Marionette Studio AlternativesAnimation Makers and other similar apps like Marionette Studio

Marionette Studio is described as 'Great software, powerful, easy and very intuitive to create 2D animations, characters for video games and more' and is a Animation Maker in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Marionette Studio for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and Self-Hosted apps. The best Marionette Studio alternative is Synfig Studio, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Marionette Studio are enve, Inochi Creator, Expressive Animator and Spine.

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Marionette Studio alternatives page was last updated Mar 12, 2024
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  1. Synfig Studio icon

    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.

    58 Synfig Studio alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    Synfig Studio screenshot 1

    Synfig Studio Features

    1.  Automated Tweening
    2.  Timeline-based
    3.  Bones and Layers
    4.  Live Preview
    5.  Keyframe Animation
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  HDR Support

    Synfig Studio VS Marionette Studio

     

    • Synfig Studio is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Marionette Studio.

    • Synfig Studio is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Marionette Studio.

    • Synfig Studio is Free and Open SourceMarionette Studio is Paid and Proprietary
  2. enve icon

    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.

    55 enve alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • PL flagPoland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Official Enve Screenshot
    Discontinued

    The GitHub repo hasn't had updates since September 2022. There's already been 2 threads discussing the discontinued state of the program without any comment from the original dev:https://github.com/MaurycyLiebner/enve/issues/315https://github.com/MaurycyLiebner/enve/issues/336

    Top enve Features

    1.  Support for Layers
    2.  Keyframe Animation
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Cloud Sync
    5.  Pressure Sensitivity
    6.  Custom Brushes
    7.  Automated Tweening
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  No Coding Required
    11.  No registration required
    12.  Hardware Accelerated

    enve VS Marionette Studio

     
  4. Inochi Creator icon

    Inochi Creator

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    Inochi creator is a framework for realtime 2D puppet animation. On this site you can find the reference implementation as well as the official tooling for creating and using Inochi2D puppets for VTubing.

    9 Inochi Creator alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DK flagDenmark
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • itch.io
    Inochi Creator screenshot 1

    Inochi Creator Features

    1.  Animation Rigging
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Support for Layers
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Ad-free

    Inochi Creator VS Marionette Studio

     
  5. Expressive Animator icon

    Expressive Animator

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    The premier editor for SVG animations. Create interactive SVG animations that run anywhere without plugins, players, or JavaScript code embedded.

    74 Expressive Animator alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • RO flagRomania
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Expressive Animator - Walking character animation

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No Coding Required
    3.  Keyframe Animation
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Support for Layers
    6.  Live Preview
    7.  Automated Tweening
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  WYSIWYG Support
    10.  Support for 4K
    11.  Hardware Accelerated

    Expressive Animator VS Marionette Studio

     

    • Expressive Animator is the most popular commercial alternative to Marionette Studio.

    • Expressive Animator is Paid and ProprietaryMarionette Studio is also Paid and Proprietary
    • Expressive Animator is LightweightMarionette Studio is not according to our users
  6. 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 Marionette Studio

     
  7. 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 Marionette Studio

     
  9. Live2D Cubism icon

    Live2D Cubism

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    Live2D is the world's first drawing technology to enable 3D rendering of 2D images. This technology supports a variety of portable consoles and smartphones, and Live2D is already being utilized for games that take advantage of the unique characteristics of hand drawn artwork.

    11 Live2D Cubism alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • JP flagJapan

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Unity
    Live2D Cubism screenshot 1

    Live2D Cubism Features

    1.  GNU/linux-libre
    2.  Image to 3D

    Live2D Cubism VS Marionette Studio

     
  10. Trangram icon

    Trangram

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    Trangram is a free one-stop platform to create, animate and share motion graphics.

    51 Trangram alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Trangram screenshot 1

    Trangram Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Ad-free

    Trangram VS Marionette Studio

     

    • Trangram is the most popular Web-based alternative to Marionette Studio.

    • Trangram is Free and ProprietaryMarionette Studio is Paid and Proprietary
  11. Creature icon

    Creature

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    This software is used to create fluid and natural animation to 2D graphics, easily allowing the user to use secondary animation to make it look more natural.

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Intuitive interface

    Creature VS Marionette Studio

     
  12. Spriter icon

    Spriter

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    Spriter : an intuitive 2D animation tool for video game makers.

    Spriter enables the “modular” method of animating where, instead of each frame being a single complete image, it is constructed from many small, re- useable images (such as body parts). Each of these images that ar.

    18 Spriter alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Spriter screenshot 1

    Spriter VS Marionette Studio

     
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    Hover.css

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    A collection of CSS3 powered hover effects to be applied to links, buttons, logos, SVG, featured images and so on. Easily apply to your own elements, modify or just use for inspiration. Available in CSS, Sass, and LESS.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    Hover.css VS Marionette Studio

     

    • Hover.css is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Marionette Studio.

    • Hover.css is Free and Open SourceMarionette Studio is Paid and Proprietary
  14. Rubber Hose 2 icon

    Rubber Hose 2

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    Rubber Hose is an After Effects tool for animation rigging. Connect layers from Illustrator and Photoshop into two new stretchy rigs – RubberPin and RubberRig. Style hoses unlike ever before. Major speed updates and key-frame baking let you work faster.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Adobe After Effects
    Rubber Hose 2 screenshot 1

    Rubber Hose 2 VS Marionette Studio

     
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