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Animation tool for creating 2D drawings using vector graphs

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4.2 /5
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Value for Money
4.7/5
Features
3.9/5
Ease of Use
4.2/5
Customer Support
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Pragya
Pragya
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  • Industry: Publishing
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Pencil2D - The Best Free 2D Animation Software

Reviewed on 2021/02/05

A very good beginner-friendly 2D animation application. Best for personal use and for learning and...

A very good beginner-friendly 2D animation application. Best for personal use and for learning and practicing 2D animation. Best for people looking for a free tool for creating hand drawn animations on a computer.

Pros

1)Beginner-Friendly - The User Interface is very easy and simple. Even a new user can pick up this tool in a few hours.
2)Completely Open Source - Free 2D animation software. You don't need to pay anything to use this application.
3)Cross-Platform - Can be used on any operating system or device.
4)Supports both Raster and Vector graphics. You can animate both Raster and vector assets.
5)Free to use, even commercially! It's completely free!
6)Comparitively works smoothly even on budget-friendly systems. You don't need a high-end system for the smooth running of this application. Yes, it works nicely on standard systems as well.

Cons

1) Need to animate frame by frame which takes a lot of time and patience.
2) No 3D support. Can only create 2D animations.
3) Limited options compared to other animation software.
4) Not much used by professional studios.

Yahya
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  • Industry: Graphic Design
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 5.0 /10

pencil2d analysis

Reviewed on 2023/04/28

Very good, although it has some drawbacks and lacks a motion curve, but it is good at drawing in 2D

Very good, although it has some drawbacks and lacks a motion curve, but it is good at drawing in 2D

Pros

Very good in terms of use, tools, and video editing to add visual effects to it and ease of use

Cons

It is bad in terms of its reliance on manual knocking in the tires and its lack of framerate curve, and it cannot be used in motion graphics

William
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 5.0 /10

Good free frame-by-frame animating Software

Reviewed on 2023/02/15

Pros

I like how creative i could get with pencil 2d, it helps, when one knows how to draw.

Cons

I feel that pencil 2d needs more features to stand out, and then better UX for beginners.

bheki
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  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

2d convenience Pencil2D

Reviewed on 2021/09/12

pencil is a very good software for starting with in animation and graphic designing

pencil is a very good software for starting with in animation and graphic designing

Pros

pencil is straight forward it is user friendly.
its rendering speed even in slow computers.
its frame rate works perfect mostly for starters who are starting with 2d animation.

Cons

pencil UI is not colorfull enough.so its not easy to make realistic blending color

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Animation and open source

Reviewed on 2021/11/02

In general, it seems like a great software for someone who wants to enter the world of animation.

In general, it seems like a great software for someone who wants to enter the world of animation.

Pros

I love that it is open source software. It is very easy to use and the interface is very intuitive, it is also a very light program, it is totally free and runs on any operating system.

Cons

It is a software for beginners in my opinion, the animations are frame by frame, which is tedious after a while, and it does not support 3d animations.

Amy
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  • Industry: Arts & Crafts
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Want something really neat for free? Here you go

Reviewed on 2021/09/08

Awesome at beginner-friendly hand-drawn animations. It's a no-frills-easy-to-navigate-and-learn 2D...

Awesome at beginner-friendly hand-drawn animations. It's a no-frills-easy-to-navigate-and-learn 2D
animation tool that I find works great on any system. I experienced no lags, just a smooth running
format that has you creating with ease

Pros

It's FREE, user interface is delightfully basic which is a blessing for the newbies, supportive of both
Vector and Raster graphics, and no pesky stalling when putting an animation together.

Cons

The frame by frame technique is how it's done here. No fancy tech frills, though for many this isn't a
con

Adnan
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  • Industry: Banking
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

The best tool to make Incredible 2D animations

Reviewed on 2021/05/09

I have a very nice and professional experience with Pencil2D, because I have created and designed a...

I have a very nice and professional experience with Pencil2D, because I have created and designed a number of 2D animations using this software. I have found it so incredibly professional for my business and individual requirements.

