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24 alternatives to Canvas

Animate in Xcode without knowing how to code

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Canvas launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Motion Design for iOS▲188

   A book about designing animations for iOS

   2014 · designthencode.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   CoreAnimator▲124

   Turn your animations into native iOS code.

   2015 · coreanimator.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Animate.css▲191

   Just-add-water CSS animations

   2014 · daneden.github.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Spring▲188

   iOS Animation Library in Swift

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   QuartzCode▲83

   Vector Animation to Code

   2014 · quartzcodeapp.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Create animations by dragging an element with your mouse▲379

   Create animations by dragging your mouse

   2022 · animatize.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Design with Swift▲79

   Learn how to build UI and animations with Swift

   2014 · designcode.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Sketch 101▲230

   Smart Animate, Color variables gradients + more!

   2024 · sketch.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Canvas▲251

   A DALL·E playground for the Mac

   2023 · kevinhermawan.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Readymag Animations▲127

    Make your projects even more engaging and interactive

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Toonclip▲147

    Create animations in minutes

    2020 · toonclip.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Inspire by CanvasFlip▲303

    Dribbble for prototypes

    2016 · canvasflip.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Animation Creator▲88

    App that let's you create cool animations to share

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Explee▲163

    Create Animated Videos

    2014 · explee.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Snabbt.js▲129

    A minimalistic animation library

    2015 · daniel-lundin.github.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Folioscope▲96

    Create animations in no time!

    2016 · folioscope.co · its alternatives →

17. 17
    ANIMATE IT▲205

    Create GIFs and video animations easily in your browser

    2019 · animateit.online · its alternatives →

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    JazzHands by IFTTT▲107

    A keyframe-based animation framework

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    GradientDaze▲186

    Gesture based gradients never felt so good

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    CodeMotion.dev▲101

    Animate your code snippet with 1 click

    2024 · codemotion.dev · its alternatives →

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    CanvasFlip 2.0▲113

    Record conversion funnel, heatmap & user video on prototype

    2016 · canvasflip.com · its alternatives →

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    Aseprite▲116

    Animated sprite editor and pixel art tool

    2017 · aseprite.org · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Tilda Publishing Animations▲103

    Free tool for creating interactive websites without coding

    2018 · tilda.cc · its alternatives →

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    Anicons▲112

    A customisable icon library for motion designers

    2014 · its alternatives →

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