Show HN: I made a free online Adobe alternative for animation and design

[trangram]

Hey everyone! I'm excited to share Trangram, a completely free tool for animation and illustration that works right in your browser, no installs or sign-ups needed.

I originally created Trangram to make motion graphics easier for myself, and as I kept working on it, I realized it could be useful for others too. It's been a fun side project, and I've used it to create my own animations, which you can check out on Trangram's gallery page.

Since my first post here 6 months ago, I've made lots of updates.

Want to see what's new over the past 6 months? Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/@TrangramMotion/community

Curious about my story developing Trangram? You can read it here: https://www.trangram.com/about

I've got a lot more planned for Trangram, but I'd love to hear your thoughts and feedback to help me prioritize. Thanks a ton for your support!

[trangram]

Below are key features of Trangram (Prefer visuals? Check out the landing page: www.trangram.com):

Special Features: - Shape morphing - Group animation - Dynamic parent links - Multiple trackers on motion paths - Edit styles and transforms across keyframes

Animation Features: - Motion paths - Trim paths - Parent links - Looping - Easing (Customisable with graph editor) - Number animation

Illustration Features: - Rounded corners - Boolean operations - Vector tool (aka Pen tool) - Layering and Grouping - Clipping masks - Compound paths

Import & Export: - Import .svg and .tg (project files) - Export project files (tg), videos (mp4, webm), GIFs, and images (png, jpg, webp, svg)

[pvg]

You can repost after a year or so but a few months is too soon after a big Show HN like https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39675807. Take a look at https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html under 'reposts' and https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html under 'features'

[trangram]

Thanks for the heads-up! I’m already aware, but I appreciate the reminder. These updates aren’t just small tweaks—I’ve been working hard every day for the past 6 months. I think visitors will find the new features, UI/UX improvements, tutorials, interactive tours, and community updates really useful. You can check out all my update posts from the past 6 months on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@TrangramMotion/community Thanks again for the kind reminder!

[pvg]

These updates aren’t just small tweaks

The broad criterion is 'is the discussion going to be substantially different' and feature updates typically don't do that so it's not a question of the size of the updates.

[trangram]

Please consider the scope of the updates, resources, and the effort I(solo maker)'ve put in over the past 6 months. The work involved could easily compare to what others might achieve in over a year. Thanks for understanding.