Spine

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About

Spine is ranked #24 of 98 in animation software on Inferse. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is no free plan. A free trial is offered. Paid plans start at $70.83/mo.

Compared on animation software

Free plan: Noesotericsoftware.com
Supported platforms: Windows, macOS, Linuxesotericsoftware.com
Export formats: JSON, binary, GIF, PNG, JPEG, AVI, QuickTime video, texture atlasesotericsoftware.com

Facts

Free plan: Nous.esotericsoftware.com · 21 Sept 2026
2D animation tools: Yesus.esotericsoftware.com · 21 Sept 2026
Character rigging: Yesus.esotericsoftware.com · 21 Sept 2026
Supported platforms: Windows,macOS,Linuxus.esotericsoftware.com · 21 Sept 2026
Export formats: JSON,binary,GIF,PNG,JPEG,AVI,QuickTime video,texture atlasus.esotericsoftware.com · 21 Sept 2026
Purpose: Spine is an animation tool focused specifically on 2D animation for games, with an editor and runtimes for using animations in games.us.esotericsoftware.com · 30 Sept 2026
Animation method: Spine creates skeletal or cutout animation by attaching images to bones and animating the bones.us.esotericsoftware.com · 30 Sept 2026
Rigging and animation: Features include inverse kinematics, paths, skins, meshes, free-form deformation, weights, a dopesheet, graph editor, and runtime preview.us.esotericsoftware.com · 30 Sept 2026
Export: Spine exports documented JSON and binary animation data, animated GIFs, PNG or JPEG image sequences, AVI or QuickTime video, and texture atlases or spritesheets.us.esotericsoftware.com · 30 Sept 2026
Integrations: Official runtimes support toolkits including Unity, Unreal Engine, Godot, iOS, Android, Flutter, Phaser, PixiJS, and libgdx; the maker also lists generic runtimes for C, C++, C#, Haxe, and TypeScript.us.esotericsoftware.com · 30 Sept 2026
Photoshop workflow: The maker's example describes bringing a Photoshop character into Spine with the PhotoshopToSpine script and importing later additions into the project.en.esotericsoftware.com · 30 Sept 2026
Trial limits: The free trial includes Professional features but cannot save projects, pack textures, or export animation data, images, or video.us.esotericsoftware.com · 30 Sept 2026
Supported desktop systems: The trial download page provides builds for 64-bit Windows, Apple Silicon and Intel Mac, and 64-bit Intel/AMD Linux.us.esotericsoftware.com · 30 Sept 2026
Essential limitation: Spine Essential excludes meshes and other advanced features, and cannot save or export projects containing Professional features such as meshes or IK.us.esotericsoftware.com · 30 Sept 2026
License limits: Essential and Professional are for a single named user and their activation code may be installed on up to two computers, with only one installation in use at a time.us.esotericsoftware.com · 30 Sept 2026
Connectivity: Spine requires an internet connection for initial installation and activation, updating, or changing the editor version.us.esotericsoftware.com · 30 Sept 2026
Support and learning: The maker provides a user guide, example projects, a forum, and weekly Twitch streams where viewers can ask a rigging expert questions live.en.esotericsoftware.com · 30 Sept 2026