# Friction (open-source video and screen recording app)

> Friction is a free, open-source video and screen recording app for Windows, macOS and Linux. Friction is a powerful and versatile motion graphics application that allows you to create vector and raster animations for web and video. It has 1,833 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license, and people use it instead of Adobe After Effects.

Friction is a powerful and versatile motion graphics application that allows you to create vector and raster animations for web and video.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/friction2d/friction |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 1,833 |
| License | GPL-3.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | Adobe After Effects |
| Language | C++ |
| Website | https://friction.graphics |
| Official | yes (published by the project behind the app) |
| Category | Video editing & screen recording |
| Latest release | v1.0.0-rc.3 (Dec 31, 2025) |
| Last commit | Sep 17, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/friction2d/friction/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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