Show HN: I made a free online Adobe alternative for animation and design (opens in new tab)

(trangram.com)

5 pointstrangram1y ago5 comments

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!

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trangramOP1y ago

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)

pvg1y ago

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'

trangramOP1y ago

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!

pvg1y ago

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.

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trangramOP1y ago

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)

pvg1y ago

trangramOP1y ago

pvg1y ago

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.

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j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse