Free SVG/GIF/MP4/APNG Animation editor : 9VAe

What's 9VAe ?

9VAe is a powerful free software which can create 2D animation using vector graphics.

Use of shape tweening eliminates the need to create animation frame-by frame.
Export SVG / GIF / APNG animation easily.

Runs on: Windows, Macintosh, Raspberry Pi, Ubuntu, Android, Chromebook, iPhone / iPad

Features

• Stand-alone editor for 2D Vector Animation.
• Export Animated GIF, APNG (LINE animated Stickers), Animated SVG (SMIL).
• Smooth Tweens (Shape, Color, Position, Size, Width, Transparency...)
• Path Animation. Time Curve.
• Vector Effects (blur, drop shadow ...)
• Import SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics).
• Export Quicktime (9va-mac) , Sequential PNGs with alpha mask.
• Wacom pen tablet (Ver.0.5.2-)

Simple and Powerful

Here is an overview of the 9VAe interface.

1. Tool Box
2. Editing Tool
3. Play / Stop button
4. Page Bar
5. Palette(Color, Width, Line types...)
6. Input button (Animation / Sound / Photo)
7. Clip memory (Copy / Cut / Paste / Animecast)
8. Time Control Panel (Time curve, Layer)

9VAe's Page means key-frames. Each page has time duration in seconds between the page and the next page. 9VAe doesn't have Timeline. You can create animations by changing shapes on the pages and changing duration of the pages.

Time curve , Path , Animecast (Movie clip) allow you to create complex movement between the pages.

Smooth Tweening

> SVG

• How to add animation to SVG.

One Picture Animation

• One picture animation made by only one picture.

> How to make this animation

SVG Animation

> How to make this animation

Add Animation to your software

Available in various Environments

License

• Free software
• 9VAe Lab will improve and maintain 9VAe as we can with no responsibility.
• 9VAe Lab provides the right to distribute and trade 9VAe to anyone free of charge.
• You can freely create content related to 9VAe.

Recent Version

Ver.1.3.8(230501)Added external file reading and writing to the Android version.

Ver.1.3.6(230401)Fixed a bug where semi-transparent lines became darker when drawing.

Ver.1.3.4(230123)All OS versions now have a speaking function. Changed to support from iOS11 and above.

Ver.1.0.1(220501) Added multiple page output to Picture Export

Ver.1.0.0 The maximum number of pages is now 99!

Ver.0.8.4(210606) Bug fix (Windows / Mac )

Ver.0.7.6(201001) (Octover 28, 2020)

Ver.0.7.0(200402) (April 19, 2020)

Ver.0.5.7b (June 16, 2017)

Ver.0.5.6

Ver.0.5.5

Ver.0.5.4 (9va-win)

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Related article

9VAe Introduction

1. 9VAe Free SVG/GIF Animation editor: Introduction
2. 9VAe Download and Install
3. 9VAe's Frequently Asked Questions

9VAe Beginner Tutorials

1. 9VAe Beginner Tutorial 0 - Overview
2. 9VAe Beginner Tutorial 1 - Input, Select, Move, Resize...
3. 9VAe Beginner Tutorial 2 - AnimeCast, Time
4. 9VAe Beginner Tutorial 3 - Edit AnimeCast, Loop
5. 9VAe Beginner Tutorial 4 - Time Curve, Copy Pages, GIF
6. How to make a great short video from 5 pictures

9VAe Next Step Tutorials

1. How to make APNG from SVG for LINE animated Stickers?
2. Make Barrel Fish animation from Openclipart SVG
3. Six steps to make SVG Animation from Openclipart
4. How to make Animated GIF from Openclipart?

9VAe Animation Examples

1. 9VAe's GIF/SVG Animation examples in Openclipart

9VAe Technical Information

1. Export Animated GIF in 9VAe

Other Languages

• 9VAeきゅうべえアニメ研究所 (Japanese)
• dolarfred Éditeur d'animations gratuit 9VA (French)
• 微软Windows用GIF动画/SVG动画制作免费软件(Chinese)