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Draw. Animate.
Bring it to life.

Benzo Animate is a complete 2D animation studio for your browser. Frame-by-frame drawing, unlimited layers with 16 blend modes, onion skinning, pressure-sensitive brushes, GIF export — with the darkest and lightest themes you've ever used.

25+ tools Unlimited frames GIF export
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A real studio.
In a browser tab.

No installs. No subscriptions. No accounts. Benzo Animate packs a professional toolset into one page that loads in under a second.

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25+ drawing tools

Brush, pencil, eraser, spray, blur, sharpen, clone, smudge, dodge, burn, fill, gradient, text and more.

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Onion skinning

See 0–4 previous and next frames faded behind the current drawing. The essential tool for smooth motion.

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Unlimited layers

Stack layers per frame with opacity sliders and 16 blend modes. Toggle, reorder, rename, merge.

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Full percentage control

Opacity, smoothing, pressure min-size, deformer weight, tint, ease-in/out — every parameter from 0 to 100%.

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Pressure sensitivity

Stylus pressure affects line width and opacity. Min-size and min-opacity let you tune the taper.

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Frame timeline

Add, duplicate, delete, reorder frames. Live thumbnails. Per-frame holds for timing.

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Live playback

Play, pause, loop, step. 1–60 FPS with ease-in/out controls for natural motion.

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GIF & PNG export

Export as looping GIF, sprite sheet, or current frame as PNG — all client-side, no uploads.

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Dark & light mode

Our signature. Toggle instantly, remembered forever. Respects your system preference on first visit.

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Colour lab

Native picker, hex input, preset palettes, recent swatches, fill/stroke swap, tint and overlay effects.

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Deep undo

100 levels of history. Made a mistake 40 strokes ago? Ctrl+Z your way back.

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Touch & stylus

Full pressure-aware stylus support, palm rejection, and a mobile layout that actually works.

The toolbox

Tools that feel like tools.

Every brush supports size, opacity, flow, hardness, smoothing, and pressure — with live preview so you know exactly what you'll get.

  • Round & square brush shapes with adjustable hardness (0–100%)
  • Opacity, flow, and smoothing sliders (0–100%)
  • Pressure-sensitive size & opacity with 0–100% minimum limits
  • Live cursor preview — you always see your brush footprint
  • Shape tools with live preview: line, rect, ellipse, polygon, star
  • Smart flood-fill with adjustable tolerance
  • Blur, sharpen, clone, smudge for retouching
  • Eyedropper with colour history
Made with Benzo Animate

Real animations.
Real quick.

Every one of these was drawn, animated, and exported in under 5 minutes.

Loved by creators

People are already
making things.

★★★★★
"I opened it expecting a toy. Three hours later I'd finished a 60-frame short. The onion skinning is genuinely better than software I've paid for."
MK
Maya K.
Independent animator
★★★★★
"My students can't install software on school laptops. Benzo Animate runs on anything with a browser. Absolute lifesaver for teaching animation."
DR
Daniel R.
Art teacher
★★★★★
"The dark mode. Oh my god, the dark mode. Finally an animation app that doesn't burn my retinas at 2am."
LS
Lina S.
Freelance illustrator
Questions

Things people ask.

Is it really free? What's the catch?
Yes — completely free, forever. No catch, no premium tier, no ads. Benzo Animate runs entirely in your browser, so there are no servers to pay for. If you love it, share it.
Do I need to create an account?
No. There is no account system. Just open the editor and start drawing. Your work auto-saves to your browser's local storage.
Where are my projects saved?
Locally on your device, in your browser's storage. Nothing is uploaded to any server. You can save and load projects from the File menu.
Can I export my animation?
Yes — as an animated GIF, a PNG sprite sheet, or the current frame as a static PNG. All export happens on your device, no uploads.
Does it work on tablets?
Yes. Full touch input, pressure-sensitive stylus, and a tablet-friendly layout. iPad, Android tablets, and Surface all work great.
How many frames can I make?
No hard limit. The practical limit depends on your device's memory. Animations with 200+ frames work fine on any modern device.
What's the difference vs a paid app?
Benzo Animate focuses on the core of 2D animation: frame-by-frame drawing with onion skinning, layers, and pressure-sensitive brushes. It doesn't have 3D, video editing, or complex rigging — but for traditional animation it has everything you need.

Start animating
in the next 10 seconds.

No sign-up. No download. Just open and draw.

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