https://kage.sourceforge.io/

Kage Studio is a multi-platform 2D Vector Animation Software for Windows, Mac, and Debian/Ubuntu GNU/Linux written with GTKmm 3.0 that can export to HTML5 (canvas), PNG sequence, Spritesheet, SVG, video (via FFmpeg -- MP4, MKV, OGV, AVI, MOV) and KonsolScript.

Goal is to have a full-fledged, free and open source vector-based 2D animation software that is lightweight, intuitive, and easy-to-use.

Interested individuals, studios, or companies, may join this project. Join the forums and get involved!

Kage Studio is written by Mj Mendoza IV <mj.mendoza.iv at gmail dot com>

Current version is v0.8.240224

All installers and precompiled binaries are located in Kage Studio's SourceForge page.

To compile source code, change directory inside /kage/studio{here}

• Windows -- choose among Installer or ZIP file

  • Installer -- you can choose to install kagestudio along with FFMPEG and Gtkmm-3.0 runtime

  • ZIP -- simply extract and run kagestudio.exe

• GNU/Linux -- choose among DEB file or SRC file

  • DEB -- install DEB file and will ask you to install FFMPEG and Gtkmm-3.0 runtime:

sudo apt install -f ./kagestudio_0.8-240224_amd64.deb

• SRC -- compile source code using:

sudo apt install make libgtkmm-3.0-dev build-essential
make -f Makefile.gnu resource
make -f Makefile.gnu

• Mac -- choose among ZIP file or SRC file

  • ZIP -- simply extract and run kagestudio

  • SRC -- compile source code using:

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
brew install gcc gtkmm3 pkg-config make ffmpeg
make -f Makefile.mac resource
make -f Makefile.mac

Open file "demo.ksf" or, check out these links:

Visit https://sourceforge.net/p/kage/wiki/Tutorials/

For Kage Studio help, contact author (email address indicated above).

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. Or, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.