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Cartoon Animator vs TVPaint Animation

Cartoon Animator

reallusion.com

TVPaint Animation

tvpaint.com

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FigureCartoon AnimatorTVPaint Animation
Price from$149/mo—
Free plan——
Free trialYes—
Open source——
WindowsYesYes
macOS—Yes
Linux—Yes
Plans published32
Spec score · 2D Character Animation Software8.4 (#9)6.4 (#44)
Spec score · Animation Software8.4 (#26)7.1 (#98)
Spec score · Cartoon Maker Software8.4 (#11)6.4 (#31)
Character riggingYesYes
Export formatsMOV,WMV,AVI,MP4,MPG,MPEG,popVideo,JPG,PNG,BMP,TGA,GIF,SWF,ProRes 4444BMP,GIF,JPG,PNG,PSD,TGA,TIFF,AVI,MKV,MOV,MP4,WebM,OGG,JSON,CSV,FLI
Founded19931991
Free planNoNo
HeadquartersSilicon Valley, United StatesLorraine, France
Supported platformswindowsWindows,macOS,Linux
2D animation toolsYesYes

Plans

Cartoon Animator

  • TrialPrice not published
  • Full$149 a month
  • Cartoon Animator 5 Full$149, paid once

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TVPaint Animation

  • TVPaint Animation 12 StandardPrice not published
  • TVPaint Animation 12 ProfessionalPrice not published

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