Pencil2D Alternatives for Android

Pencil2D is not available for Android but there are some alternatives with similar functionality. The best Android alternative is Animation Desk, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Pencil2D and six of them are available for Android so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Android alternatives to Pencil2D are Glaxnimate, FlipaClip, TVPaint Animation and TupiTube.

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Pencil2D alternatives are mainly Animation Makers but may also be Digital Painting Tools or Vector Graphic Apps.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Pencil2D.
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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...

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Pencil2D alternatives page was last updated Feb 3, 2025
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  1. Animation Desk icon

    Animation Desk

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    Animation Desk is a perfect tool for animating, storyboarding, and sketching. It’s an app Loved by professional and amateur animators, Youtubers, and many art lovers. Draw you frame-to-frame animation from scratch, or create animations upon videos, images, PSD layers.

    94 Animation Desk alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Top Animation Desk Features

    1.  Onion skinning
    2.  Live Screen Recording
    3.  Keyframe Animation
    4.  Video Import
    5.  Support for Layers
    6.  Rotoscoping
    7.  Animated Videos
    8.  Symmetry brush
    9.  Stamps
    10.  Sketch to PSD
    11.  Built-in PDF converter
    12.  Convert Videos to Animated GIFs

    Animation Desk VS Pencil2D

     
    Comments about Animation Desk as an Alternative to Pencil2D
    Rosalind Morris
    Positive •Feb 22, 2019
    9

    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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    Glaxnimate

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    Glaxnimate is a vector graphics animation program which focuses on being quick and easy to use.

    15 Glaxnimate alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Animate Vector Illustrations
    2.  Export to SVG
    3.  Automated Tweening
    4.  Keyframe Animation
    5.  Support for Layers
    6.  Live Preview
    7.  Support for scripting
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  No registration required
    12.  No Tracking

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  4. FlipaClip icon

    FlipaClip

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

    34 FlipaClip alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    FlipaClip Features

    1.  Keyframe Animation
    2.  Support for Layers
    3.  Storyboard
    4.  Free hand drawing
    5.  Capture Video
    6.  Flight Status
    7.  Stream audio
    8.  Camera capturing

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    Comments about FlipaClip as an Alternative to Pencil2D
    Guest
    Positive •Aug 28, 2018
    4

    It makes it soo easy to animate if you know nothing about animation.

    Guest
    Negative •Jun 4, 2019
    2

    FlipAClip has very limited tools to do animations. And they also have low quality backgrounds.

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    • Most users think FlipaClip is a great Pencil2D alternative.

    • FlipaClip is Freemium and ProprietaryPencil2D is Free and Open Source
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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.

    36 TVPaint Animation alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
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    TVPaint Animation Features

    1.  Keyframe Animation

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  6. TupiTube icon

    TupiTube

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    Tupi is a design and authoring tool for digital artists interested in 2D Animation, fork of the KToon project, offering an interface experience focused on 8-100 years olds.

    27 TupiTube alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    TupiTube screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  User friendly

    Features

    1.  Support for Layers
    2.  Rotoscoping
    3.  Flash-Like

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    Tweencraft

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    No need to learn drawing and animation.

    To create animation videos using Tweencraft cartoon animation app, You just have to select characters and record dialogues, and animate using your finger touch movements. It's 2d Animation app. Its complete cartoon video maker editor a.

    33 Tweencraft alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Tweencraft VS Pencil2D

     
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