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Kite Compositor

Motion Design for Mac·kiteapp.co

Kite Compositor is a native UI animation and prototyping design application for Mac, built on Apple's Core Animation framework. It offers a WYSIWYG canvas, an integrated timeline for keyframe animation, a JavaScript scripting engine, and the ability to generate native Swift or Objective-C animation code. A companion iOS app lets users preview designs on an actual iOS device.

What it's for

Designing and prototyping UI animations for Mac and iOSGenerating native Swift or Objective-C animation codeBuilding interfaces visually with drag-and-drop layersFine-tuning animation timing with a curve editorPresenting designs in full-screen presentation modeScripting custom interaction logic with JavaScriptPreviewing designs on an iOS device via companion appExporting animations as video recordings

Features 20

Animation curve editor
Built-in templates and example documents
Companion iOS app for previewing designs on device
Component library for reusable layer hierarchies
Export animations as video recordings
Generate native Swift or Objective-C Core Animation code
Integrated smart timeline for animation keyframes
JavaScript scripting engine and live console
KiteKit framework for embedding Kite documents in other apps
Light/Dark appearance support (macOS Mojave)
Multiple pages per document with independent timelines
Object inspector for editing layer properties
Open, flat-file document format (JSON hierarchy)
Page-to-page transitions
Path editing with pen tool for shapes and animation paths
Presentation playback mode with customizable window
Real-time rendering via Core Animation compositing
Sketch and Adobe XD import
Touch Bar support for scrubbing and tool control
WYSIWYG canvas for drag-and-drop layer design

At a glance

free trial

TypeDesktop app

DeploymentInstalled (local)

PlatformsmacOS

Fordesigners, developers

CompanyRhodes Software

Integrations

SketchAdobe XD

Resources

Pricing

Kite Compositor is sold as a one-time $99 purchase, not a subscription.

Kite Compositor LicenseQuote

$99.00 one-time purchase for a license; requires macOS 11+.