Current Stable Version (v0.6.6)
Last Updated on 17 Feb 2021. What's New?
Having trouble running the program? Please see Troubleshooting.
Other Ways to Install Pencil2D
sudo pacman -S pencil2d
sudo apt-get install pencil2d
sudo dnf install Pencil2D
By default, this package uses ffmpeg-free, which has limited codec support. You can install OpenH264 to just add support for the AVC/H.264 codec, currently the most common video codec. If you want better support for this and other non-free codecs, you can use the RPM Fusion ffmpeg package.
Install:
flatpak install flathub org.pencil2d.Pencil2D
Run:
flatpak run org.pencil2d.Pencil2D
Package:
pkg install pencil2d
Port:
cd /usr/ports/graphics/pencil2d/ && make install clean
Download the legacy Pencil2D app here for Mac OS X/macOS versions 10.7 up to and including 10.12.
brew install --cask pencil2d
Download the legacy Pencil2D app here for Windows XP and Vista.
Other Versions
- Nightly Builds are experimental bleeding edge versions of Pencil2D which contain the most recent fixes and features. You can find them on our Nightly Build download page.
- Older versions of Pencil2D are available from our GitHub Releases.
Troubleshooting
-
Windows: Qt5Widgets.dll was not found
- Right click on the file you just downloaded and select
Extract All…
. - Go to the location you just extract to, find
pencil2d.exe
and double click on it.
- Right click on the file you just downloaded and select
-
Windows: MSVCP140.dll is missing
Double click and install
vc_redist.x64.exe
orvc_redist.x86.exe
inside the Pencil2D folder. -
Windows: api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll is missing
Download and install Windows update KB3118401 as detailed in this support article.
-
macOS: Pencil2D can’t be opened because it is from an unidentified developer
Right click on the file and press
Open
.
Still having trouble? Please go to the Pencil2D forum.