Open Source Adobe Animate AlternativesAnimation Makers and other similar apps like Adobe Animate

The best open source alternative to Adobe Animate is OpenToonz. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Adobe Animate and 15 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Adobe Animate are Glaxnimate, Synfig Studio, Wick Editor and Candlestick.

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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.

    49 OpenToonz alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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  2. Glaxnimate icon
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    Open-source animation software focused on simple, fast creation of vector graphics, supporting short web animations and exporting to GIF, SVG, WebP, Lottie, and more for web compatibility. Designed for ease of use across major platforms.

    18 Glaxnimate alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • AppImageHub
    • Snapcraft
    • Arch Linux
    • Flathub
    • Debian
    • FreeBSD
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  3. Synfig Studio icon
     141 likes

    Open-source 2D software for creating animations with vector and bitmap artwork, advanced bone rigging, tweening, timeline editing, onion skinning, multi-layer effects, audio sync, and multi-format rendering on Windows, Linux, and macOS.

    63 Synfig Studio alternatives

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    • Flathub
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  4. Wick Editor icon
     80 likes

    The Wick Editor is a free and open-source tool for creating games, animations, and everything in-between. It's designed to be the most accessible tool for creating multimedia projects on the web. Your creations can run on any device with a web browser - that means mobile too.

    101 Wick Editor alternatives

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  5. Candlestick icon
     16 likes

    Open-source editor runs in browser for making games, animations, and interactive content, offering vector drawing, timeline tools, asset import/export, JavaScript scripting, onion-skinning, plug-ins, and no installation or feature restrictions required.

    66 Candlestick alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Online
    • Android
    • Debian
    • AppImage
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  6. 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.

    60 enve alternatives

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. Pencil2D icon
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    Pencil2D is an opensource animation/drawing software for Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux, based on old Pencil software. It lets you create traditional hand-drawn animation (cartoon) using both bitmap and vector graphics.

    50 Pencil2D alternatives

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    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
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  8. Tahoma2D icon
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    Tahoma2D is a powerful program for 2D and stop motion animation. Tahoma 2D is based on OpenToonz.

    28 Tahoma2D alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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  9. TupiTube icon
     38 likes

    Open-source 2D animation software offering a modular, beginner-friendly interface, real-time preview, vector illustration in beta, timeline and exposure sheet features, cross-platform support, and export options for OGV, AVI, MPEG, SWF, and PNG image arrays.

    30 TupiTube alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Android
    • BSD
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  10. Animator by Haiku is a creative environment for crafting codebase-ready animations. Carefully built around modern workflows, Animator integrates with your favorite design and code tools, and it's all backed by git version

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
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  11. Kage Studio icon
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    Kage Studio is a vector-based 2D Animation cross-platform Software that can export animation to HTML5, PNG sequence, Spritesheet, and video (via FFmpeg) as well as static images to PNG and SVG.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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    • Mac
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  12. OpenSilver icon
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    OpenSilver is a modern, plugin-free, open-source reimplementation of Microsoft Silverlight , that runs on current browsers via WebAssembly. It uses Mono for WebAssembly and Microsoft Blazor. It brings back the power of C#, XAML, and .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
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