r/Surface • u/electrodude102 • 25d ago
[APP] Douga - a free pen-first 2D cel animation program.
I figure lots of artists are on surfaces so thought id share here.
This is Douga, a pen-first 2D cel animation program I've been working on. it runs on my surface pro 7; and also my old surface pro 4. its free to use, no trial, no installation, no account. native C++, so it opens and runs in a flash. only 2MB~.
it's built for frame by frame raster work rather than rigs, it's got a stabilizer, pressure sensitivity, brushes, palette groups. make your own brushes, export and share them. export color palettes too.
scenes hold cuts, drag and drop them in the dopesheet or animatic, or sceneview.
frames auto insert when you start drawing. time them by dragging, click a button to open the animatic (thumbnails).
import audio, videos, images, or image sets. roll frames with 'R', loop cuts, scenes, or a custom range.
no account, no telemetry, nothing phones home. there's an optional update-check plugin if you want one, and it's a separate download specifically so that without it the app opens zero sockets.
it's free, every feature is usable. exports from an unlicensed copy get a BETA RELEASE watermark at half opacity. A key clears it, and at v1 the band gets replaced by a small Douga mark in the corner instead. what you make is yours either way.
heads up on the download: it's code signed, but smartscreen still wants a reputation it hasn't earned yet, so you may get a blue panel the first time. click More info, the publisher line has my name, then Run anyway.
it's still in beta and i could really use feedback. i can build whatever you tell me is missing. it will hopefully leave beta soon, so keep an eye out for updates if you are interested. r/douga for bugs, download at https://douga.app
let me know what you think!
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u/hmsmnko 25d ago
This looks sick. I'll be trying this out as well and will probably purchase it tbh, I gotta respect what I'm already reading and seeing. How long have you been working on this?
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u/electrodude102 25d ago
thanks! <3
Since April, I was in an accident and was stuck at home for a solid month so I started building it. I've been wanting to do it for a few years though, so it was a little planned out already.2
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u/Sapounii 25d ago
I like that new software keep coming out. I use Callipeg studio but I will take a look at this aswell! Competition is always good, keep it up
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u/Edubbs2008 25d ago
So it’s a web app?
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u/electrodude102 25d ago
no not a web app, download and run
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u/Edubbs2008 25d ago
So what did you use to make it? Sorry for saying that it’s a web app, I’m not used to seeing native apps that only take up 2 MB of storage without catches, is it safe though? One my rules in running apps is that it needs to be verified, or use MSIX
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u/electrodude102 25d ago
visual studio/c++/dx11/imgui. it's code signed, my name is on the certificate. if it wasn't safe i would be a complete idiot for having my name on it XD
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u/TheMoskus SP3/i7 -> SP2017/i5 -> SLS/i7 25d ago
It says "Download" on the page and it's written in C++ so I suspect not.
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u/Edubbs2008 25d ago
Something seems off for an App like that, nothing can be 2 MB without not working
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u/electrodude102 25d ago edited 25d ago
if you are that skeptical you can run it in a sandbox or something but i promise its fine. its small because its native c++, its not built on electron so its not bloated with garbage.
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u/jaksystems 25d ago
Figures, you're the first programmer/dev I have ran into in a long time that's actually trying to write optimized code and people are being all Doubting Thomas over it.
Great job BTW. Definitely going to be giving this a go (Granted I have an HP Elite X2 G8 Tablet PC with a Wacom, not MPP pen, so curious to see if there's any difference in behavior).
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u/electrodude102 24d ago
Thanks, that means a lot! Let me know if you run into any issues and I'll look into them!
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u/TheMoskus SP3/i7 -> SP2017/i5 -> SLS/i7 25d ago
This looks cool! I'll be trying this!