Drama is a native Mac app for designing animations and prototyping user interaction. It lets users build interconnected Scenes connected by Transitions, and animate individual layer attributes with precise timing. It includes tools like Magic Move, Magic Drag, Drivers, 3D layers, and a companion Mirror app for previewing prototypes on iPhone and iPad.
What it's for
Building interactive prototypes with interconnected scenes and transitionsCreating detailed animations with per-layer attribute control and timingAuto-animating layers between scenes with Magic MoveSyncing transitions to gestures with Magic DragLinking layer changes with DriversPreviewing and interacting with prototypes on iPhone and iPad via Drama MirrorUsing 3D layers for advanced interactionsVersioning and branching document historyImporting Sketch files and layersUsing layers with embedded video files as fills or strokes
Features 16
- 3D layers with rotation, movement, and perspective
- Built-in versioning with history and branching
- Drama Mirror app for previewing prototypes on iPhone and iPad
- Drawing tools: beziers, gradients, shadows, blurs
- Drivers to link changes across layers
- Magic Drag for gesture-synced transitions
- Magic Move auto-animation for layers with the same name
- Metal-based rendering for smooth performance
- Scene-based prototyping with interconnected scenes
- Sketch file import with flatten/skip layer controls
- Smooth corner rendering for rectangles
- Support for video files (MP4, M4V, MOV) as layer fills/strokes
- Symbols/Components (Live Symbols) that are interactive, resizable, and parametric
- Timeline editor for creating animations
- Transitions between scenes triggered by user interaction
- Universal Binary support (Intel and Apple Silicon)
Pricing
Standard license is billed monthly at $9; Educational license is free for teachers/students for 1 year but non-commercial.
TrialFree
Full-featured, 14 day trial. Only the days when you actually use Drama are counted.
Standard$9/mo
Required for commercial purposes. Billed monthly.
EducationalFree
Only for teachers and students. Cannot be used for commercial purposes. Valid for 1 year.
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