# OpenToonz vs Pencil2D

| Attribute | OpenToonz | Pencil2D |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 60.8 (24% (low)) | 43.8 (24% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 61 | 1 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | 7,589 | 1,791 |
| deployment.options | - | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Software designed for producing 2D animations that evolved from professional-grade tools and was refined through years of use and customization in major animation studios. | Pencil2D is a free, open-source animation tool that lets you draw traditional 2D cartoons frame-by-frame using both raster and vector graphics. It runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, and FreeBSD. |
| language.primary | C++ | C++ |
| license.spdx | - | GPL-2.0 |
| platform.support | - | `{"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://opentoonz.github.io/e/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-17T21:35:02.329Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Completely free and open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.pencil2d.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-17T21:35:03.185Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 20 | 136 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/opentoonz/opentoonz/releases/tag/nightly","date":"2016-11-16T09:53:18Z","type":"prerelease","version":"nightly"},{"url":"https://github.com/opentoonz/opentoonz/releases/tag/v1.8.0","date":"2026-06-19T06:16:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/opentoonz/opentoonz/releases/tag/v1.8.0rc","date":"2026-05-29T09:58:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.0rc"},{"url":"https://github.com/opentoonz/opentoonz/releases/tag/v1.7.1","date":"2023-05-10T02:46:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/opentoonz/opentoonz/releases/tag/v1.7.0","date":"2023-05-09T05:58:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/opentoonz/opentoonz/releases/tag/v1.7.0rc","date":"2023-04-20T01:42:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.0rc"},{"url":"https://github.com/opentoonz/opentoonz/releases/tag/v1.6.0","date":"2022-04-01T03:00:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/opentoonz/opentoonz/releases/tag/v1.6.0rc","date":"2022-03-11T05:34:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.0rc"},{"url":"https://github.com/opentoonz/opentoonz/releases/tag/v1.5.0","date":"2021-04-10T14:51:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/opentoonz/opentoonz/releases/tag/v1.5.0rc2","date":"2021-04-05T02:05:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.5.0rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/opentoonz/opentoonz/releases/tag/v1.5.0rc","date":"2021-03-21T08:24:32Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.5.0rc"},{"url":"https://github.com/opentoonz/opentoonz/releases/tag/v1.4.0","date":"2020-02-01T09:54:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/opentoonz/opentoonz/releases/tag/v1.4.0rc","date":"2020-01-17T01:30:34Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.4.0rc"},{"url":"https://github.com/opentoonz/opentoonz/releases/tag/v1.3.0rc2","date":"2019-01-23T05:54:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.3.0rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/opentoonz/opentoonz/releases/tag/v1.3.0","date":"2019-01-30T04:07:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/opentoonz/opentoonz/releases/tag/v1.3.0rc","date":"2019-01-08T03:51:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.3.0rc"},{"url":"https://github.com/opentoonz/opentoonz/releases/tag/v1.2.1","date":"2018-06-28T02:49:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/opentoonz/opentoonz/releases/tag/v1.2.1rc2","date":"2018-06-21T03:56:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.2.1rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/opentoonz/opentoonz/releases/tag/v1.2.1rc","date":"2018-06-12T01:40:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.2.1rc"},{"url":"https://github.com/opentoonz/opentoonz/releases/tag/v1.2.0","date":"2017-12-11T08:04:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.2.0"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/pencil2d/pencil/releases/tag/v0.7.2","date":"2026-03-13T01:14:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.7.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/pencil2d/pencil/releases/tag/v0.7.1","date":"2026-03-07T02:58:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.7.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/pencil2d/pencil/releases/tag/v0.7.1-rc2","date":"2026-02-24T12:35:30Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.7.1-rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/pencil2d/pencil/releases/tag/v0.7.1-rc1","date":"2025-06-18T15:04:13Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.7.1-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/pencil2d/pencil/releases/tag/v0.7.0","date":"2024-07-12T08:36:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pencil2d/pencil/releases/tag/v0.7.0-rc1","date":"2024-06-18T17:23:27Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.7.0-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/pencil2d/pencil/releases/tag/v0.6.6","date":"2021-02-17T04:53:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.6.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/pencil2d/pencil/releases/tag/v0.6.5","date":"2020-07-31T16:02:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.6.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/pencil2d/pencil/releases/tag/v0.6.4","date":"2019-06-03T04:44:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.6.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/pencil2d/pencil/releases/tag/v0.6.3","date":"2019-03-17T14:02:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.6.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/pencil2d/pencil/releases/tag/v0.6.2","date":"2018-09-26T00:14:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.6.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/pencil2d/pencil/releases/tag/v0.6.2-rc1","date":"2018-09-17T07:11:40Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.6.2-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/pencil2d/pencil/releases/tag/v0.6.1.1","date":"2018-04-16T02:52:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.6.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/pencil2d/pencil/releases/tag/v0.6.1","date":"2018-04-15T10:39:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.6.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/pencil2d/pencil/releases/tag/0.6.0","date":"2017-11-30T09:33:18Z","type":"stable","version":"0.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pencil2d/pencil/releases/tag/0.6-rc","date":"2017-11-15T05:23:44Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.6-rc"}]` |
| security.scorecard | 3.2 | 5.7 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fopentoonz%2Fopentoonz&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fpencil2d%2Fpencil&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Animation Tools)

| Capability | OpenToonz | Pencil2D |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | - | - |
| Skeletal puppet rigging inverse kinematics | - | - |
| Frame by frame cel drawing engine | - | - |
| Json state machine web export lottie rive | - | - |
| Automated audio lip sync matching | - | - |
| Vector brush and bezier manipulation | - | - |
| Bitmap raster layer import and tracing | - | - |
| Javascript actionscript timeline scripting | - | - |
| 3d camera depth and parallax layering | - | - |
| React vue ios android native playback sdks | - | - |
| SOC2 type ii | - | - |
| ISO 27001 | - | - |
| Pricing model | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:32:11.439Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*