Your Animation Student Toolkit

Professional / Certification • Linux

3D, 2D and editing tools for animation students.

Who this toolkit is for

For animation students. Studios and courses use different packages; check what your modules require.

What level are you studying?Secondary / GCSE A-Level / College Undergraduate Postgraduate Professional / Certification Other

What computer do you use?Windows macOS Linux Chromebook Not sure

Which Linux distribution?Ubuntu Debian Linux Mint Fedora Arch Linux Manjaro openSUSE Kali Linux Other / Not sure

Essential (1)

Core tools that are broadly useful.

3D Animation

Blender
Open Source
Why you may need this: Free 3D modelling, animation and rendering.
Flatpak (verified)
```
flatpak install flathub org.blender.Blender
```
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Recommended (2)

Useful for particular parts of the work or course.

2D Animation

Krita
Open SourceAlso on Android
Why you may need this: Free painting with frame-by-frame animation.
Flatpak (verified)
```
flatpak install flathub org.kde.krita
```
Details

Editing

DaVinci Resolve
Freemium
Why you may need this: Edit and grade your animations.
View official installation instructions
Details

Course requirements vary. Software requirements differ between schools, colleges, universities and modules. Check your course materials before purchasing software.

Build your student setup

Build My Setup lets you add or remove apps, see why each is included and, where verified packages exist, get one install command. Nothing is installed automatically.

Build my Animation setup

Where could this lead?

Video Creator / Editor toolkit