Open Source Toon Boom Harmony AlternativesAnimation Makers and other similar apps like Toon Boom Harmony

The best open source alternative to Toon Boom Harmony is OpenToonz. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Toon Boom Harmony and 13 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Toon Boom Harmony are Synfig Studio, Wick Editor, Pencil2D and Candlestick.

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Toon Boom Harmony 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 Open Source. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Toon Boom Harmony.
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  1. OpenToonz icon
     130 likes

    Open-source 2D animation software supporting raster and vector workflows, node-based compositing, plug-in extensions, anti-aliased painting, and support for major platforms, developed in collaboration with Studio Ghibli and suitable for commercial projects.

    43 OpenToonz alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    It's designed with professional studios in mind, it's featured packed and multi-platform. It goes from cleaning to inking & painting, to post production, in a single powerful node-based environment. It can mix and match palette-linked raster and vector images in a single project. It has integrated version control system and render farm support. ...on top of all that, it's free!

    • OpenToonz is Free and Open SourceToon Boom Harmony is Paid and Proprietary
    • OpenToonz is Privacy focusedToon Boom Harmony is not according to our users
  2. Synfig Studio icon
     138 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.

    60 Synfig Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  3. Wick Editor icon
     80 likes

    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

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. Pencil2D icon
     65 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.

    46 Pencil2D alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
     
  5. Candlestick icon
     11 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.

    63 Candlestick alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. enve icon
     39 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.

    57 enve alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Tahoma2D icon
     17 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. TupiTube icon
     37 likes

    Open-source 2D animation software offering a modular, beginner-friendly interface, real-time preview, vector illustration in beta, timeline and exposure sheet features, cross-platform support, and export options for OGV, AVI, MPEG, SWF, and PNG image arrays.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
     
  9. Pencil icon
     70 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. EasyToon icon
     9 likes

    Easytoon is a program that can create small animated gif friendly, a simple sequence of images giving the illusion of movement. It sounds simple written like that but it is quite complicated to implement, finally brief.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. Ella icon
     5 likes

    Ella (an acronym for Elegant Light Linux Animator) is a light animation software intended to achieve a aim of the Linux world : a functionnal and WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) 2D animation sofware.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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