AnimationMaker vs Sozi

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.

Sozi is a free presentation editor and player for SVG documents. It lays content out on a poster rather than a fixed slide sequence, then presents it through translations, zooms, and rotations. The editor creates and saves frames, supports undo and redo, and lets users change keyboard shortcuts in preferences. PDF and video conversion are integrated into the editor. Presentations can be embedded in HTML with an iframe and controlled by JavaScript from the containing page. Sozi runs on the web, Windows, macOS, and Linux, with offline access and presenter mode listed. Windows is distributed as a zip archive without an installer. A Docker setup combines Sozi with Inkscape and conversion tools. It is licensed under the Mozilla Public License 2.0, is not sold commercially, and accepts donations.