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

> Opentoonz is a free, open-source video and screen recording app for Windows, macOS and Linux. OpenToonz - An open-source full-featured 2D animation creation software. It has 7,799 GitHub stars and is released under the BSD-3-Clause license, and people use it instead of Adobe Animate and Toon Boom Harmony.

OFFICIAL SOURCE ONLY: The only official websites for OpenToonz are opentoonz.github.io and this GitHub repository. To ensure your security, please avoid downloading OpenToonz from any other domain, as there are no other official mirrors or partner sites.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/opentoonz/opentoonz |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 7,799 |
| License | BSD-3-Clause (open source) |
| Replaces | Adobe Animate, Toon Boom Harmony |
| Language | C++ |
| Website | https://opentoonz.github.io/ |
| Official | no |
| Category | Video editing & screen recording |
| Latest release | v1.8.0 (Jun 19, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 4, 2026 |

## Install

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

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