    TVPaint Animation

     18 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    TVP Animation is the leading paperless drawing and animation tool, able to imitate traditional techniques such as Pen Brush, Gouache, Watercolour, Pencil, Felt-tip and Airbrush, and animate them over frames.

    36 TVPaint Animation alternatives
    TVPaint Animation screenshot 1

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android

    TVPaint Animation Features

    1.  Keyframe Animation
    TVPaint Animation screenshot 1
    TVPaint Animation screenshot 2
    TVPaint Animation iconAdobe Director Icon

    TVPaint Animation VS Adobe Director

    Is TVPaint Animation a good alternative to Adobe Director?
     

    • TVPaint Animation is the most popular Android alternative to Adobe Director.

    • TVPaint Animation is Paid and ProprietaryAdobe Director is also Paid and Proprietary
  5. Ad
    Screenshot
    Adobe Animate icon

    Adobe Animate

    Versatile multimedia tool, Adobe Animate offers 4K video export, HTML5 support, creative illustration tools, colored onion skinning, and seamless Creative Cloud integration. Formerly Flash Professional, it includes a rotatable ca...

    https://www.adobe.com
    Learn More
  6. Rubber Hose 2 icon
    Rubber Hose 2 icon

    Rubber Hose 2

     2 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Rubber Hose is an After Effects tool for animation rigging. Connect layers from Illustrator and Photoshop into two new stretchy rigs – RubberPin and RubberRig. Style hoses unlike ever before. Major speed updates and key-frame baking let you work faster.

    40 Rubber Hose 2 alternatives
    Rubber Hose 2 screenshot 1

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Adobe After Effects
    Rubber Hose 2 iconAdobe Director Icon

    Rubber Hose 2 VS Adobe Director

    Is Rubber Hose 2 a good alternative to Adobe Director?
     
  7. Aphalina Animator icon
    Aphalina Animator icon

    Aphalina Animator

     1 like
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Visual tool for creating interactive SVG animations: HTML5 banners, svg icons, interactive web infographics etc.

    38 Aphalina Animator alternatives
    Aphalina Animator screenshot 1

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Aphalina Animator Features

    1.  Support for Layers
    2.  Keyframe Animation
    3.  Automated Tweening
    4.  Export to SVG
    Aphalina Animator iconAdobe Director Icon

    Aphalina Animator VS Adobe Director

    Is Aphalina Animator a good alternative to Adobe Director?
     
  8. Artist Code icon
    Artist Code icon

    Artist Code

     1 like
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Artist Code is an intuitive software for creating animation ( Movie, Animated Gif, Images) only by coding, it allows you to add image, text and pixels and place them with simple script offering you a fun and unlimited way to create whatever you want.

    42 Artist Code alternatives
    Artist Code screenshot 1

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Artist Code Features

    1.  Drawing 2D
    2.  Coding
    3.  Text animation
    4.  Video Maker
    Artist Code screenshot 1
    Artist Code screenshot 2
    Artist Code iconAdobe Director Icon

    Artist Code VS Adobe Director

    Is Artist Code a good alternative to Adobe Director?
     
6 of 6 Adobe Director alternatives