# Synfig (open-source video and screen recording app)

> Synfig is a free, open-source video and screen recording app for Windows, macOS and Linux. This is the Official source code repository of Synfig Studio animation software. It has 2,311 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license, and people use it instead of Adobe Animate.

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.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/synfig/synfig |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 2,311 |
| License | GPL-3.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | Adobe Animate |
| Language | C++ |
| Website | https://synfig.org |
| Official | yes (published by the project behind the app) |
| Category | Video editing & screen recording |
| Latest release | v1.5.5 (Mar 16, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 3, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/synfig/synfig/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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