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Stop Motion Studio makes it easy to create stunning stop-motion animations with powerful tools and intuitive controls. Whether you're crafting LEGO shorts or claymation classics, it's the perfect app for beginners and pros alike. Available for iPhone, iPad, and macOS as well as Android, Windows, Chromebook, and Amazon Fire devices.
Watch our quick video tour and see the magic in action — from snapping frames to creating smooth animations. It’s everything you need to get inspired and start animating!
Stop Motion Studio offers powerful animation control with a desktop-class editing experience. Its intuitive frame-by-frame view lets you easily manage frames—rearrange, remove, or add them—while the zoomable timeline keeps even large projects organized. Enhance your animation with audio, titles, credits, and filters to bring your vision to life.
Create stunning 4K stop-motion videos effortlessly with Stop Motion Studio. Choose between automatic or full manual control of camera settings—including focus, exposure, ISO, and white balance. Get creative with live green-screen effects and use a second device as a remote camera to expand your shot options.
Take your stop-motion to the next level by connecting your DSLR camera to Stop Motion Studio. Get professional results with advanced camera controls, including Live View, and direct in-app control over shutter speed, ISO, and aperture. Leverage the power of your full-size camera for unparalleled quality.
Check camera compatibilityPerfect your shots with composition guides like grids, onion skin, and aspect ratio masks. Use safe guides for accurate framing, the path layer for motion planning, and the paint tool to mark positions. Load reference images or videos for complex scenes, and rely on onion skin to keep movements smooth between frames.
Bring your animations to life with Stop Motion Studio’s built-in library of sound effects and music. Record voice-overs directly into your movie, then fine-tune audio with the editor—trim, fade, adjust volume, and add fun effects like alien, robot, or old radio.
Unleash your creativity with Stop Motion Studio’s powerful painting tools. Adjust brush size and strength, work with multiple layers, and add effects like laser swords or fireworks. With Apple Pencil support, hand-drawn animation is smooth and precise.
Effortlessly perfect your animations with Stop Motion Studio's masking tool. Easily remove unwanted elements like strings or distracting objects, making them magically disappear from your movie.
Create stunning intros and outros with Stop Motion Studio. Choose from dozens of stylish templates or design your own using advanced typography tools for a perfect finish to your movie.
Enhance your stop-motion projects with Stop Motion Studio’s powerful image editor. Adjust composition, fine-tune colors, and apply stunning filters to bring your animations to life. With non-destructive editing, you can experiment freely and perfect every detail.
Elevate your animation with Stop Motion Studio’s extensive effects library. Choose from dozens of stunning foregrounds, backgrounds, and visual effects to completely transform your movie’s look and feel.
Perfect your animation effortlessly with In and Out Points. Easily mark sections for looped playback to refine your sequences until they’re just right.
Easily change your scene’s background with Stop Motion Studio’s built-in green screen (chroma key) feature. Make characters fly or appear anywhere by simply swapping the background.
Bring your LEGO® figures to life with a wide range of mouth and eye shapes. Easily create the perfect expression for speaking or showing emotion.
Capture dynamic animations from unique angles using a second device as a remote camera. Control your phone’s camera with Stop Motion Studio on your tablet or desktop for fresh perspectives.
Easily share your creation to YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, or anywhere. Save as video, GIF, sticker, or flipbook. Export raw images or transfer your project to another device.
Learn stop-motion animation step-by-step with Stop Motion Studio’s built-in tutorials. From basics to advanced editing. Everything you need to create your masterpiece.
From quirky comedies to epic adventures, the possibilities are endless. Join the ranks of talented filmmakers who have created award-winning movies using Stop Motion Studio.
Stop Motion Studio is a user-friendly tool that boosts creativity and learning. It lets students bring ideas to life and encourages project-based learning and teamwork. Trusted by thousands of schools worldwide, it’s a valuable classroom resource.
Learn moreStop Motion Studio has earned widespread praise—featured as Apple’s 'App of the Week,' showcased in Apple Keynotes and TV ads, and seen on TV shows worldwide. It’s the top choice for both beginners and pros.
"Stop-motion animation is a great way to bring toys and other objects to life — and learn the basics of filmmaking." The New York Times "Stop Motion Studio makes it easy to create your own stop-motion movies." The Washington Post "All you need is an iPhone or iPad, a tripod, the right software, and a bit of creativity." PCMag "Stop Motion Studio Brings Out the LEGO Moviemaking Geek in All of Us." Technewsworld
Create and edit projects smoothly on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android, Windows, Chromebook, or Amazon Fire HD. Start on one device and finish on another.
Record live video to create a mixed animation.
Connect a keyboard or external keypad to your device for faster workflow.
Export your movie to Youtube, Instagram, or other social media sites.
Create a stunning time-lapse recording with the built-in interval capture feature.
Export an ordered list of all frames in your movie for further processing.
Support for both dark and light themes with the option to choose an accent color.
Manage projects directly using the files app.
Start a project on a mobile device and finish on your desktop device.
Create movies in Ultra High Definition with four times the resolution of Full HD.
Preserve the original, unprocessed data from the camera for later processing.
Create stunning animations from a video clip by painting over it, frame by frame.
Use your headphones volume button, your Apple Watch, or a Bluetooth device as a remote shutter release.
Export your movie as an iMessage sticker.
Rearrange frames and copy frames between projects.
Reverse an action.
Choose from a wide variety of beautiful app icons.
Translated into 17 different languages.
Sync projects across all your devices using iCloud.
Support for deployment and configuration.