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Animation Desk vs Animation Paper

Animation Desk

kdan.com

Animation Paper

animationpaper.com

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FigureAnimation DeskAnimation Paper
Price from$2.49/mo—
Free planYes—
Free trialYes—
Open source——
WindowsYesYes
macOSYesYes
Linux—Yes
iOSYes—
AndroidYes—
Plans published61
Spec score · 2D Character Animation Software9.3 (#2)7.5 (#35)
Spec score · Animation Software9.1 (#10)7.0 (#101)
Export formatsSupported exports listed by the maker include video, images, GIF, Photoshop PSD, PDF and ad.package.MP4,GIF,ProRes MOV,PNG,OpenEXR,OCA
HeadquartersTainan City, TaiwanCopenhagen, Denmark

Plans

Animation Desk

  • Animation Desk Pro iOS$2.49 a month
  • Creativity 365 for Individuals$4.99 a month
  • Animation Desk iOS BasicFree
  • Animation Desk iOS - Basic PlanFree
  • Animation Desk Pro iOS$2.49 a month
  • Creativity 365 for Individuals$4.99 a month

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Animation Paper

  • Animation Paper 5.0$79, paid once

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In their own words

Animation Desk

Animation Desk is software for creating animations, cartoons, and animatics on Android, iOS, and Windows. Its tools include paint brushes, layers, onion skinning, sound effects, and frame-rate settings. Work can begin with video clips, photos, or pre-built animation templates, with stock collections, batch frame pasting, and effects for video and images available for editing; some features depend on app version. The product is aimed at beginners, students, learners, and professional animators making rough animation, animatic sketches, or storyboards. Finished work can be exported as video, GIF, PDF, PSD, or image sequences, and editable projects can be exchanged among the Android, iOS, and Windows apps. The iOS listing also describes export to Photoshop for further editing. Animation Desk is free to download, and a free plan is listed. Animation Desk Pro for iOS is $2.49 a month, billed annually at $29.99. Creativity 365 for Individuals is $4.99 a month, billed annually at $59.99. KDAN says the product will remain available under existing paid plans but will not receive proactive new feature development or routine version maintenance updates.

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Animation Paper

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