Pencil is an animation/drawing software. It lets you create traditional hand-drawn animation (cartoon) using both bitmap and vector graphics. Animations can be exported as SWF/Flash files.

What's New in version 0.4.4b:

• changed the way documents are saved: vector graphics are now saved in separate xml files. Saving files now rewrites only the changed images. Attention: Pencil 0.4.3b will not open the new document format 0.4.4b.
• autosave option.
• vector graphics file (.vec) can be imported at specific frames
• improved the brush in bitmap mode. Introduced "preserve alpha" and "stop at contour" options.
• a document now remembers the last layer, frame and view used by the user.
• the window can be made translucent.
• improved gradients (feather) in vector mode.
• bug fix: timeline did not refresh until the user clicks on it.
• bug fix: single click on sliders did not work