Friction AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Animation Makers

The best Animation Maker alternative to Friction is Adobe After Effects. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try enve or Cavalry. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Friction and five of them are Animation Makers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Animation Maker alternatives to Friction are Expressive Animator and Adobe Character Animator.

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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.

    72 Adobe After Effects alternatives

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  2. 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.

    58 enve alternatives

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. 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.

    18 Cavalry alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  4. 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.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  5. 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.

    10 Adobe Character Animator alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Adobe Creative Cloud
     
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