OpenToonz is a free, open-source 2D animation software created on March 26, 2016, by Dwango. Toonz received most of its recognition and advertising from being used by Studio Ghibli for most of their films. The source code would be released to GitHub under a BSD license, along with an open-source version of the Toonz software.
Toonz Premium is an extended commercial variant for professional individuals and studios that is currently being developed and marketed by Digital Video S.p.A.
OpenToonz is a very powerful tool with a large variety of brushes, but it takes a considerable amount of time to learn and has occasional stability issues.
UI[]
GTS, scanning tool by Studio Ghibli
Digital Painting
Filming
Other features
Trivia[]
- It was a core program used in house at Studio Ghibli for projects like Howl’s Moving Castle, the Tale of Princess Kaguya, and Spirited Away.