2D animation

Draw, rig and tween 2D animation on a timeline and render it to video.

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2D animation
Tool	Stars	Licence	Terms	Self-hosted	Language	Latest	Last push
OpenToonz	7.8k	Other	Open source	No	C++	v1.8.0	2026-10-04
Synfig	2.3k	GPL-3.0	Open source	No	C++	v1.5.5	2026-10-03
Pencil2D	1.8k	GPL-2.0	Open source	No	C++	v0.7.2	2026-10-05
Tahoma2D	663	Other	Open source	No	C++	v1.6.3	2026-09-24

4 tools

OpenToonz - An open-source full-featured 2D animation creation software

Language: C++
Licence: Other
Stars: 7.8k
Latest: v1.8.0
Last push: 2026-10-04

This is the Official source code repository of Synfig Studio animation software

Language: C++
Licence: GPL-3.0
Stars: 2.3k
Latest: v1.5.5
Last push: 2026-10-03

Pencil2D is an easy, intuitive tool to make 2D hand-drawn animations. Pencil2D is open source and cross-platform.

Language: C++
Licence: GPL-2.0
Stars: 1.8k
Latest: v0.7.2
Last push: 2026-10-05

2D and Stop Motion Animation Software

Language: C++
Licence: Other
Stars: 663
Latest: v1.6.3
Last push: 2026-09-24

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