TVPaint Animation AlternativesAnimation Makers & Digital Painting Tools like TVPaint Animation

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

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  1. OpenToonz icon

    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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • Almost everyone thinks OpenToonz is a great TVPaint Animation alternative.

    • OpenToonz is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to TVPaint Animation.

    • OpenToonz is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to TVPaint Animation.

    • OpenToonz is Free and Open SourceTVPaint Animation is Paid and Proprietary
    • OpenToonz is Privacy focusedTVPaint Animation is not according to our users
  4. Pencil2D icon

    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 vector graphics.

    44 Pencil2D alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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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.

    56 enve alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. Adobe Animate icon

    Adobe Animate

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    Versatile multimedia tool, Adobe Animate offers 4K video export, HTML5 support, creative illustration tools, colored onion skinning, and seamless Creative Cloud integration. Formerly Flash Professional, it includes a rotatable canvas and vector brushes.

    59 Adobe Animate alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Some users think Adobe Animate is a great TVPaint Animation alternative, some don't.

    • Adobe Animate is the most popular commercial alternative to TVPaint Animation.

    • Adobe Animate is Paid and ProprietaryTVPaint Animation is also Paid and Proprietary
  11. Tahoma2D icon

    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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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. Moho icon

    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    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

    Application types

    Platforms

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

    • Animation Desk is Freemium and ProprietaryTVPaint Animation is Paid and Proprietary
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