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12 reviews
332.6 k downloads

A free software for creating traditional animations

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Pencil2D is a drawing application that you can use to create traditional animations from a very intuitive interface. It's free, open source, and released under the GNU General Public License. It also uses Qt framework. The original version of the program, called Pencil, was abandoned and discontinued in 2009 by its original creators. This led to the creation of several different forks, one of which was Pencil2D, which became the new standard.

The goal of Pencil2D is to help you create cartoon animations using traditional drawing methods, such as the popular onion skinning technique. To do so, the program lets you work with a complex layers system through which you can manage all the drawings you create or import to your canvas. At the bottom of the screen, you'll find the classic timeline, from which you can easily manage the duration and position of each moment of the animation.

One of the strengths of Pencil2D is that, although you can save all your projects in the program's native format, you can also easily export them in several different ways. On the one hand, you can export any project as a sequence of images in PNG, BMP, JPG, or TIFF. On the other hand, if you prefer, you can also export any project as a video file in AVI, MP4, APNG, or WebM format. In this way, no matter the demands of your work, you'll always be able to do what you need without running into any problems.

Pencil2D is an excellent traditional drawing tool that makes creating simple animations incredibly easy. On the program's official website, you'll also find tons of video tutorials that teach you how to create advanced effects.

Reviewed by Andrés López Translated by Uptodown Localization Team
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Frequent questions

Is Pencil2D free?

Yes, Pencil2D is a completely free software. Its authors have a page where they add their own projects, code, translations, or bug reports. But they don't accept payment under any circumstances.

Is Pencil2D safe?

Yes, Pencil2D is 100% safe. The program does not have a single positive in VirusTotal and has an impeccable track record. As open source software, moreover, anyone can take a look at its code.

Is Pencil2D compatible with Windows 11?

Yes, Pencil2D is compatible with Windows 11. The 64-bit version of the program is compatible with Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, and Windows 11. The 32-bit version, on the other hand, is compatible with Windows XP and Windows Vista.

More information

License GNU
Op. System Windows
Category Animation
Language English
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Author Pascal Naidon y Patrick Corrie
Downloads 332,567
Date Feb 19, 2021
Why is this app published on Uptodown? (More information)

Older versions

zip 0.6.4 Dec 19, 2019
zip 0.4.4b May 8, 2008
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gentlebrownsquirrel59779 icon
gentlebrownsquirrel59779
in 2023

It's great but it hasn't been updated for a while, please update it

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intrepidpurplegorilla87400
in 2023

Aaaah

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blackygatosaurio
in 2019

I love this pencil animator they are my hero (:

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wildpinkwoodpecker70555
in 2019

this program is garbage can even have some useful settings on it, but the program crashes all the time, I’ve lost count of how many jobs I’ve already lost because the program crashed and I wasn’t save...

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zahra888
in 2019

Cakes Cakes How do I design, please

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zahra888
in 2019

Hi this pen is beautiful and I want a design on me and I don't know how

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