This application can be used to create animations. These can be anything from slide shows created by importing multiple images to complex line art animations. Animator can also be used to convert animation files from one format to another.
Quick to learn but with many useful features to enable you to save time and create more complex animations.
Have a pre-made graphic you want to use, either as a background or as part of a slide show animation? This can be done easily with the import function! Images are smartly resized to fit the animation canvas. Images in the QOI format are supported too!
Draw your outline, move to the next frame and with the onion skin feature, you can trace over the previous frame to give your animation a unique style!
Animator can save and load your creations in standard formats:
AVI Video
No custom file formats. The default save format is 24bit uncompressed AVI. Animations created can easily be imported into other more
advanced applications. The MSVC1 format is also support for loading projects
Autodesk FLI/FLC
The previous version defaulted to saving and opening Autodesk FLI/FLC files, these files are still supported!
Animator can export your creation to a variety of common (and uncommon) formats to publish or use in other applications. Currently supported export formats included:
Animated GIF (Windows Only)
You can now export your animations as Animated GIF's! Easily share your creations on your website and social media!
Autodesk FLI/FLC
Although no longer the default save format, animations in this format can still be opened and exported to.
Files exported are compatible with VLC media player!
Cybiko Video
Animator can now export to the Cybiko CVC video format! Videos are resized if necessary and error diffusion is used to improve the
4 colour gray image! Find out more about Cybiko Videos
The Java version should run on any computer than has Java 11+ installed including Windows, Apple and Linux PC's! There is also a version specifically for Window PC's that have .Net installed! Completely free to use which also means no risk if you find you don't like it!
Despite the different version numbers, the Windows and Java versions are virtually identical.
This application requires the .NET 10 Desktop Runtime (64bit), you will get a prompt telling you how to get it if you do not have it installed.
Download Animator for Windows (88KB 7Zip)
(24/05/2026)
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This application was made using Java 11 (LTS) and requires a Java 11+ Runtime Environment (JRE) installed. A Java Runtime Environment (JRE) can be downloaded from Adoptium. This version should also work on Apple Mac's and Linux based computers with a suitable JRE installed!
Download Animator for Java (72KB Jar)
(18/11/2024)