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Synfig Studio

Create and edit 2D animations and compositions.

  • Completely free
  • Windows, macOS and Linux
  • Open source
  • No account

Overview

Synfig Studio is an animation program, available on Windows, macOS and Linux.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “Synfig Studio Open-source 2D Animation Software for Windows, Linux and MacOS Download Synfig Studio is a free and open-source 2D animation software, designed as powerful industrial-strength solution for creating…” — official website, 10 November 2026

At a glance

Synfig Studio is completely free: it is open source software, and every feature is available without paying or subscribing.

Its licence (GPL-3.0) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • No account needed
  • Commercial use allowed

About

Synfig Studio is a free and open-source 2D animation software, designed as powerful industrial-strength solution for creating film-quality animation using a vector and bitmap artwork. It eliminates the need to create animation frame-by frame, allowing you to produce 2D animation of a higher quality with fewer people and resources. Features: Can manipulate vector and bitmap artwork Automatic tweening (independent from FPS) Multitude of layers of various types (geometry primitives, shapes, gradients, fratals) Full-featured bone system Filters and effects for compositing (blurs, distortions, color manipulation, masks) All color operations use High Dynamic-Range Imaging (HDRI) Pentablet-friendly tools Sound support Linking data on file or parameter-level Automatic animation using mathematical functions

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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  • Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (commercial use) —
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  • Facts collected from Winget (Windows Package Manager) (credit card, account, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Last technical check: 6 November 2026
  • Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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