February 2, 2023
Innovative character animation app gets revamped animation layer system, neat animatable sculpt tool. Read More »
December 1, 2022
Ambitious three-year plan to revamp Blender's rigging and animation tools begins next year. Read More »
March 1, 2022
Create virtual claymation with this neat new plugin from the devs of Blender's Grease Pencil toolset. Read More »
October 22, 2021
Maya-friendly character animation software adds USD import, audio and video editing, new Picker Tool. Read More »
September 14, 2021
Open-source tool creates vector animations that mimic 3D forms. Help Kickstart its successor apps. Read More »
April 13, 2021
First commercial release of the unusual physics-based animation app adds neat new Auto Physics tool. Still free to indie users, too. Read More »
December 22, 2020
New free beta of the promising physics and AI-based animation tool adds an auto-keying system. Read More »
November 11, 2020
Neat next-gen animation tool aims to rethink character work for VFX and feature animation pipelines. Read More »
December 9, 2019
Big update to the iPad sketching and painting app adds new brush editor and more animation tools. Read More »
November 14, 2019
Sizeable update to the rotoscoping and paint software adds features across the board. Mocha planar tracker now thrown in for free. Read More »
October 16, 2019
Updated: Nekki's unusual animation software gets new rigging tools, updated AI-based AutoPosing system. Read More »
September 13, 2017
Now officially released. New denoise system and PBR shader in Cycles, plus some great add-ons. Read More »
December 5, 2016
Popular Unity skeletal 2D animation toolset to become free in January. Developer Sergi Valls joins Unity. Read More »
October 19, 2016
Check out Brent Forrest's handy list of add-ons at LesterBanks.com - all but one of them available for free. Read More »
May 31, 2016
Open-source digital paint package gets cool new 2D animation toolset, with export to commercial apps. Read More »
May 31, 2016
Updated: Beta 3.0 of next-gen animation system adds new weight painting and editing tools for skinning characters. Read More »
November 27, 2015
Try out the new animation features and support for very large canvases in the open-source painting tool. Read More »
August 8, 2015
See a list of new features planned for version 1.5 of the open-source app that creates vector animations that mimic 3D forms. Read More »
September 18, 2014
VFX-friendly paint app gets new cloud sculpting toolset, plus updated environment-creation tools. Read More »
April 25, 2014
'Monster' across-the-board update includes node-based shading, new animation tools, better dynamics. Read More »