Dragonframe vs qStopMotion
Dragonframe
dragonframe.com
qStopMotion
qstopmotion.orgSide by side
| Figure | Dragonframe | qStopMotion |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 6 | 1 |
| Spec score · Stop Motion Software | 9.2 (#2) | 7.6 (#18) |
Plans
Dragonframe
- Dragonframe 2026 Download (Student)Price not published
- Dragonframe 30-day trialFree
- Dragonframe 2026 Upgrade$95, paid once
- Dragonframe 2026 Student Download$195, paid once
- Dragonframe 2026 Download$295, paid once
- Dragonframe 2026 + Bluetooth/USB Controller$305, paid once
In their own words
Dragonframe
Dragonframe has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
qStopMotion
qStopMotion is a free application for making stop-motion movies from pictures captured with a camera or imported from a hard drive. Projects are organized into scenes, takes, and individual frames. When a camera supports it, the application can show a live picture; earlier pictures can be overlaid to help track movement between frames. It can capture pictures from webcams, digital cameras, and cameras, and import frames made outside the program. Finished projects can be exported as video clips with selectable formats and frame rates. The manual describes opening frames in GIMP to add effects, with saved changes detected automatically. On Linux, supported SLR cameras can be controlled through gphoto2. qStopMotion is available for Linux, macOS, and Windows. Linux packages are listed for Debian, Ubuntu LTS, Fedora, CentOS, and RaspberryOS; Windows downloads include a 64-bit installer and portable ZIP application. The software is licensed under the GNU General Public License. The site says it is under development and carries no warranty to the extent permitted by law.