Animation Desk Alternatives

Animation Desk is described as 'Create frame-by-frame animation, storyboards, and sketches with various painting tools, layers, onion skinning, stamp features, and social media sharing' and is a very popular Animation Maker in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Animation Desk for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, iPhone, iPad and Web-based apps. The best Animation Desk alternative is OpenToonz, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Animation Desk are Glaxnimate, Synfig Studio, Pencil2D and VirtualDub.

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  1. Cinecred icon
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    Create beautiful film credits without the pain.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  2. AmberDraw icon
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    Create stunning motion art with AmberDraw's revolutionary animated brushes. Every stroke comes alive, transforming your digital artwork into dynamic masterpieces. Perfect for professional illustrators, concept artists, and digital painters seeking to push creative boundaries.

    8 AmberDraw alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • iPad
     
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    Easy video editor designed for beginners and content creators, featuring a drag-and-drop timeline, 4K/8K support, built-in effects, transitions, titles, AI-driven tools for background removal, screen recording, Instant Mode templates, stabilization, and direct online sharing.

    151 Wondershare Filmora alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
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    Comments about Wondershare Filmora as an Alternative to Animation Desk
    tvgoing1
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    wondershare is a video editing software not a animation software.

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    • Some users think Wondershare Filmora is a great Animation Desk alternative, some don't.

    • Wondershare Filmora is the most popular Android, iPhone & Android Tablet alternative to Animation Desk.

    • Wondershare Filmora is Freemium and ProprietaryAnimation Desk is also Freemium and Proprietary
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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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
     
  5. RoughAnimator icon
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    RoughAnimator is a fully featured hand drawn animation application that runs on Android, iOS, Mac OS, and Windows.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  6. Looom icon
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    Looom is an advanced animation tool that blends the fun of a toy with the professionalism of software. It provides a redesigned interface for creating loopable, hand-drawn animations on an unlimited canvas, with a flexible, non-destructive workflow.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  7. ToonSquid icon
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    ToonSquid is a comprehensive 2D art and animation studio for iPad, merging traditional hand-drawn and automatic keyframe animation, with features including customizable brushes, a flexible layer system, animated text, vector shapes, and more.

    8 ToonSquid alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPad
     
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    Comments about ToonSquid as an Alternative to Animation Desk
    Nikolas Paiva
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    It is to make BFDI animations

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    • ToonSquid is Paid and ProprietaryAnimation Desk is Freemium and Proprietary
  8. 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

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. Callipeg icon
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    Callipeg is a 2D hand-drawn animation app available on iPad, iPhone (Callipeg mini) and Android. It offers both frame-by-frame and keyframe animation tools in a workspace suitable for a range of projects, from simple scenes to complex sequences.

    19 Callipeg alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPad
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  11. VideoPad icon
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    Comprehensive video editor with over 50 visual effects and transitions, offering real-time previews and fully adjustable parameters. Supports diverse audio/video formats, adds photos and text, and enables sharing on DVDs, HD DVDs, Blu-Ray, mobile devices, or online. Free and professional versions available.

    153 VideoPad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
     
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