# OpenToonz Reviews **Vendor:** Dwango **Category:** [Animation Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/animation) **Average Rating:** 4.4/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 6 ## About OpenToonz OpenToonz is software for producing a 2D animation. It is based on the software "Toonz", which was developed by Digital Video S.p.A. in Italy, customized by Studio Ghibli, and has been used for creating its works for many years. Dwango launches this OpenToonz project, in cooperation with Digital Video and Studio Ghibli. ## OpenToonz Pros & Cons **What users like:** - Users laud OpenToonz for its **fostering of creativity and artistic innovation** , enhancing their digital painting experience. (1 reviews) - Users value the **instant access to customer support** from OpenToonz, enhancing their creative workflow and problem-solving ability. (1 reviews) - Users find OpenToonz to be **user-friendly** , enhancing creativity with its easy implementation and quick customer support. (1 reviews) - Users value Opentoonz for its **powerful creative tools** that enhance artistic expression and innovation. (1 reviews) **What users dislike:** - Users find OpenToonz **expensive compared to other animation applications** , affecting their overall satisfaction with the product. (1 reviews) - Users find OpenToonz to have a **complicated tool interface** , particularly for those who are new to the software. (1 reviews) ## OpenToonz Reviews ### 1. OT Digicraft **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Saba P. | Senior Associate, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 01, 2025 **What do you like best about OpenToonz?** Umm, Opentoonz fosters creativity and innovation. It's an absolute creation and serving as a powerful tool for absolute artistic creation.. Opentoonz supports anti-aliased lines for smooth and high-quality digital painting, making it easy to work with provisional colours. It provides the knowledge of deep learning, is Easy to implement, and offers instant access to customer support. The frequency of using Opentoonz to release their outcomes as plug-in effects. **What do you dislike about OpenToonz?** I think the application is good, but when I used it very first time, I found it was complicated, also it could be better in terms of pricing. It seems to me costly rather to other animation applications. **What problems is OpenToonz solving and how is that benefiting you?** Basically, the main problem which is solving by Opentoonz solves is merging the pictures. It seems to me very useful and time-saving. When we don't have much time and opentoonz saves our time, that makes us more productive in terms of both quality and quantity, so this is a benefit we get after using Opentoonz. ### 2. Review of OpenToonz **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Deepak M. | Communications Consultant, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 12, 2022 **What do you like best about OpenToonz?** For a free piece of software, OpenToonz is extremely powerful. It empowers the user to manipulate and animate vectors and raster images with ease. **What do you dislike about OpenToonz?** There is certainly a learning curve, and users may take some time to learn how to use it effectively. **What problems is OpenToonz solving and how is that benefiting you?** OpenToonz has helped me animate images easily. This helps immensely in my offers to clients to animate logos, images, etc. ### 3. Industry Level tool for FREE **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Games | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 30, 2019 **What do you like best about OpenToonz?** I love Opentoonz. When I first downloaded it (for free), I didn't understand it much, but once I spent a little time in it, I got a hang of the animations. If you're struggling to understand, the program, there are a lot of helpful tutorials out there. It is a great program to learn basic animations on. I really recommend this for 2d animations. I was able to import art from procreate into opentoonz and continue animation. **What do you dislike about OpenToonz?** Not a very self explanatory software. I had to look up some help, but it worked out in the end (youtube tutorials). **Recommendations to others considering OpenToonz:** If you're using it, don't be afraid to look for outside help if you dont understand the software **What problems is OpenToonz solving and how is that benefiting you?** Basic 2d animations. I was using OpenToonz before procreate its own animationcapability to do basic 2d animations. ### 4. Incredibly powerful free animation tool created by the masters of the field. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Crixell M. | Multimedia Designer, Media Production, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 29, 2018 **What do you like best about OpenToonz?** This is a free open-source 2D animation software "developed" by Studio Ghibli. It's incredibly powerful and it's free! **What do you dislike about OpenToonz?** The interface could be a little more aesthetically pleasing. It basically looks like an old Windows application. There's also a steep learning curve with very little sources for learning. **Recommendations to others considering OpenToonz:** You really have to be willing to learn how to use this program on your own through a lot of trial and error. Unlike much bigger name software (think Adobe AfterEffects) there is very little support, and very few tutorials to be found on this program. But if you're willing to push through, you'll be able to use the open-source version of a tool developed by the masters of animation. **What problems is OpenToonz solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use this software primarily to learn animation and for freelance projects. This software has the capabilities I need for full-length animation feature films with way more tools than I can ever imagine using on my own, and you really can't beat it for the price. ### 5. Heavy Learning curve but worth it! **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Animation | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 05, 2019 **What do you like best about OpenToonz?** I like that this program is free and very powerful. I enjoy the layer options and the fact that I draw each frame by hand. There's a lot you can do with this program. I mainly use it to practice animation techniques. **What do you dislike about OpenToonz?** There is a really really heavy learning curve with this program. I advise watching a lot of tutorials before really diving into this program. A lot of options like lowering the opacity and onion skinning are hidden. You've really gotta search for these I feel. **Recommendations to others considering OpenToonz:** Maybe redesign the app for better user interface or include some tooltips or a series of tutorials. **What problems is OpenToonz solving and how is that benefiting you?** I can create hand-drawn animations without any time limits or restrictions. ### 6. Improving Animation **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Arts and Crafts | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 13, 2018 **What do you like best about OpenToonz?** I like that I am able to plan out my animations ahead of time before moving into 3D animation. It helps my animation and improves the quality dramatically. **What do you dislike about OpenToonz?** This software has a bit of a learning curve, but otherwise it works well for what I need. There are also some other features I would like added, but it gets the job done. **What problems is OpenToonz solving and how is that benefiting you?** The ability to plan out animations ahead of time before going in 3D in opentoonz is very helpful. - [View OpenToonz pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/opentoonz/reviews?section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-05-13+14%3A29%3A02+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=a4fd4757-5c91-48db-9d35-5ecebf63e402&secure%5Btoken%5D=d7841f2f9a547bcc6faf0d05d34a6e3e4a4780acf41a733077dec7cc7f0bd1cb&format=llm_user) ## OpenToonz Features **Generative AI** - AI Image-to-Text - AI Text-to-3D **Agentic AI - Animation** - Multi-step Planning - Cross-system Integration ## Top OpenToonz Alternatives - [Blender](https://www.g2.com/products/blender/reviews) - 4.6/5.0 (305 reviews) - [Adobe Animate](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-animate/reviews) - 4.0/5.0 (145 reviews) - [Pencil2D](https://www.g2.com/products/pencil2d/reviews) - 4.1/5.0 (16 reviews)