Animation Desk® Draw & Animate

Animation Desk Draw & Animate is a versatile tool for aspiring animators and students. It supports frame-by-frame drawing, onion skinning to visualize motion, brushes and color palettes, and multiple layers. You can import video or photo references, manage frames in the viewer, and export creations as video, GIF, or a PDF sheet. The built-in tutorials help beginners get started, and the app makes it easy to share your work to YouTube, TikTok, or Instagram.

Note: the basic version is free to download with ads, while more features are unlocked through subscriptions (Kdan Cloud options, Animation Desk Pro, Creativity 365). The app has earned awards and recognitions, including recommendations by EdTech Impact, Edshelf, EducationalAppStore, and iPad Educators, plus features by Apple, TechCrunch, and Yahoo Tech.