Pencil2D is an animation/drawing software for Windows, macOS, Linux, and FreeBSD. It lets you create traditional hand-drawn animation (cartoon) using both bitmap and vector graphics. Pencil2D is free and open source.
Here is a video demonstrating the project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma52j9B1kEM
Pencil2D Website: https://www.pencil2d.org/
User Showcase Reel 2022
Note that the following guides and documentation are outdated.
- Quick Reference - Web version of the PDF guide included with Pencil2D
- User Manual - End user documentation how-to
- FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
You can download Pencil2D from the Official Website or Github releases
For first time users refer to the User Manual
If you run into any issues, make sure to check out the FAQ
Nightly builds are the bleeding edge versions of Pencil2D, which contains the most recent fixes and features. We currently do not offer legacy mac or 32-bit linux nightly builds. If you have one of these systems, you will have to wait for official releases or build the program from source.
- Issue Tracker - Report bugs or request features.
- Developer Guide - Learn how to compile Pencil2D yourself.
- Transifex - You can help translate Pencil2D, too.
- GitHub: https://github.com/pencil2d/pencil (Primary)
- Bitbucket: https://bitbucket.org/chchwy/pencil2d (Mirror)
- GitLab: https://gitlab.com/chchwy/pencil2d (Mirror 2)