Pros

Pencil2D is an amazing and professional tool that allows you to design 2D hand-drawn animations. The software is so easy to use so anyone can learn it easily. It's lightweight and runs almost on every operating system.

Cons

The tools, features and options of Pencil2D are amazing and fabulous. I never faced any issues and cons. According to my point of view, it's best without cons and issues.

Johnny
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  • Industry: Graphic Design
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

PENCIL2D WAS EXACTLY WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR.

Reviewed on 2021/07/20

MY OVERALL EXPERIENCE WAS GOOD. COULD BE A BETTER SOFTWARE, BUT THIS ONE IS A GOOD ONE TO USE.

MY OVERALL EXPERIENCE WAS GOOD. COULD BE A BETTER SOFTWARE, BUT THIS ONE IS A GOOD ONE TO USE.

Pros

THIS PROGRAM WAS EASY TO FIND, EASY TO USE AND IT GOT THE JOB DID FOR ME IN THE NICK OF TIME! I USE IT ON A NORMAL NOW FOR WEEKLY USES! IT'S EASIER FOR ME TO GET THINGS DONE QUICKLY!

Cons

I LITERALLY UNDERSTOOD IT WAS A 2D SOFTWARE, I WAS LOOKING FOR ANYTHING THAT I COULD TYPE IN BECAUSE MICROSOFT WOUDLN'T PULL UP! I DON'T HAVE A BAD THING TO SAY ABOUT IT.

Christopher
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  • Industry: Graphic Design
  • Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 6-12 months
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  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

My experience with Pencil2D

Reviewed on 2022/12/19

Pros

As a digital artist, I usually try several kinds of drawing/painting softwares to see the differences of these softwares. The tools for 2D drawing is great and easy to use, I really haven't tried animation yet but I will do that pretty soon

Cons

Well I haven't seen anything that I like least about the software based on the capacity which I have been using it

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Monthly for 1-5 months
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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Decent software to step into the world of animation.

Reviewed on 2021/09/12

Pros

Simple interface.

Easy to move around the key frames

Basic yet powerful feature set.

Cons

Some of the actions are not intuitive like rotating your drawings, no option to multiply layers, changing bitmap layer to lighter, shading layers.

May not be suitable for advanced animations.

Kasongo
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  • Industry: Computer & Network Security
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

What I like the most is that its Simple and simple to utilize

Reviewed on 2021/04/27

Pros

i like Pencil2D because its easy to use, its an open source and can run on different operating systems and also good for beginners

Cons

1)it is limited compared to some other animation software`s 2)its not used that often by big studios.

Alexandre
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  • Industry: Arts & Crafts
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

A great tool to start animation with vector drawing

Reviewed on 2021/04/01

I liked using Pencil2D, it is a free tool that allows a good base and an initiation for 2D...

I liked using Pencil2D, it is a free tool that allows a good base and an initiation for 2D animation with vector drawing, it is simple but for those who are starting and looking for new paths like 2D animation, this software is a good way .

Pros

I like Pencil2D because it is free and open-source software, it has easy tools to work with, intuitive and with simple icons and runs on various operating systems not limited to just one system.

Cons

The main point against Pencil2d is the absence of complex tools, there is a lack of tools to bring better color effects, drawing tools, curves etc. but honestly this is not a giant problem, the tool does not have this intention, the intention to be the best the most robust in the world but to be a tool that brings a great introduction to animation with vector drawing.

Anthony
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  • Industry: Animation
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Monthly for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Best for traditional 2D animation

Reviewed on 2022/01/03

After practicing with this software to make a few 2D animations, I've had a very positive and...

After practicing with this software to make a few 2D animations, I've had a very positive and professional experience with it. I've found it to be quite sophisticated for both my work and personal needs.

Pros

This is so quick and easy to learn by anyone. It is suitable for just about any hardware as it is so lightweight. It is free of cost to make traditional frame by frame animation.

Cons

Some of the final results can look a little scratchy.