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Description

Bring Your Concepts to Life, Create Exceptional Applications. Principle simplifies the process of designing animated and interactive user interfaces. Whether you're crafting the user journey for a multi-screen application or developing new interactions and animations, Principle empowers you to create designs that are visually stunning and engaging. You can enjoy using Principle in an aesthetically pleasing dark mode and seamlessly import designs from Figma. There’s an array of projects you might want to tackle: from a brief animation to a polished interaction or a comprehensive multi-screen app. Regardless of your focus, Principle provides the tools you need to realize your vision. The timeline feature in Principle allows for quick adjustments to achieve the ideal bounce, ease, and pop in your designs. If you aim to innovate a completely new interaction, Principle offers the flexibility to explore without confining you to preset transitions. Designing the navigation of a multi-screen app becomes effortless, and upon completion, you’ll gain a comprehensive overview of all your screens. With its artboards, magical animations, and intuitive timeline, working with Principle will feel like a creative journey through familiar territory. You’ll find that its capabilities not only meet but exceed your expectations, making your design process both enjoyable and efficient.

Description

This comprehensive hand-drawn animation software is compatible with iPad, Android, Mac, and Windows platforms. It is robust enough to meet the demands of professional animators while remaining user-friendly for those just starting out. With this application, you can create traditional hand-drawn animations wherever you are. The timeline allows for an unlimited number of layers and lets you easily adjust the exposure length of individual frames, accommodating both pose-to-pose and straight-ahead animation styles. Features like onion skinning, preview playback, and timeline scrubbing enhance your workflow. You can also import audio tracks for lip-syncing and video clips for rotoscoping purposes. The app comes with customizable brushes and is compatible with pressure-sensitive devices such as Samsung S-Pen and others. Additionally, it supports various styluses including the Apple Pencil, Logitech Crayon, Adonit, and Wacom for iPad users. You have the ability to control the framerate and resolution, and you can export your creations as Quicktime videos, GIFs, or image sequences. Furthermore, RoughAnimator projects can easily be imported into popular software like Adobe Flash/Animate, After Effects, and Toon Boom Harmony. This makes RoughAnimator a standout choice as the most powerful hand-drawn animation tool within its price category, ensuring that animators of all skill levels can bring their visions to life.

API Access

Has API No 

API Access

Has API No 

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Integrations

Adobe After Effects No 
Adobe Animate No 
Figma Yes 
Sketch Yes 
Toon Boom Harmony No 

Integrations

Adobe After Effects Yes 
Adobe Animate Yes 
Figma No 
Sketch No 
Toon Boom Harmony Yes 

Pricing Details

$129 one-time fee
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

$5.99 one-time payment
Free Trial No 
Free Version Yes 

Deployment

Web-Based No 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac Yes 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based No 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App Yes 
iPad App Yes 
Android App Yes 
Windows Yes 
Mac Yes 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support No 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Types of Training

Training Docs No 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Principle for Mac

Website

principleformac.com

Vendor Details

Company Name

RoughAnimator

Founded

2009

Country

United States

Website

www.roughanimator.com

Product Features

Animation

Collaboration Tools No 
Customizable Branding No 
Drag & Drop No 
Media Library No 
Social Sharing No 
Templates No 
Text Overlay No 
Text to Video No 
Voice-Over No 

App Design

Change Management No 
Collaboration No 
Design Templates No 
Drag & Drop No 
Feature Library No 
Prototyping No 
Testing Management No 
Visual Interface No 

Graphic Design

Collaboration No 
Data Visualization No 
Filtering No 
Image Database No 
Image Editor No 
Templates No 

UX

Animation No 
For Mobile No 
For Websites No 
Heatmaps No 
Prototyping No 
Screen Activity Recording No 
Unmoderated Testing No 
Usability Testing No 
User Journeys No 
User Research No 

Product Features

Animation

Collaboration Tools No 
Customizable Branding No 
Drag & Drop No 
Media Library No 
Social Sharing No 
Templates No 
Text Overlay No 
Text to Video No 
Voice-Over No 

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