Expressive Animator Alternatives

Expressive Animator is described as 'The premier editor for SVG animations. Create interactive SVG animations that run anywhere without plugins, players, or JavaScript code embedded' and is a Animation Maker in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Expressive Animator for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best Expressive Animator alternative is OpenToonz, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Expressive Animator are Adobe After Effects, Glaxnimate, Friction and Synfig Studio.

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Expressive Animator alternatives page was last updated May 9, 2025
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  1. Rive icon

    Rive

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    Rive is a real-time interactive design tool that allows you to design, animate, and immediately integrate your assets into any platform thanks to our open source runtimes.

    21 Rive alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    Rive screenshot 1

    Rive Features

    1.  Non Destructive Editing
    2.  Keyframe Animation
    3.  Support for Layers
    4.  Animation Rigging

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  2. Moho icon

    Moho

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    Moho has everything you need to make amazing, professional animations. Used in the OSCAR nominated films, The Breadwinner and Song of the Sea, for Best Animated Feature Film.

    24 Moho alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Moho screenshot 1

    Moho Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  Support for Layers
    3.  Drawing 2D
    4.  Open PSD files
    5.  Import from Photoshop
    6.  GPU Acceleration

    Moho VS Expressive Animator

     
  4. Tahoma2D icon

    Tahoma2D

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Interface Overview

    Tahoma2D Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Keyframe Animation
    3.  Animation Rigging
    4.  Drawing 2D
    5.  Stop Motion

    Tahoma2D VS Expressive Animator

     
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    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...

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  6. Kage Studio icon

    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
    Kage Studio on Mac OS

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for Layers
    2.  WYSIWYG Support
    3.  Automated Tweening
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Keyframe Animation
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Live Preview
    9.  Portable
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Non Destructive Editing
    12.  No Coding Required

    Kage Studio VS Expressive Animator

     
  7. Spine icon

    Spine

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    Spine is 2D animation software designed specifically for software and game development. Animators, artists and programmers unite to bring your games alive.

    16 Spine alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Spine screenshot 1

    Spine Features

    1.  Bones

    Spine VS Expressive Animator

     
  8. Animation Desk icon

    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.

    95 Animation Desk alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • TW flagTaiwan

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Animation Desk screenshot 1

    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 Expressive Animator

     

    • Animation Desk is the most popular iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Expressive Animator.

    • Animation Desk is Freemium and ProprietaryExpressive Animator is Paid and Proprietary
  10. AnimeEffects icon

    AnimeEffects

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    AnimeEffects is a 2D keyframe animation tool based on deformation of polygon meshes. You can easily operate, quickly shape your idea, and remake at any time if you have changed your mind.

    10 AnimeEffects alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • JP flagJapan

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    AnimeEffects screenshot 1

    AnimeEffects Features

    1.  Animation Rigging
    2.  Support for Layers
    3.  Automated Tweening
    4.  Keyframe Animation
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Bones

    AnimeEffects VS Expressive Animator

     
  11. Cavalry icon

    Cavalry

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    Cavalry makes 2d animation smarter, easier and faster to produce. Design in real-time for advertising, mobile, data visualisation, web, broadcast, UI, generative art, experiential, games and more.

    16 Cavalry alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Cavalry screenshot 1

    Cavalry Features

    1.  Keyframe Animation
    2.  Support for Layers
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Support for scripting
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Attribute Editor

    Cavalry VS Expressive Animator

     
  12. Veadotube mini icon

    Veadotube mini

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    If all you need is a simple program that lets you switch between two images as you talk, then this program is for you!

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • BR flagBrazil

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Veadotube mini screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for GIF

    Veadotube mini VS Expressive Animator

     
  13. Toon Boom Harmony icon

    Toon Boom Harmony

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

    36 Toon Boom Harmony alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Toon Boom Harmony screenshot 1

    Toon Boom Harmony Features

    1.  Automated Tweening
    2.  Keyframe Animation
    3.  Vector strokes

    Toon Boom Harmony VS Expressive Animator

     
  14. Pencil icon

    Pencil

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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.

    38 Pencil alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Pencil in Windows
    Discontinued

    Updated project here: Pencil2D icon Pencil2D

    Pencil Features

    1.  Protected by Password

    Pencil VS Expressive Animator

     
  15. 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.

    36 TVPaint Animation alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    TVPaint Animation screenshot 1

    TVPaint Animation Features

    1.  Keyframe Animation

    TVPaint Animation VS Expressive Animator

     
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