Edit 2D animations for RPG Maker MZ on an intuitive timeline! A dedicated editor for MZ's MV-compatible animations—frame-precise controls, drag-to-position preview, rich shortcuts, and 176 ready-made presets. Multi-directional Character Animations that follow the facing are also supported.
"2D Animation Editor" is a dedicated editor for MV-compatible 2D animations in RPG Maker MZ. Its timeline, real-time preview, and 176 bundled presets let you efficiently create attack effects, skill effects, and cinematic flourishes. It also supports multi-directional editing of "Character Animation" — an animation format that reflects the equipped weapon's icon and follows the character's facing direction.
* Effekseer-format animations cannot be edited or displayed.
A 4-track timeline manages frames / cells / SE / flashes on a single screen. Expand a cell row and per-frame X / Y / Scale / Rotation / Opacity / Blend appear piano-roll style. Drag, scale, or rotate on the preview and the values update instantly.
Interpolate / Bulk Set / Shift / Copy from Previous Frame all included. Workflows like "set only the first and last frames of the animation and let interpolation fill in the rest" become one-shot operations.
46 character animation sets (by weapon type × 3 directions)
120 MV-style attack and magic effects
10 Japanese-style cinematic animations
Import only what you need into your project.
An animation mode not available in stock RPG Maker MZ — the visuals change based on the target being animated.
Manage 3 directions (Down / Left / Up) as one group (right is auto-mirrored from left)
Auto-generate Left and Up from Down
Equipped weapon and shield icons appear automatically (with Dual Wield: primary weapon on the right hand, secondary weapon or shield on the left)
Bundled CharacterAnimation.js plugin plays it back with a single command
* If you only use this tool as a regular MV animation editor, the plugin is not required.
3 themes (MZ-style / Dark / Light) × 4 UI languages (Japanese / English / Simplified Chinese / Traditional Chinese). Undo/Redo, project re-sync, and full keyboard shortcuts.
2D Animation Editor (the app itself)
CharacterAnimation.js plugin (needed only for character animation)
176 preset animations (46 character / 120 MV / 10 Japanese-style)
Icon set for animations (24×24 / 32×32)
3 additional icon sets (VX Ace / Maker Series Resource Pack "Wa" / this tool's original)
Preset image and SE resources