Pencil2D

Pencil2D
Original author(s)Patrick Corrieri, Pascal Naidon
Developer(s)Matthew Chang and others
Initial release2005 (2005)
Stable release
0.7.0  / 12 July 2024
Repositorygithub.com/pencil2d/pencil
Written inC++
Qt
Operating systemWindows, macOS, Unix-like
PlatformCross-platform
Size36–58 MiB (varies by operating system)
Type2D animation software
LicenseGPL-2.0-only
Websitehttps://www.pencil2d.org/

Pencil2D is a free and open-source 2D animation software for Windows, macOS, and Unix-like operating systems. It is released under the GNU General Public License and uses the Qt framework. It is used for making cartoons using traditional techniques (tracing drawings, onion skinning, etc), managing vector and bitmap drawings.

With this animation software, the user can export files in its own native file format, as well exporting it as a sequence of images (PNG, JPEG, BMP, or TIFF) and also in a video file (AVI, MP4, WebM, GIF, or APNG).