Adobe Animate Alternatives for Linux

Adobe Animate is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Wick Editor, 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 14 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Adobe Animate are OpenToonz, Glaxnimate, enve and Toon Boom Harmony.

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  1. Wick Editor icon

    Wick Editor

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    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.

    100 Wick Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    Top Positive Comment
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    Easier to use than Animate. Friendlier scripting API. Always growing. Bug fixes & new features added to GitHub source almost every day. Friendly devs and forum. It can't do everything Animate can (yet!) but give it some time. It sure beats Adobe's monopolistic business practices!

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    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
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    It does have a lot of cool features, and will do for a lot of people, but it doesn't have things like bone tools and other things like that. (Also i'd way prefer it to be downloadable in my opinion)

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
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    it doesnt even have symbols

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    • Most users think Wick Editor is a great Adobe Animate alternative.

    • Wick Editor is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Adobe Animate.

    • Wick Editor is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Adobe Animate.

    • Wick Editor is Free and Open SourceAdobe Animate is Paid and Proprietary
    • Wick Editor is LightweightAdobe Animate is not according to our users
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    OpenToonz

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    OpenToonz is an animation program that is a free software version of Toonz, the animation software used by Studio Ghibli, amongst others.

    43 OpenToonz alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
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    just because it was made by ghibli's studio, and we all know what kind of animation they have

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    Top Negative Comment
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    Opentoons has no scripting and cannot be used for the web.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    gaadian6
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    Not only rivals Adobe Animate but also stands toe-to-toe with industry giants like Toon Boom Harmony and TVPaint. While it may have a steeper learning curve, the robust functionalities more than compensate, making it a top choice for serious animators. Yet for simple animation solutions made by beginners I would advise against

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    • Most users think OpenToonz is a great Adobe Animate alternative.

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

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

    15 Glaxnimate alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • AppImageHub
    • Debian
    • Arch Linux
    • FreeBSD
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    DerSyd0
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    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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    enve

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    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.

    56 enve alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Toon Boom Harmony icon

    Toon Boom Harmony

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    Toon Boom Harmony Network is the industrial animation software for studios worldwide.

    39 Toon Boom Harmony alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
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    • Some users think Toon Boom Harmony is a great Adobe Animate alternative, some don't.

    • Toon Boom Harmony is the most popular commercial alternative to Adobe Animate.

    • Toon Boom Harmony is Paid and ProprietaryAdobe Animate is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Synfig Studio

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

    59 Synfig Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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    Comment summary: Synfig Studio is criticized for its complexity and lack of frame-by-frame animation, which many users expect from Adobe Animate. While some appreciate its open-source nature and features such as bones, others find its timeline and lack of interactivity inadequate compared to Animate. Despite sharing the basic functionality of animation, Synfig is seen as an overcomplicated alternative lacking in user-friendliness and specific Animate features, such as easy web format support.
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    Share the same functionality : Animation.

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    It does not allow for easy frame by frame animation like adobe flash.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    maurosoft391
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    too complex, not easy to use. you must be good at art to make good animations

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    • Some users think Synfig Studio is a great Adobe Animate alternative, some don't.

    • Synfig Studio is Free and Open SourceAdobe Animate is Paid and Proprietary
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    TupiTube

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    Tupi is a design and authoring tool for digital artists interested in 2D Animation, fork of the KToon project, offering an interface experience focused on 8-100 years olds.

    28 TupiTube alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
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    Comments about TupiTube as an Alternative to Adobe Animate
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
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    It has mostly all the essential Flash features for animation and it doesn't cut corners for anything. Its an overall good program to use. I have seen many amazing Flash level animations made with this program and it can still be used for simple low quality animations. It can also be used for teaching students.

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    Positive
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    Because its easy to use, and simple!

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    Guest
    Positive
    -2

    Has all the same features as Adobe Animation CC (Flash), is VERY beginner friendly and is cross platform!

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    • Some users think TupiTube is a great Adobe Animate alternative, some don't.

    • TupiTube is the most popular Android alternative to Adobe Animate.

    • TupiTube is Free and Open SourceAdobe Animate is Paid and Proprietary
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    Tahoma2D

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    Tahoma2D is a powerful program for 2D and stop motion animation. Tahoma 2D is based on OpenToonz.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
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  11. TVPaint Animation icon

    TVPaint Animation

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    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.

    38 TVPaint Animation alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Android
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    it is like old flash by macromedia that was bought by adobe and then bastardized to eliminate their competition. adobe is evil

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think TVPaint Animation is a great Adobe Animate alternative.

    • TVPaint Animation is Paid and ProprietaryAdobe Animate is also Paid and Proprietary
  12. Verge3D icon

    Verge3D

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    Verge3D is a powerful and intuitive toolkit that allows Blender, 3ds Max or Maya users to create immersive web-based experiences. Verge3D can be used to build interactive animations, product configurators, engaging presentations of any kind, online stores, explainers, e-learning...

    57 Verge3D alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Autodesk 3ds Max
    • WebGL
    • Autodesk Maya
    • Blender
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    Verge3D integrates tightly with Blender/3ds Max and as such allows for creating interactive animations right in 3D modelling suite, not in the separate program like Adobe Animate. It also comes with an advanced visual programming tool.

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    Silbermann
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    Verge3D is much easier to use when you need responsive 3D web content on your website. Good for prototyping as well.

    Guest
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    Verge3D is a good alternative if you need to create a full-featured 3D interactive content on your website such as configurator or browser game.

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    • Most users think Verge3D is a great Adobe Animate alternative.

    • Verge3D is Paid and ProprietaryAdobe Animate is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Kage Studio

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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
    • Linux
    • Mac
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    libavg

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    libavg is a high-level development platform for media-centric applications.

    libavg allows programmers, media artists and designers to quickly develop media applications. It uses python as scripting language, is written in high-speed C++ and uses modern OpenGL for display output.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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