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List of 2D animation software

This is a list of two-dimensional animation software.

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This is a list of two-dimensional animation software.

Name Latest stable release Developer License Operating system or environment
Blender March 17, 2026 1 Blender Foundation2 GPL-2.0-or-later3 Windows, OS X, Linux, FreeBSD
Adobe Character Animator January 21, 2026 4 Adobe Systems5 Trialware Windows, OS X6
Motion April 9, 2026 7 Apple Inc.8 Commercial proprietary software OS X9
TupiTube August 15, 2020 Maefloresta GPL-2.0-or-later Windows, OS X, Linux, other Unix-like
Synfig January 18, 202610 Robert Quattlebaum GPL-2.0-or-later Windows, OS X, Linux
Pencil2D February 25, 2026 11 Pencil2D Team GPL-2.0-only 12 Windows, OS X, Linux, FreeBSD13
Harmony March 25, 2026 14 Toon Boom Animation Inc.15 Commercial Proprietary software Trialware Windows, Mac OS X, Linux16
CrazyTalk May 22, 2019 17 Reallusion, Inc 18 Trialware Windows, OS X
Krita March 31, 2026 19 Krita Foundation, KDE GPL-3.0-only Windows, OS X, Linux, FreeBSD, Android
Adobe Animate October 10, 2023 20 Adobe Systems Trialware Windows, OS X21
Live2D July 30, 2024 22 Live2D Ltd. Trialware Windows, OS X
Clip Studio Paint January 6, 2026 23 Celsys Trialware Windows, macOS, Android, iPadOS, iOS
Adobe After Effects January 23, 2026 24 Adobe Systems 25 Trialware Windows, Mac OS X26
OpenToonz May 9, 2023 Dwango27 BSD-3-Clause 28 Windows, OS X, Linux
Pivot Animator May 13, 202529 Peter Bone Freeware Windows30
Moho (Anime Studio) September 12, 2023 Lost Marble LLC Commercial Proprietary software Trialware Windows, Mac OS X
DigiCel FlipBook December 21, 2016 DigiCel Inc. Trialware Windows, OS X
Apple iAd Producer April 1, 2016 Apple Inc. Registerware OS X
Toonz April 12, 2021 Digital Video S.p.a. Commercial proprietary software Windows, OS X, Mac OS
TVPaint Animation December 22, 2022 TVPaint Developpement Commercial proprietary software Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Android
DrawPlus March 23, 2015 Serif Commercial Windows
SWFTools April 8, 2012 Matthias Kramm GPL-2.0-or-later Windows, OS X, Linux
Ajax Animator December 31, 2011 Antimatter15 GPL-3.0-or-later Web application
SWiSH Max June 20, 2011 SwishZone Trialware Windows
RETAS Celsys Commercial proprietary software Windows, OS X
ParticleIllusion Trialware Plug-in for Adobe After Effects
Flipnote Studio December 24, 2008 Nintendo Freeware Nintendo DS
Flipnote Studio 3D July 24, 2013 Nintendo Freeware Nintendo 3DS
Antics 2-D Animation 1998 Antics Workshop Trialware Windows
Autodesk Animator Pro 1995 Jim Kent Freeware/Open source MS-DOS, Windows
Autodesk Animator Studio 1995 Autodesk Commercial proprietary software MS-DOS, Windows
Fantavision 1988 Broderbund Discontinued commercial proprietary software Apple II, Amiga, Apple IIGS, MS-DOS
Glaxnimate September 9, 2023 Mattia Basaglia GPL-3.0-or-later Linux, macOS, Windows, FreeBSD
FlipaClip Visual Blasters Freeware Windows, macOS, Android, iOS
Name Latest stable release Developer License Operating system or environment
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