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id pencil2d
name Pencil2D
url https://www.pencil2d.org/
category tools
subcategories
animation
license GPL-2.0-only
license_spdx GPL-2.0-only
commercial true
attribution_required false
formats
desktop-app
tags
2d-animation
frame-by-frame
hand-drawn
added 2026-09-26
verified 2026-09-26
status active

Pencil2D

Small, simple frame-by-frame animation program with raster and vector layers, for hand-drawn sprite animation and animatics. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux and FreeBSD.

Notes

  • GPL version 2 only: the source headers grant "version 2 of the License" with no "or any later version" clause, so the licence is GPL-2.0-only
  • The GPL covers the program. Animations you draw are your own; the homepage says it is free to use "even commercially"
  • Filed in tools/ with the other general 2D art and animation editors

Evidence

  • Live homepage (2026-09-26): "Pencil2D is completely open source and free to use, even commercially!"
  • Live GitHub app/src/main.cpp and core_lib/src/structure/object.cpp headers (2026-09-26): "under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License"
  • Live GitHub LICENSE.TXT (2026-09-26): "GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 2, June 1991"

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