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Pencil2D

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.

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Free and open-sourceWindowsMacOSUnix-likeGNU General Public License
20 related topics

History

Forks
1 related topics

Reception

Creative BloqKeyframe animation
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Developers
Matthew Chang and others
License
GPL-2.0-only
Operating system
Windows, macOS, Unix-like
Original authors
Patrick Corrieri, Pascal Naidon
Platform
Cross-platform
Release
2005; 21 years ago (2005)

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Overview

History

  • Forks Fork (software development)

Reception

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Pencil2D

Nodes27
Edges26
Triples22
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.074074
Components1

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Pencil2D

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related to history · 9
Pencil2D → CR, From, It, Matthew Chang, May, Pascal Naidon, Patrick Corrieri, Pencil, The
Developers · 1
Pencil2D → Matthew Chang and others
License · 1
Pencil2D → GPL-2.0-only
Operating system · 1
Pencil2D → Windows, macOS, Unix-like
Original authors · 1
Pencil2D → Patrick Corrieri, Pascal Naidon
Platform · 1
Pencil2D → Cross-platform
Release · 1
Pencil2D → 2005; 21 years ago (2005)
Repository · 1
Pencil2D → github.com/pencil2d/pencil
Size · 1
Pencil2D → 36–58 MiB (varies by operating system)
Stable release · 1
Pencil2D → 0.7.2 / 13 March 2026

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animation software also version 2d windows macos unix-like qt operating license project released original patrick corrieri pascal naidon developers matthew

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Pencil2DDevelopersMatthew Chang and others1.00infobox
Pencil2DLicenseGPL-2.0-only1.00infobox
Pencil2DOperating systemWindows, macOS, Unix-like1.00infobox
Pencil2DOriginal authorsPatrick Corrieri, Pascal Naidon1.00infobox
Pencil2DPlatformCross-platform1.00infobox
Pencil2DRelease2005; 21 years ago (2005)1.00infobox
Pencil2DRepositorygithub.com/pencil2d/pencil1.00infobox
Pencil2DSize36–58 MiB (varies by operating system)1.00infobox
Pencil2DStable release0.7.2 / 13 March 20261.00infobox
Pencil2DType2D animation software1.00infobox
Pencil2DWebsitehttps://www.pencil2d.org/1.00infobox
Pencil2DWritten inC++ Qt1.00infobox
Pencil2Dis afree and open-source 2D animation software for Windows0.90text

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