Pencil2D

Pencil2D provides a lightweight environment for creating hand‑drawn 2D animations, offering a minimal interface that lets users concentrate on the drawing process rather than navigating complex menus. It supports both raster and vector layers, allowing artists to sketch, ink, and paint within a single workflow and switch between the two formats as needed.

The application runs on Windows, macOS, Linux and FreeBSD, making it accessible to creators across major desktop platforms. Its open‑source licence means the software is free to use, modify and distribute, including for commercial projects, and the community can contribute to its ongoing development.

Stable releases are regularly published, with recent versions focusing on stability improvements and polishing of existing features. Documentation and tutorials are provided to help new users get started quickly, while a user‑generated showreel demonstrates the kinds of animations that can be produced with the tool.