AnimationMaker vs Animiz

AnimationMaker is a free Linux application for creating animated presentation videos, including YouTube or Vimeo presentations and crowdfunding pitch videos. It supports motion graphics, custom asset uploads, and video export. Projects can be exported as movies, animated GIFs, XML files, or HTML animations. Movie output uses formats supported by FFmpeg, including MPG, MP4, and AVI. HTML output uses SVG and GSAP, and the exported SVG can be embedded in an HTML page. The maker offers the latest Linux release at no cost. The repository lists DEB and RPM installers; release 1.9.2 includes packages for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Fedora 34. Build instructions use Qt and provide command-line steps for Debian or Ubuntu. The idea came from Adobe Edge, which is no longer available. Feature requests can be emailed to [email protected]. The contact section names Olaf Japp and gives a Berlin, Germany mailing address. The listed plan is free.

Animiz is Windows software for creating animated video presentations, explainer and storytelling videos, product demos, and GIFs. Its drag-and-drop editor uses a multi-track timeline to arrange elements and customize animation. Projects can use pre-designed characters and objects, templates, and video-asset libraries, or import PPTX files for animated presentations. Subtitles, voiceover, and background music are supported. Finished projects can be published as online video, offline video, or GIF. Listed offline formats are MP4, MOV, WMV, AVI, FLV, and MKV. Users can upload videos to Animiz cloud storage and YouTube, then share them on Facebook and Twitter. The Free plan costs nothing and includes one user, 10G cloud storage, five scenes per project, 576P video, 144P GIF, and a watermark. Free projects have limited assets and lower resolution.