Synfig Studio

Open-source 2D Animation Software

for Windows, Linux and MacOS

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.

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We providing two flavors of binary builds of Synfig for all supported operating systems.
Please choose which one is best fit for you.

A proven and well-tested set of features. For everyday use in your projects.

A good opportunity to try latest (experimental) features and bugfixes.

Synfig is a free and open-source software licensed under GNU GPL v3.
The sources are available on GitHub.

Features

Vector tweening

Transform any vector shape into another! Synfig gives you powerful tools for full control on your vector artwork. Just set the key positions and inbetween frames will be calculated automatically.

Layers and Filters

Synfig provides 50+ layers to create artwork and animation of any complexity. Choose from various layer types: geometric, gradients, filters, distortions, transformations, fractals and others.

Bones

Full-featured bone system allows to create cutout animation using bitmap images or control your vector artwork. Use additional Skeleton Distortion layer to apply complex deformations to bitmap artwork.

Advanced controls

You can link parameters of various layers – directly or through mathematical expressions. This allows you to create advanced character puppets and other dynamic structures.

The illustrations above use artwork and characters by Morevna Project and Nina Paley.

System requirements

Windows

Microsoft Windows 7 or above
Dual-Core CPU at 2 Ghz or better
2GB RAM or more

OS X

OS X 10.8 or above
Dual-Core CPU at 2 Ghz or better
2GB RAM or more

Linux

Linux distro released in 2012 or later
Dual-Core CPU at 2 Ghz or better
2GB RAM or more

Featured Works

Morevna: Demo
by Morevna Project

Pepper & Carrot Episode 4
by Morevna Project

Morevna Episode 3.0.2
by Morevna Project

Animation Reel
by Van Chatto

Polar detective – Prologue
by Cyan Los

The Deadline
by Morevna School

Prologue
by Voria Studio

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Tutorials

Tutorial: Creating a Christmas Wreath

This tutorial shows how to use Synfig to create a Christmas Wreath decoration. It’s time to make some animated greeting cards!

November 30, 2022 No Comments

Made with Synfig

Made with Synfig: Pepper & Carrot Episode 4

This animation is based on webcomic series by David Revoy, which tells about adventures of teenage with Pepper and her cat Carrot. All artwork drawing

November 27, 2022 No Comments

Releases (stable)

Synfig Studio 1.4.3 released

We are happy to announce that the new stable release of Synfig Studio is available for download now! This version introduces major performance optimizations for

October 25, 2022 No Comments