Adobe Animate AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Video Editors

The best Video Editor alternative to Adobe Animate is Glaxnimate, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Adobe Animate and four of them are Video Editors so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Video Editor alternatives to Adobe Animate are Animation Desk, Alight Motion and Moovly.

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A versatile tool for creating multimedia and animations, previously known as Flash Professional. Supports 4K export, HTML5, 360° canvas, and more.

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Adobe Animate alternatives page was last updated Jan 21, 2025
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  1. Glaxnimate icon

    Glaxnimate

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    Glaxnimate is a vector graphics animation program which focuses on being quick and easy to use.

    15 Glaxnimate alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • AppImageHub
    • Debian
    • Arch Linux
    • FreeBSD
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Animate Vector Illustrations
    2.  Export to SVG
    3.  Automated Tweening
    4.  Keyframe Animation
    5.  Support for Layers
    6.  Live Preview
    7.  Support for scripting
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  No registration required
    12.  No Tracking

    Glaxnimate VS Adobe Animate

     
    Comments about Glaxnimate as an Alternative to Adobe Animate
    DerSyd0
    Positive Nov 12, 2020
    1

    It is very simple to use and open source. It also supports more export formats that are not proprietary.

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    • Glaxnimate is Free and Open SourceAdobe Animate is Paid and Proprietary
    • Glaxnimate is Privacy focusedAdobe Animate is not according to our users
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    Animation Desk

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    Animation Desk is a perfect tool for animating, storyboarding, and sketching. It’s an app Loved by professional and amateur animators, Youtubers, and many art lovers. Draw you frame-to-frame animation from scratch, or create animations upon videos, images, PSD layers.

    90 Animation Desk alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • TW flagTaiwan

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Top Animation Desk Features

    1.  Onion skinning
    2.  Live Screen Recording
    3.  Keyframe Animation
    4.  Video Import
    5.  Support for Layers
    6.  Rotoscoping
    7.  Animated Videos
    8.  Symmetry brush
    9.  Stamps
    10.  Sketch to PSD
    11.  Built-in PDF converter
    12.  Convert Videos to Animated GIFs

    Animation Desk VS Adobe Animate

     
    Comments about Animation Desk as an Alternative to Adobe Animate
    Jessica Wade
    Positive Aug 14, 2020
    0

    Have much more suitable options for novice animators.

    Guest
    Negative Jan 28, 2021
    0

    maye im too dumb but this is total trash. absolutely "unintuitive" to use. it's hard to safe, start a new sequence, edit things. holy shit

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    • Almost everyone thinks Animation Desk is a great Adobe Animate alternative.

    • Animation Desk is the most popular iPhone & Android Tablet alternative to Adobe Animate.

    • Animation Desk is Freemium and ProprietaryAdobe Animate is Paid and Proprietary
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    Alight Motion

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    A video an animation creator app.

    19 Alight Motion alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Alight Motion Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Chroma Key / Green Screen
    3.  Keyframe Animation
    4.  Support for Layers
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Photo effects

    Alight Motion VS Adobe Animate

     
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    Moovly

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    Enable anyone to create animated videos and other multimedia content without expertise or graphical talent, using a huge media library of over 500,000 royalty-free assets (stock videos, photos, illustrations, music and sounds).

    53 Moovly alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Moovly Features

    1.  Drag and Drop
    2.  Media library
    3. YouTube icon  Upload directly to YouTube
    4.  Video Maker

    Moovly VS Adobe Animate

     
    Comments about Moovly as an Alternative to Adobe Animate
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    Guest
    Negative Jul 23, 2017
    6

    Moovely doesn't support any kind of frame by frame animation, it is designed for flat indie ads with ukulele music in the background, not actual animation.

    Guest
    Negative Jul 5, 2016
    6

    Animate CC is for artists and animators who create an actual animation with frames. Moovly is basically an alternative to PowerPoint that uses pre-made animation for presentations.

    Guest
    Negative Jun 13, 2019
    1

    It's literally Powtoon, but even more limited. There is no actual animation involved.

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    • This alternative is disputed. Moovly is a legitimate Adobe Animate alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Moovly is Paid and ProprietaryAdobe Animate is also Paid and Proprietary
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