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Kite Compositor

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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+.

Last checked 24 days ago·