RigBone 2D

Rigbone2D version 2.0

Demo is available for free to download
Full version is just $19. 

Pose your sprites with bones, then export plain PNG frames — no bones, no runtime overhead in your game.

Tired of hand-drawing every animation frame? RigBone 2D lets you split your character into pieces, attach them to a movable bone rig, and pose it without redrawing a thing. Export each pose as a plain PNG — your game stays as light as a regular sprite sheet, with zero bone calculations at runtime. Great for games with lots of small characters on screen at once.

Features

🦴 Pose with bones — drag and rotate, attached sprites follow automatically

🖼️ Exports images, not bones — plain PNG/JPG frames, no runtime skeleton needed

🎞️ Built-in keyframe animation — multiple frames, instant preview, adjustable FPS/loop

🔒 Rig-safe by design — bone structure locks once you start animating, but sprites stay editable

📏 Rulers — pin past poses for reference

💾 Full save/load — everything in one project file

Un-Features

Let's go transparent — here's what it can't do, no sugarcoating.

🦴 No Undo/Redo. Misplace a bone? Move it back yourself. We believe in muscle memory.

🦴 No Inverse Kinematics (IK). Every bone bends exactly where you drag it — no smart auto-solving. Old-school, hands-on rigging only.

🔍 No zoom or pan on the canvas. What you see is what you get. 

☕ No auto-save. Please save your work early, save often — like it's 1999.

Everything you see in the demo is exactly what you get in the full version — just without the annoying watermark.

GETTING STARTED

Open the "sample_project" folder inside this build and load orc.rigbone from within the app (Open button) to see a working. 

Example, or just click "Create New Project" to start from scratch. Try exporting a PNG from the sample project to see how it works. 

Rigbone2D user manual: 

After download demo or full version, you will see Rigbone2D User Manual.pdf. 
Actually, you can download it from this page directly and see what it can do.

Video walkthrough:

RigBone 2D: Pose, Animate & Export Sprite Animations Easily

  RigBone2D - Make an Orc walking

DEMO LIMITATIONS
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In Rigbone2D demo build — everything works as paid version, but exported images have a watermark. Grab the full version on itch.io to export clean.

If you like and can help your creativity, you can have it. Thanks :)

Enjoy!