Synfig

Synfig is a powerful, industrial-strength vector-based 2D animation software package, designed from the ground-up for producing feature-film quality 2D animation with fewer people and resources.

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GNU General Public License version 2.0 (GPLv2)

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s-r-grass Posted 2020-08-08

Thank you very much for the program! Thank you for distributing it under a free open source license!
melodyferret Posted 2020-04-04

perhaps this software is made more for cutout style animation, however I found trying to use this as a more "traditional style" animation software to be abysmal. The drawing tools suck and the design and layout is some of the most unintuitive s*** I've seen. I have tried dozens of free animation softwares out there and this one is by FAR the worst. I'm pretty sure most of the positive reviews here are bots with how repetitive they are. Try OpenToonz or even pencil2D if you are looking for a worthwhile free 2d animation software. This aint it.
rajeshpara08 Posted 2019-08-15

Amazing rigging ability. Smooth transitions and preview
bl8086 Posted 2018-01-07

I love this software! Thank you very much! Please keep improving Synfig!
hmbgeng Posted 2013-05-27

Nice project! You did a great job. Thank you!

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Operating Systems

BSD, Fink, Linux, Mac, Windows

Languages

Brazilian Portuguese, Catalan, Chinese (Simplified), Czech, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish

Intended Audience

Advanced End Users, Information Technology

User Interface

Command-line, Gnome, GTK+

Programming Language

C++

Related Categories

C++ Vector Graphics Software, C++ Video Software, C++ Animation Software

Registered

2005-07-17

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