Pencil2D AlternativesTop Animation Makers & Digital Painting Tools like Pencil2D

Pencil2D is described as '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' and is a popular Animation Maker in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Pencil2D for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best Pencil2D alternative is Animation Desk, which is free. Other great apps like Pencil2D are OpenToonz, Glaxnimate, Synfig Studio and Wick Editor.

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  1. Animation Desk icon

    Animation Desk

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    Create frame-by-frame animation, sketches, and storyboard projects using multiple painting tools, pressure sensitivity, onion skinning, stamp features, layer support, dynamic backgrounds, and easy export to PDF or animatics for sharing or further creative use.

    90 Animation Desk alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Animation Desk is more powerful than Pencil2D!

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    • Almost everyone thinks Animation Desk is a great Pencil2D alternative.

    • Animation Desk is the most popular Windows, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Pencil2D.

    • Animation Desk is the most popular free alternative to Pencil2D.

    • Animation Desk is Freemium and ProprietaryPencil2D is Free and Open Source
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    OpenToonz

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    OpenToonz is an animation program that is a free software version of Toonz, the animation software used by Studio Ghibli, amongst others.

    43 OpenToonz alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • This alternative is disputed. OpenToonz is a legitimate Pencil2D alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • OpenToonz is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Pencil2D.

    • OpenToonz is the most popular Open Source alternative to Pencil2D.

    • OpenToonz is Free and Open SourcePencil2D is also Free and Open Source
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    Wick Editor

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    The Wick Editor is a free and open-source tool for creating games, animations, and everything in-between. It's designed to be the most accessible tool for creating multimedia projects on the web. Your creations can run on any device with a web browser - that means mobile too.

    100 Wick Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    Wick editor is adobe flash and Pincel2d combined together

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • This alternative is disputed. Wick Editor is a legitimate Pencil2D alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Wick Editor is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Pencil2D.

    • Wick Editor is Free and Open SourcePencil2D is also Free and Open Source
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. 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.

    77 Expressive Animator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Expressive Animator is the most popular commercial alternative to Pencil2D.

    • Expressive Animator is Paid and ProprietaryPencil2D is Free and Open Source
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    Tahoma2D

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

    25 Tahoma2D alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    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.

    25 Moho alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    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.

    38 TVPaint Animation alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
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