Free OpenToonz AlternativesTop Animation Makers & Digital Painting Tools like OpenToonz

The best free alternative to OpenToonz is Blender, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to OpenToonz and many of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to OpenToonz are Krita, Synfig Studio, Candlestick and enve.

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  1. Blender icon
     1860 likes

    A comprehensive open-source 3D software suite for modeling, UV unwrapping, texturing, rigging, and animating. It supports renderings, simulations including fluid and cloth dynamics, complex compositing, video editing, and Python scripting, running across all major operating systems.

    154 Blender alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • Steam
    • Flatpak
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    Splash Artwork for Blender 4.3
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  2. Krita icon
     1510 likes

    Free, open-source painting software designed by artists for artists. Offers customizable UI, 9 brush engines, color management, tablet support, non-destructive editing, and privacy features. Portable and available on major platforms, supporting seamless texture creation.

    165 Krita alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android Tablet
    • KDE Plasma
    • Epic Games Store
    • PortableApps.com
    • F-Droid
    • Steam
    • AppImage
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    Krita screenshot 1
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  3. Synfig Studio icon
     141 likes

    Open-source 2D software for creating animations with vector and bitmap artwork, advanced bone rigging, tweening, timeline editing, onion skinning, multi-layer effects, audio sync, and multi-format rendering on Windows, Linux, and macOS.

    63 Synfig Studio alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  4. Candlestick icon
     16 likes

    Open-source editor runs in browser for making games, animations, and interactive content, offering vector drawing, timeline tools, asset import/export, JavaScript scripting, onion-skinning, plug-ins, and no installation or feature restrictions required.

    66 Candlestick alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Debian
    • AppImage
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  5. enve icon
     43 likes

    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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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Pencil2D icon
     67 likes

    Pencil2D is an opensource animation/drawing software for Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux, based on old Pencil software. It lets you create traditional hand-drawn animation (cartoon) using both bitmap and vector graphics.

    50 Pencil2D alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
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  7. Storyboarder icon
     53 likes

    Storyboarder makes it easy to visualize a story as fast you can draw stick figures. Quickly draw to test if a story idea works. Create and show animatics to others. Express your story idea without making a movie.

    50 Storyboarder alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. Cavalry icon
     17 likes

    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

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  9. Tahoma2D icon
     18 likes

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

    28 Tahoma2D alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Interface Overview
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  10. FlipaClip icon
     20 likes

    Draw your cartoon using frame-by-frame animation. It works just like the old school flipbook but with a modern twist!

    46 FlipaClip alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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