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Animation From Every Angle is a forward-facing project from Toon Boom, with the goal of interviewing creators who widen the scope of animation. We seek to go in-depth on productions that boldly reach new audiences, broaden horizons and use storytelling to shine a light on underrepresented experiences.

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How She-Ra broke ground for queer representation in children's media

COVID-19

(Updated on May 26, 2020: Extension of Free Home Use Licenses)

One of our corporate strengths and differentiators in the market has always been Toon Boom's connection to our community and network. In light of the current health concerns worldwide related to COVID-19, and with large numbers of studios and schools with work from home policies, if support is required please contact us.

The best animation studios in the world use Toon Boom software

From major animation companies to small studios, our customers use our animation software to produce movies,
TV shows, games, explainer videos and advertisements.

“The animation industry has adopted the Toon Boom pipeline as its go-to platform, and with good reason. I would absolutely recommend Toon Boom software for animators or anyone looking to break into the industry.”
JORDAN RASKIN
Commercial illustrator
“Toon Boom has made our production process a much more efficient and less stressful one.”
EVAN SUSSMAN
Partner and Creative Director at Hero4Hire
“As an instructor at the Los Angeles Film School I teach animation. With Toon Boom animation software, I can teach the principles using practical exercises that have a real impact on my students.”
BILL RECINOS
Instructor Los Angeles Film School

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A Creative World In Harmony

Dare to be you. Dare to create.

Harmony 20, the industry's leading 2D animation software, brings the latest in digital drawing sensitivity to its brushes — every marking, every style, every texture you want to create and leave for the audience is felt. Rulers, guides, colour control & features as well as innovative deformers enrich your animation, bringing reality and fantasy within millimeters of each other.

Artists express themselves through their work, creating distinctive markings on a surface — each as unique as their maker. The right tool can capture both the true essence of an image and offer a glimpse into the creative spirit of the person behind it.

Create art and emotion in every style with one powerful end-to-end animation software. Whether you prefer paperless or cutout animation, Harmony 20 is helping to set the trends for award winning animation that is hitting the market by storm. The latest in lighting, shading, special effects and others give more life to your features and series. Advanced rigging and master controller functionality support creative expression, while saving time and money!

The best animation studios and storytellers around the world rely on our software to produce their stories, while maintaining creative integrity.

Available in Three Versions

Harmony 20 enables 2D animation studios and artists to express their dreams and tell their stories in their creative voice, bringing ideas from concept to screen.

Each has differing progressive features and price points based on the number of advanced features. Let's explore the benefits and features available in all versions of Harmony and delve into some new and noteworthy features of Harmony 20.

Harmony Essentials

Introductory edition for students and enthusiasts.

Provides the fundamental drawing, painting, and animation tools needed to create outstanding animation.

Harmony Advanced

Advanced edition for freelancers, studios and other creatives.

Designed for full traditional, paperless style animation. Also includes support for simple cut-out style animation.

Harmony Premium

Complete professional edition for studios, small creative businesses, freelancers and schools working on the most demanding projects.

Adds ability to create sophisticated cut-out rigs, very natural and realistic character movement plus unlimited special effects for any style of animation.

Benefits of Harmony

Unlimited creative freedom on your terms
Flexibility, functionality and sensitivity of tools allows you to create with the highest quality
All-in-one tool for efficient animation — from drawing to final production
Cost and time savings
Reliable team that stands behind their software and services; we are reachable — speak with our team live.
Value; while we do not have the lowest prices, we do ensure the highest quality ensuring the integrity of your artistic expression
Chosen by the leading animation studios worldwide who are setting the industry standard, for over 25 years
We don't say we are the best, our Emmy-winning 2D animation technology has the awards to prove it
Our community and network makes us unique; we were built for animation professionals and we intend to stay that way

Discover the Industry Leading Production Animation Software

Most advanced brush engine
Defined colour pallets and painting
Unlimited traditional paperless animation
Innovative cut-out animation and rigging
2D/3D integration for limitless possibilities
Deformers for even more textures and depth realism
Special effects and compositing
Pipeline integration for seamless end-to-end animation – all in one tool

New NOTEWORTHY FEATURES included in Harmony 20

The smoothest texture deformation with the Weighted-Deform Node
Create depth, volume, and more realistic animations with new Lighting & Shading
Advanced color management environments and effects give artists and studios full control over the accuracy of their project's colours from initial illustration to final export
- New colour effects nodes: colour curves, colour levels, gamma and colour-fade
Drawing and creativity live hand-in-hand and snapping Alignment Guides make it faster & easier
Drawing improvements made for animation artists make animation creation quicker and easier