Synfig Studio Alternatives

Synfig Studio is described as 'Synfig is a free and open-source, industrial-strength, vector-based 2D animation app designed for producing feature-film animations' and is a very popular Animation Maker in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Synfig Studio for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best Synfig Studio alternative is Krita, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Synfig Studio are Animation Desk, OpenToonz, Glaxnimate and Pencil2D.

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Synfig Studio alternatives are mainly Animation Makers, but if you're looking for Vector Graphic Apps or Digital Painting Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Free, Android, iPad and Open Source. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Synfig Studio.
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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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
     
  2. Spine icon
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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

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • 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.

    16 Cavalry alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

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

    39 Pencil alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. Creature icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  6. AnimeEffects icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. TupiTube icon
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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.

    28 TupiTube alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
     
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  8. Kage Studio icon
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    Kage Studio is a vector-based 2D Animation cross-platform Software that can export animation to HTML5, PNG sequence, Spritesheet, and video (via FFmpeg) as well as static images to PNG and SVG.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
     
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    Comments about Kage Studio as an Alternative to Synfig Studio
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    the learning curve for Synfig is too high unlike in Kage Studio, you simply draw, animate, and export.

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    • Kage Studio is Free and Open SourceSynfig Studio is also Free and Open Source
    • Kage Studio is LightweightSynfig Studio is not according to our users
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    Marionette Studio is a great software, powerful, easy and very intuitive to create 2D animations, characters for video games and more.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
     
    • Marionette Studio is the most popular Web-based alternative to Synfig Studio.

    • Marionette Studio is Paid and ProprietarySynfig Studio is Free and Open Source
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    2D animation software. Turn images to animated characters, control characters with your expressions, generate lip-sync animation from audio, accomplish 3D parallax scenes, produce 2D visual effects & quickly customize characters.

    30 Cartoon Animator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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