CreaToon 3.0 Is Free

 UPDATE: The link to the website and download link no longer take you to the website.

"Important notice: CreaToon 3.0 is now available for FREE download!

Due to a recent management decision, we decided to discontinue further developments to update CreaToon. Therefore, CreaToon is now available for FREE download, without further technical support. Don't forget to also download the unlock software, also available on the download page.

CreaToon® is a powerful software solution for the PC to create 2D animation in the cut-out style.

Its main features are:

• real-time editing previewing,
• automatic in-betweening,
• freedom of graphical style,
• combining bitmaps with vector graphics.

Learn more about CreaToon's features and system requirements, have a look at our samples page, or go through the animated tutorials."

http://www.creatoon.com/index.php

Plastic Animation Paper - PAP

"Copenhagen, July 23, 2010

PAP:Pro 4.0 is released for free

We, the PAP developers feel it is time for us to look ahead, and explore what the next generation of PAP should look like, and how it should work. We currently have no time frames for the development work, and we're looking for partners to help us develop it. Please email us with any input you have at ideas(at)plasticanimationpaper(dot)dk.

In the meantime, we want to thank our loyal supporters and the animation community. We are therefore from today releasing our latest and greatest edition (PAP:Pro 4.0) for free. This version is for Windows only, and will not require any registration or purchase. You are free to use it on as many PCs as you want, for anything you want (home, school, professional). We offer this release with no support except for what you can find in the old website. New users make sure to check out our tutorials.

Happy animating! Enjoy.

Our sincerest thanks,
Jakob and Niels, the PAP developers"

http://www.plasticanimationpaper.dk/

Synfig Studio

"Synfig Studio is a free and open-source 2D animation software, designed as powerful industrial-strength solution for creating film-quality animation using a vector and bitmap artwork. It eliminates the need to create animation frame-by frame, allowing you to produce 2D animation of a higher quality with fewer people and resources. Synfig Studio is available for Windows, Linux and MacOS X."

http://synfig.org/cms/

Pencil Is A Traditional 2D Animation Software

Pencil is freeware and open source. The software version is available in Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux.


http://www.pencil-animation.org/