Pivot Animator
Shares rank 7 of 8 animation software by recommenders
Free stick figure animation program that many people fondly remember from childhood for making and sharing their own animations. Critics say its animations look crude.
Free stick figure animation program that many people fondly remember from childhood for making and sharing their own animations. Critics say its animations look crude.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Fond nostalgia for childhood animating
“Countless hours lost making my own sprites, and I remember the joy of downloading other peoples sprites that were actually good”
Comment from 4 Nov 2025 in “When stick figures fought” “I remember spending hours and hours on pivot”
Comment from 4 Nov 2025 in “When stick figures fought”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Unclear how it benefits users
“I am left with wondering how the software would benefit me”
Comment from 25 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Pivor, Open source self-hosted CRM” Animations look crude and poorly done
“they were absolutely crude and incredibly poorly done”
Comment from 4 Nov 2025 in “When stick figures fought”
Other animation software people recommend
The four most recommended other animation software, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Motion | 17 | 1 | 94% | 7 | — | Approved |
| CorridorKey 2.0 | 17 | 5 | 77% | 2 | — | — |
| Adobe After Effects | 14 | 12 | 54% | 10 | — | — |
| ntsc-rs | 14 | 1 | 93% | 2 | — | — |
| Pivot AnimatorThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I am left with wondering how the software would benefit me”
“I remember spending hours and hours on pivot”
“they were absolutely crude and incredibly poorly done”
“Thank you so much for posting it!”
“Countless hours lost making my own sprites, and I remember the joy of downloading other peoples sprites that were actually good”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.