Parallax Studio

6.9easy start · #9 of 26
in Photo Animation Software

Runs on Linux, Mac, Windows.

Parallax Studio is ranked #9 of 26 in photo animation software on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

Parallax Studio plans and pricing

Free and open source Free No licence key · no subscription github.com · 30 Sept 2026

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Purpose: Parallax Studio turns a still image into a looping 2.5D parallax animation.
Auto Depth: Auto Depth uses Depth Anything V2 to separate a subject from its background and feather the depth map around hard outlines.
Body Relief: Body Relief detects people and their poses, then creates separate depth across body parts for parallax motion.
Depth painting: The depth brush offers adjustable size, hardness, strength and depth value, with a colour-ramped overlay and undo and redo.
Motion preview: Motion controls include focus, path, zoom, loop type, duration and intensity, with preview options of 24, 30 or 60 fps.
Image and project formats: It imports PNG, JPG, JPEG and WebP, and saves projects as .parlx JSON files that reference source images by path.
Privacy: The maker says models run locally after download and that pictures are not uploaded to a cloud service.
Model licensing limit: The optional 389 MB Depth Anything V2 Base model is CC-BY-NC-4.0, and the README says not to use its output commercially.
Supported systems: Downloads are available for Windows, Linux x86_64 and Apple Silicon Macs running macOS 12 or newer.
Support: The maker directs users to open a GitHub issue for bugs or feature requests.
Intended users: The maker describes the product as built for artists who want motion from still art without a 3D pipeline, including visual novel scenes and short loops.
Price from: Free

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