Friction AlternativesMotion Graphics Software & Animation Makers like Friction

Apps similar to Friction include Adobe After Effects. It's paid, but enve and Pikimov are free. Other options are Rive, Blackmagic Design Fusion, Cavalry and Expressive Animator. You can choose from more than 10 Motion Graphics Software like Friction for Windows, Mac, Linux and the web.

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  1. Adobe After Effects offers top-tier motion graphics and visual effects capabilities, ideal for film, TV productions, and creative projects. Featuring advanced compositing with keyframe animation and layer techniques, it's geared for professionals seeking powerful solutions via Creative Cloud.

    74 Adobe After Effects alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  2. Rive icon
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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.

    28 Rive alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  3. enve icon
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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.

    60 enve alternatives

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. Pikimov icon
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    Pikimov is a free web based motion design and video editor.

    31 Pikimov alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  5. Fusion is the world’s most advanced compositing software for visual effects artists, broadcast and motion graphic designers and 3D animators.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Cavalry icon
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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.

    19 Cavalry alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  7. Create interactive SVG animations with precise keyframe and easing control, custom vector paths, shape and text editing, gradients, masks, boolean operations, blend modes, snap, grid, advanced export options including Lottie, GIF, and no JavaScript required.

    83 Expressive Animator alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  8. Animates 2D characters in real time by tracking facial expressions and movements, integrates with Creative Cloud, supports layered artwork import, enables live streaming, lip-sync, drag-and-drop actions, timeline editing, and export to video.

    9 Adobe Character Animator alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Adobe Creative Cloud
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  9. EbSynth icon
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    EbSynth brings art to life with 2D motion capture. It's a tool for converting video footage into stylised 'motion paintings'.

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    • Freemium
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    • Mac
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    • Linux
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  10. VoiceDraw icon
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    A professional motion graphics editor that runs in your browser. Real graph editor, expressions, 3D and a full compositing stack, with an AI copilot that edits your timeline. Free, no download.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  11. Unity-integrated tool for building and editing 2D character animations, supporting parameter-driven expressions, skeletal animation, modifier-based control, jiggle bone physics, real-time preview, and direct C# scripting for complete game integration within the editor.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Unity
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  12. iArt icon
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    iArt is an AI motion graphics platform that turns text prompts into professional animated videos. Instead of spending hours inAfter Effects or hiring a freelance motion designer, you describe your vision in plain language and iArt's AI agent generates a complete motion...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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