Best 2D animation software

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Best 2D animation software

Question

I just want to ask which software is best or which software is mostly used on these 2D animations.

Example 1, example 2, example 3

I know that Flash is commonly used, but I just don't like Flash much, so I am looking for alternatives.

JohanCutych

2016/03/11

Popular Answer

I can't say if it will do what your examples rendered, but you could download the trial version of Toonboom and give it a try.

Different versions are on that page, one of which might fit.

Dr Dave

2014/08/25

joojaa · Accepted Answer · 4/13/2017 12:55:00 PM

Any number of tools could be used, and best is not defined since it depends on what you know how to use. The second example quite clearly says it was done with Processing. You could choose amongst any number of tools at your disposal. Possible tools to use are (this list is not exhaustive by no means):

After Effects, the first effect is quite easy to do in After Effects but the others aren't hard either.
Toon Boom
Flash Professional, Adobe animate
NodeBox, Nodebox in particular is useful for the second effect. Much like processing.
Mathematica, Again the second effect is trivial to do in Mathematica. Some examples can be found here
TV Paint
Motion
Fusion
Nuke

Don't discount possible 3D animation tools, all 3D can do 2D. For example the animation in image 1 (below) was actually made with Maya. Just converted to a gif in Photoshop. All of the effects you list are trivial to do in Maya, if you know how to use it (Mayas learning curves is pretty steep though).

Animation

Image 1: Animation made for teaching and used here, made with Maya. Arbitrary demo easily at hand.

TLDR

Nearly any animation tool can be used.