Cloud Stop Motion

Freemium#4 of 29 in Stop Motion Software

Browser-based stop-motion animation for schools and individual creators

8.2/10★★★★☆Editor score

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At a glance

• Editor score
  8.2 / 10
• Pricing
  Free plan · paid from $4/user/yr
• Best for
  Schools and low-cost cloud projects
• Free plan
  Yes
• Onion skinning
  Yes
• Facts checked
  20 Sep 2026

• Where it wins

  • Free plan includes capture, onion skinning, editing, audio, and MP4 export
  • Works on web, Windows, Android, and Linux
  • School plan adds admin, permissions, and class organization tools

• Where it doesn't

  • Green screening and other advanced tools are in paid plans
  • Personal Premium is billed annually rather than monthly
  • Google Classroom is the listed integration

Our verdict on Cloud Stop Motion

Cloud Stop Motion is a browser-based stop-motion animation tool for students, teachers, home users, clubs, and independent animators. It captures frames from webcams and built-in device cameras, with onion skinning to guide frame placement. Timeline controls support reordering, trimming, and duplication, while audio recording and import, green-screen tools, image import, timelapse creation, cloud storage, MP4 export, and sharing support the rest of the workflow. Its web, Windows, Android, and Linux coverage makes it suitable for classrooms and individual projects across varied devices.

Pricing is structured around a free entry point and two paid options. Free Starter includes cloud saving, MP4 export, and access without a card; the free plan also includes core capture and editing capabilities, audio, chroma key, and cloud storage. Personal Premium costs $4.5 per year with annual billing and adds 5GB of premium cloud storage, green screening, timelapse, transitions, image import, and audio import. Schools & Organizations costs $4 per user per year with annual billing, adding 5GB of premium storage per user, admin tools, class and group organization, and permission management.

The strongest fit is for schools and budget-conscious creators that value cloud projects, simple access, and classroom organization. Google Classroom integration supports that education focus, while MP4 export and sharing provide a straightforward way to distribute finished animations. Creators needing green screening, timelapse, transitions, image import, or audio import should compare the paid tiers with their project requirements. Those who need a broader integration ecosystem than Google Classroom or prefer monthly billing may find the offering less suitable.

Cloud Stop Motion pricing

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Cloud Stop Motion integrations

Cloud Stop Motion lists 1 integrations on its own site.

• Google Classroom

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