Synfig Studio is a free and open-source 2D animation software designed as a powerful, industrial-strength solution for creating film-quality animation using vector and bitmap artwork. It eliminates the need to create animation frame-by-frame, allowing production of higher-quality 2D animation with fewer people and resources. It offers 50+ layer types, a full-featured bone system for cutout animation, and advanced parameter linking for character puppets.
What it's for
Creating film-quality 2D animationVector shape tweening/morphingCutout animation using bitmap imagesCharacter puppet rigging with linked parameters
Features 7
- 50+ layer types: geometric, gradients, filters, distortions, transformations, fractals
- Full-featured bone system for cutout animation
- Parameter linking across layers directly or via mathematical expressions
- Skeleton Distortion layer for complex bitmap deformation
- Stable and Development binary build channels
- Support for both vector and bitmap artwork
- Vector tweening (shape morphing with automatic inbetween frames)
At a glance
free tieropen source
TypeDesktop app
DeploymentInstalled (local)
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
No company, integrations, or compliance data published yet.
Pricing
Software is free and open-source; the site solicits voluntary donations (e.g. 'August 2026 donations: $108 contributed by 28 awesome people').
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