| id |
synfig |
| name |
Synfig Studio |
| url |
https://www.synfig.org/ |
| category |
tools |
| subcategories |
|
| license |
GPL-3.0 |
| commercial |
true |
| attribution_required |
false |
| formats |
|
| tags |
2d-animation |
vector |
tweening |
bones |
|
| added |
2026-09-26 |
| verified |
2026-09-26 |
| status |
active |
Vector 2D animation program built around tweening: you set keyframes and Synfig interpolates shapes, transforms and bone rigs between them, instead of drawing every frame. Useful for cut-out style character animation and animated UI.
- Version wording: the site and README say GPL v3, and the repository
LICENSE is the GPLv3 text, but the source headers read (for example synfig-studio/src/gui/main.cpp) say "version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version". The project-level statement is GPLv3 without an "or later", so this entry keeps the bare GPL-3.0
- The GPL covers the program. Animations and rendered frames you make are your own work
- Filed in
tools/ with krita and pixelorama, the other general 2D art and animation editors; animation/ holds clips and capture tools
- Live homepage (2026-09-26): "Synfig is a free and open-source software licensed under GNU GPL v3"
- Live GitHub README (2026-09-26): "This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0"
- Live GitHub
synfig-studio/src/gui/main.cpp header (2026-09-26): "either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version"