How do I animate a drawing without any animation software?

Open a photo or scan of the drawing, and the app redraws it several times with small differences in every line. Played in a loop, those differences read as a hand-drawn wiggle. You choose a style, then save the result as a GIF, a video, or a set of PNG frames. Nothing is uploaded.

What is the line boil effect?

Line boil is the small wobble you see in hand-drawn cartoons, caused by each frame being drawn again slightly differently. It started as a limitation of frame-by-frame animation and is now used on purpose to make static art feel alive. This app produces it from one still image.

Can I make an animated GIF with a transparent background?

Yes. Save transparent GIF lifts the ink off the paper and writes a looping GIF with a transparent background, so it sits on any color behind it. Video export writes the loop on white, because the common browser recording formats do not carry transparency.

Can I turn a photo into a line drawing?

Yes. Set Input type to Photo and the app traces contours into stroke paths instead of lifting existing ink. Line amount, Fine detail, Local contrast, Shadow detail, and Speck cleanup control how much of the photo survives the trace.

Are my drawings uploaded anywhere?

No. Every step runs in the browser. Images are read from the device, processed on a canvas, and written back to a download. Saved loops are held in this browser only, and no account is needed.

What are unique frames?

Each unique frame is a separately redrawn version of the image. More frames make the loop less repetitive, but they take longer to build and use more memory. Four to six frames is enough for most drawings.

What does line stability do?

Line stability keeps some imperfections in the same place from frame to frame. Raise it and the loop settles down; lower it and every line is redrawn from scratch, which reads as liquid distortion rather than a hand.

Why does the video look different in another browser?

Video export uses the recording format the current browser provides, so the container and codec can differ between Chrome, Safari, and Firefox. GIF and PNG frame export do not depend on the browser recorder and are identical everywhere.

What image formats can I open?

PNG, JPEG, and WebP. A clean scan or a flat, well-lit photo of the page gives the best result. Open several images at once to animate them together and export the batch as one ZIP.

Drawing Animator: Animate Drawings & Line Boil

Source

Input type

Removes paper while preserving the character of the original line.

Style

8 distinct redraws

Ink color

Recolor without flattening

OriginalCustom

Adjustments

Source processing

Paper cleanup22%

Ink strength100%

Motion

Form movement4

Line stability58%

Line weight3%

Redraw amount48%

Hand jitter10%

Edge texture22%

Detail sizeMedium

Timing

Speed8 fps

Unique frames4

Clip length3.0s

Loop path

Video background

GIF and PNG frames stay transparent. Video needs a solid color behind the ink.

Open a drawing or photo to begin.

Export size —

Open an image to see the size it will save at.

Drawing Animator: give a drawing a hand-drawn line boil, or trace a photo into line art

Saved loops

Settings