Pencil2D

RATING:

4.2

(13)

About Pencil2D

Pencil2D is a free and open-source animation tool that helps businesses create 2D hand-drawn animations using vector graphics and bitmap images. The platform allows designers to edit images, add layers and duplicate or remove keyframes via a unified platform. Pencil2D enables users to configure and switch between raster and vector workflows to create digital sketches or paintings. Graphic designers can use various integrated editing tools including resize, fill, blur, or erase to add custom colors, blur images or change the canvas size. Additionally, it provides a variety of other features including data import/export, task management, data visualization and more. Pencil2D lets professionals view previous or upcoming frames, create animated cartoons, view multiple dra...

Pencil2D Pricing

Pencil2D is available as a free and open-source software (FOSS).

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Pencil2D Reviews

Overall Rating

4.2

Ratings Breakdown

Secondary Ratings

Ease-of-use

4

Customer Support

4

Value for money

4.5

Functionality

4

Most Helpful Reviews for Pencil2D

1 - 5 of 13 Reviews

Anonymous

1 employee

Used weekly for less than 6 months

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed November 2021

Animation and open source

In general, it seems like a great software for someone who wants to enter the world of animation.

PROS

I love that it is open source software. It is very easy to use and the interface is very intuitive, it is also a very light program, it is totally free and runs on any operating system.

CONS

It is a software for beginners in my opinion, the animations are frame by frame, which is tedious after a while, and it does not support 3d animations.

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Pragya

Verified reviewer

Publishing, 11-50 employees

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

4

FUNCTIONALITY

3

Reviewed February 2021

Pencil2D - The Best Free 2D Animation Software

A very good beginner-friendly 2D animation application. Best for personal use and for learning and practicing 2D animation. Best for people looking for a free tool for creating hand drawn animations on a computer.

PROS

1)Beginner-Friendly - The User Interface is very easy and simple. Even a new user can pick up this tool in a few hours. 2)Completely Open Source - Free 2D animation software. You don't need to pay anything to use this application. 3)Cross-Platform - Can be used on any operating system or device. 4)Supports both Raster and Vector graphics. You can animate both Raster and vector assets. 5)Free to use, even commercially! It's completely free! 6)Comparitively works smoothly even on budget-friendly systems. You don't need a high-end system for the smooth running of this application. Yes, it works nicely on standard systems as well.

CONS

1) Need to animate frame by frame which takes a lot of time and patience. 2) No 3D support. Can only create 2D animations. 3) Limited options compared to other animation software. 4) Not much used by professional studios.

William

Computer Software, 11-50 employees

Used monthly for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

3

EASE OF USE

2

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

FUNCTIONALITY

2

Reviewed February 2023

Good free frame-by-frame animating Software

PROS

I like how creative i could get with pencil 2d, it helps, when one knows how to draw.

CONS

I feel that pencil 2d needs more features to stand out, and then better UX for beginners.

Adnan

Banking, 10,000+ employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed May 2021

The best tool to make Incredible 2D animations

I have a very nice and professional experience with Pencil2D, because I have created and designed a number of 2D animations using this software. I have found it so incredibly professional for my business and individual requirements.

PROS

Pencil2D is an amazing and professional tool that allows you to design 2D hand-drawn animations. The software is so easy to use so anyone can learn it easily. It's lightweight and runs almost on every operating system.

CONS

The tools, features and options of Pencil2D are amazing and fabulous. I never faced any issues and cons. According to my point of view, it's best without cons and issues.

bheki

Construction, 2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed September 2021

2d convenience Pencil2D

pencil is a very good software for starting with in animation and graphic designing

PROS

pencil is straight forward it is user friendly. its rendering speed even in slow computers. its frame rate works perfect mostly for starters who are starting with 2d animation.

CONS

pencil UI is not colorfull enough.so its not easy to make realistic blending color