synfig / synfig

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Free, open-source 2D animation software using vector and bitmap artwork, available for Windows, Linux, and macOS.

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Aimed at producing film-quality 2D animation without drawing every frame by hand, using vector and bitmap artwork. Written in C++ with GTKmm and licensed under GPL-3.0.

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LanguageC++

LicenseGPL-3.0

Created2011-05-02 (15y ago)

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