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Pencil2DOpenToonz
Free

Free and open source under the GPL, developed entirely by volunteers.

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The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…

Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Frame-by-frame drawing with onion skinning, which is what hand-drawn animation needs
  • Bitmap and vector layers in one project
  • It carries real production features including an exposure sheet, onion skinning, scan and cleanup tools and a plugin…
  • Minimal by design; complex productions outgrow it quickly
  • No rigging, tweening or particle systems
  • The interface comes from a studio pipeline and is genuinely hard to learn, and stability has historically been…
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-2.0 License: BSD-3-Clause
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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