Desktop editor for fast, focused 2D rigging

Lightweight, fast, and simple 2D rigging.

SpineBones is a 2D skeleton editor for building bone hierarchies, attaching images through slots, managing active skins, animating on a keyframe timeline, and exporting the result as project JSON, a Spine-like ZIP package, or WebM video.

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SpineBones editor

Real workspace
SpineBones editor showing a character rig, side panels, properties, and animation timeline

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core modes: `SETUP` and `ANIMATE`

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export paths: JSON, ZIP, WebM

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core technologies in the stack

What you feel immediately

A top toolbar, side panels, center canvas, bottom timeline, and status bar give the app the feel of a real editor instead of a placeholder demo.

What you can ship

Save and load projects, export a Spine-like package, or render animation as WebM without leaving the main workflow.

Key features

Built for 2D rigging, animation, and export.

The core experience focuses on simple 2D rigging, slot and skin management, keyframe animation, and export options that work well for both desktop and web workflows.

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Rigging starts directly on the canvas

Create new bones directly in the workspace, inherit parent-child links by clicking over existing bones, then adjust name, length, rotation, position, and scale from the properties panel.

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Slots, attachments, and active skins

Add slots to the selected bone, upload image attachments, switch the active attachment, and change skins without breaking the main rigging flow.

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Timeline controls for keyframe editing

Scrub the timeline, play the animation, insert and delete keyframes, mirror loops, jump between keys, and edit FPS and duration from the bottom panel.

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A familiar editor layout

The top toolbar, bones panel, slots panel, main canvas, properties panel, timeline, and status bar make the interface easy to understand without a long onboarding flow.

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Export options for the next step

Save project JSON, export a Spine-like ZIP package, or render animation as WebM for previews, reviews, or quick presentation-ready output.

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Desktop menu and shortcut hints

Desktop menu actions, undo and redo, tool shortcuts, play and pause, setup and animate toggles, and status hints keep the workflow fast and productive.

Workflow

From a blank rig to exported animation, the flow stays clear.

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Create bones on canvas

Start with the `Bone` tool, build the hierarchy, and edit core properties like name, length, rotation, scale, and parent.

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Attach images through slots

Add slots to the active bone, upload image attachments, switch the active attachment, and manage skins for pose or visual variations.

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Animate with keyframes

Switch to `ANIMATE`, scrub the timeline, record keyframes, copy the first frame, build loops, and preview playback directly in the editor.

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Save, export, repeat

Use save and load for project JSON, export a Spine-like package for interoperability, or render WebM for fast demos and reviews.

Real editor views

Actual screenshots from the app

Live editor look
SpineBones editor showing a character rig and animation timeline
Character rig with timeline playback and attachment preview.
SpineBones editor showing a compact hand rig with keyframes
A focused hand rig with compact bones, slots, and keys.

Interface overview

Six areas that work together

Toolbar + Panels + Timeline

Top Toolbar

Pose, Bone, Move, Rotate, Scale, undo and redo, keyframe controls, background tools, save and load, and export actions.

Left Sidebar

Bones, Slots, and Skins for selection, reordering, attachment management, and switching the active skin.

Center Canvas

The main area for creating bones, posing, rotating, scaling, dragging attachments, and using camera pan and zoom with a background reference.

Right Sidebar

A properties panel for the selected bone and active attachment, including helper messaging when nothing is selected.

Bottom Timeline

Frame scrubbing, playback, FPS, duration, timeline row selection, and keyframe deletion through click or shortcut.

Status Bar

The app name, current project file, open file support in desktop mode, and shortcut hints that improve orientation.

SpineBones

A 2D skeleton editor for rigging, attachments, animation, and export.

SpineBones helps you build bone hierarchies, attach images through slots, manage active skins, and animate with a keyframe timeline in one workspace that stays lightweight, fast, and focused.

What you can do Rigging + Export

Create bones directly on the canvas, build a parent-child hierarchy, then fine-tune position, length, rotation, and scale from the properties panel.

Add slots to the selected bone, upload image attachments, switch the active attachment, and manage skins to match your rig setup.

Scrub the timeline, add keyframes, loop animation, then save the project to JSON or export as Spine-like ZIP and WebM.

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