.SEE THE 2020 UPDATED VIDEO HERE. Here are some awesome 2D animation software that are free to download and use. Pencil2D allows you to create four layers: bitmap layer, vector layer, sound layer, and video layer, all of which need their corresponding elements in order to produce an animation. The version for Mac allows you to export your animation to video, something that the.
Current Stable Version (v0.6.5)
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Windows 7/8/10
64-bit | 32-bit
Mac
10.13+
10.7-10.12
Having trouble running the program? please see theTroubleshooting.
Other ways to install Pencil2D

Arch Linux
Fedora 28+
FreeBSD
Package:Port:Nightly Build
Nightly builds are the bleeding edge versions of Pencil2D, which contains the most recent fixes and features. The following links will direct you to Google Drive, please right-click on a file and select Download
. The filename is pencil2d-OS-year-month-date
. See What’s New in nightly builds.
Windows 64 bit | Windows 32 bit | Mac | Linux |
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Troubleshooting
Qt5Widgets.dll was not found
- Right click on the file you just downloaded and select
Extract all
. - Go to the location you just extract to, find
Pencil2D.exe
and double click on it.
- Right click on the file you just downloaded and select
msvcp140.dll is missing
Double click and install
vcredist_x64.exe
orvcredist_x86.exe
inside the Pencil2D Adobe acrobat for the mac. folder.api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll is missing
Download and install the following windows updates:
- Win7 32bit: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=51137
- Win7 64bit: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=51161
- Win8 32bit: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=51106
- Win8 64bit: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=51109
Pencil 2D can’t be opened because it is from an unidentified developer. (Mac users)
Right click on the file and press
Open
.
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Still getting in trouble? Please go to Pencil2D forum.

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