What is Pencil2D?
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.
Pencil2D pricing
We don't have Pencil2D's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
Completely free and open source
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- Linux
- Windows
- Self-hosted
Security & compliance
Known vulnerabilities: 0 (0 in the last 12 months) sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
Pencil2D alternatives
Other animation tools we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- RiveA unified platform for designing, animating, and coding interactive experiences that deploy natively across any platformlow · 42%
- OpenToonzlow · 24%
- MohoDesktop 2D animation software featuring advanced skeletal rigging and vector drawing toolslow · 26%
- Tumult HypeVisual HTML5 animation and web content creation for macOS without codelow · 26%
- SpineDesktop animation editor specialized in creating skeletal animations for video games.low · 26%
- Synfig Studiolow · 24%
Compare Pencil2D
Side by side against other animation tools, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Pencil2D, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 80 | 0.08 | 6.7 | ✓ |
| Price level | 100 | 0.05 | 5.2 | ✓ |
| Security score | 57 | 0.04 | 2.4 | ✓ |
| Stars | 61 | 0.03 | 1.6 | ✓ |
| Release cadence | 24 | 0.05 | 1.3 | ✓ |
| Development activity | 10 | 0.09 | 0.9 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
| Capabilities | 0 | 0.08 | 0.0 | - |
| Integrations | 0 | 0.09 | 0.0 | - |
| Dependent projects | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.14 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
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