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Animation · checked 11 November 2026

Cavalry for motion graphics and Blender for 3D, both free; Vyond for character explainers, and Google Flow when a still image only needs to move.

Cavalry is free for individuals and Blender is free and open source, with full 2D animation in its Grease Pencil tools. FlipaClip covers hand-drawn frame-by-frame animation on a phone or tablet, and Vyond builds explainer videos with characters from a script, from $58 a month billed yearly. AI now animates a still drawing or photo into a clip of a few seconds on Google Flow's 50 free daily credits, or in Runway.

The picksPrices as each maker's page states them

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    Cavalry

    2D motion graphics and animated text

    Free for individuals Read from cavalry.studio on 10 November 2026 Free for individuals, with no restrictions
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    Blender

    3D, or 2D drawn inside a 3D scene

    Free and open source Read from blender.org on 10 November 2026 Free
  3. 3
    FlipaClip

    Hand-drawn frame-by-frame animation on a phone or tablet

    Free to download Read from flipaclip.com on 10 November 2026 Free to download
  4. 4
    Vyond

    Explainer videos with animated characters from a script

    Starter $58 a month billed annually ($699 a year); Professional $100, Enterprise $137, Agency $167 a user a month billed annually Read from vyond.com on 10 November 2026
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    Runway

    Making a still picture move with AI

    Free; Standard $12, Pro $28, Max $76 a month billed yearly ($15, $35, $95 billed monthly) Read from runway.com on 10 November 2026 Free: 125 one-time credits

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