11 free tools for animation & vfx, 8 of them fully open source. Every one reviewed, with its licence and the paid apps it replaces.
Node-based compositing for VFX and motion graphics

2D vector animation with bones and tweening

Simple hand-drawn 2D animation tool

Vector animation editor with Lottie export

2D animation production software used in anime
Animated sprite editor and pixel art tool

3D creation suite for modelling, animation and VFX

Digital painting app for illustration and concept art

Beginner-friendly video editor with keyframe animation

Editing, colour, VFX and audio in one application

Real-time 3D engine for games, film and visualisation