Make Stop Motion from Drawings, Photos or PNG Frames

drawings, photos or PNG frames / preview before you export / no uploads, all in your browser / MP4, PNG or WebM export

What it does

Make stop motion without animation software

Stop motion is animation made from still images. You move, redraw or photograph something step by step, then play the images back quickly so it comes to life. RemoveWhite Animate lets you do exactly that in your browser. Drop your frames, pick a speed, preview, and export. No Photoshop, no After Effects, no upload to any server.

It works with whatever you have: a stack of pencil drawings, photos from your phone, scanned sketches, transparent PNGs or frames you exported from another tool. If your images are named in order, they line up automatically.

Works with
transparent PNGs too

If your frames already have a transparent background, Animate keeps that transparent look while you preview and arrange them. This is where it goes further than a plain image-to-video converter.

For MP4 export you choose a background color, because MP4 cannot store true transparency. Want to keep the transparency in your file? Export a PNG sequence, or use WebM where your editor or browser supports it.

Drawing on paper? Clean it first with the transparent tool, then bring the cleaned PNG frames here.

Frame rate

How fast should it play?

Frame rate decides how fast your images play back. A low frame rate gives a handmade, jumpy stop-motion feel. A higher frame rate looks smoother but needs more frames to fill the same time.

1 fpsVery slow flipbook tests, slides or before-and-after sequences.

6 fpsRough handmade stop motion. Every frame is clearly visible.

12 fpsA classic animation feel. Smooth enough to move, still handmade. A good starting point.

24 fpsThe traditional film frame rate. Use it when you have enough frames and want smoother motion.

25 fpsHandy for European video workflows.

30 fpsSmooth playback for social video and screen-based content.

Not sure? Start at 12 fps and try the others. Stop motion is partly about taste. Sometimes the imperfect, jumpy version has more character than the smooth one.

Sizes and framing

Make it fit the platform

Pick a size preset for whatever you are making for. TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts use vertical video. Instagram Square suits feed posts. YouTube gives you a standard horizontal size. Choose Original if you want to keep the size of your frames exactly as they are.

ContainShows the whole image. Nothing gets cropped.

CoverFills the entire frame. Some edges may be cropped.

StretchForces the image to fill the frame. It can distort, but is handy for experiments.

Use zoom, pan and rotate to place each frame inside the video canvas. This helps when your phone photos are slightly off-center, when your scanned drawings have too much white around them, or when you want a small camera-move effect. It turns the tool into a little animation stand in your browser.

Export

Three ways to save your animation

MP4Best for TikTok, Instagram, YouTube Shorts, websites and most editing apps, including Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro and CapCut. MP4 does not support transparency, so you choose a background color.

PNG ZIPKeeps every frame as a separate image with full transparency. Good for editing, archiving or importing into another tool as an image sequence.

WebMTransparent web animation, where supported. Not every platform or editor handles WebM transparency well, so test it for your workflow.

What you can use it for

Hand-drawn stop motion

Photograph a series of drawings and turn them into a short moving sketch. Great for sketchbooks, children's drawings, visual notes, bullet journals and handmade cards.

Filmmakers and documentary makers

Quickly test animated inserts, title ideas, hand-drawn explainers, archive-photo sequences or rough visual ideas without opening a full editing program.

Social media creators

Make short animated posts for TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts or LinkedIn. Use phone photos, sketches, product shots or transparent PNG frames.

Teachers and workshop makers

Let students make a simple animation from paper drawings or phone photos. No account, no complicated software, no upload.

Designers and illustrators

Turn exported PNG frames, icons, stickers or logo variations into a quick animation preview.

Phone-first creators

Shoot photos on your phone, open them from your photo library and turn them into a stop-motion video in the browser. No moving files through desktop software first.

Frames with a white background?

Clean your frames first, then animate

Animate plays back the frames you give it. If your frames still have a white or black background you want gone, clear them all in one pass first with the bulk transparency tool, then bring the transparent frames back here. One setting cleans the whole batch, so it stays fast.

1Open the bulk transparency tool and drop all your frames in.

2Set the transparency once. The same setting is applied to every frame, and the ZIP comes out numbered in order.

3Come back here, drop the cleaned frames in and pick a frame rate.

4Preview the motion and export your video in the format you need.

Pricing

Included in your RemoveWhite pass

Animate is part of the same pass as the transparent tool. One pass covers both. Preview and arrange your frames for free. No subscription, no account, access link sent by email.

Best value

For regular use

Year pass

€39.99 per year
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Common questions

Do I need to install anything?

No. Animate runs in your browser. Nothing is installed and nothing is uploaded to a server. Your images stay on your device.

How many photos do I need for stop motion?

As a rough guide, around 10 to 12 frames make one second of animation that still reads as movement. More frames per second looks smoother but needs more photos for the same length. A short loop can work with as few as 6 to 12 images. Start small, play it back, and add more if it feels too jumpy for what you want.

I have never made stop motion. Where do I start?

Take or gather a handful of images where something changes a little between each one: a drawing you redraw step by step, an object you nudge, or photos from your phone. Drop them in, set the frame rate to 12, and press play. That is already stop motion. From there you adjust speed, order and framing until it feels right.

Do my frames need to be in the right order?

They line up by filename, so if your files are numbered they arrive in order automatically. Inside the tool you can still drag, reorder or delete individual frames. If one photo jumps or flickers, just remove it and play again.

What files can I use as frames?

PNG, JPG and HEIC. Drawings, scans, photos, transparent PNGs or exported frames all work. Name them in order and they line up automatically.

Can I keep transparency in my animation?

Yes, with the right format. Export a PNG sequence to keep every frame transparent, or use WebM where it is supported. MP4 cannot store transparency, so for MP4 you pick a background color instead.

Can I use it on my phone?

Yes. Open the page on your phone, load photos from your photo library, and make a stop-motion video without moving files to a computer first.

How many frames can I add?

Up to 500 frames. Large sequences may take longer to export, depending on your device.

Is there a subscription?

No. A day pass is €3.99 for 24 hours and a year pass is €39.99 for 365 days. The same pass also covers the transparent tool. No auto-renewal.

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