Synfig Studio
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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.
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- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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Works on old computers, awsome.
I really like Synfig software, I think with elective the most progress. but, it really has a lot of things to improve, and among those things, I highlight the (Timeline), Where it lacks many orientation tools for using key-frames and interpolation. They could improve this and make the interface more organized and intuitive like the online software "Rive" or "Expressive Animator".
Cause its an easy app, all it takes is a day or two to learn everything, people have made great tutorials on the app and it makes it easy to understand
industrial-strength… Yeah, with a UI that is worse than GIMP and a crashing hog. I tried. I really tried to use it, but nope.
first run... crashed. NOPE!!
Its a really good program, but it takes a lot of getting used to. You can do some amazing effects and make some spectacular videos with it, but it definitely has a learning curve. the interface is ok, but I think it could be better. Overall it is a good program for what it does.