Friction is a power free and open source cross platform alternative to programs like Adobe After Effects and Adobe Animate.  Available on Windows, Mac and Linux, Friction is a fork of the now abandoned ENVE animation tool.  The upcoming Friction 1.0 release has come a very long way.  If you are looking for a fast, free and light weight alternative to Adobe products, look no further!

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Friction is a free, open-source 2D animation and motion graphics software that serves as an alternative to Adobe After Effects. Built with C++ using Skia and Qt, it supports both vector and raster graphics, path animations, effects, and exports to web and video formats. The software is a fork of the abandoned Envy project and is actively developed with a 1.0 release approaching. It runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux, offering features like keyframe animation, motion blur, path effects, and timeline-based editing.

FRICTION: This Free 2D Animation Software is ACTUALLY Incredible (...and Open Source!)