Any whiteboard animation software for Ubuntu or Linux?

Solution 1:

I've used Sparkol VideoScribe in Wine on Ubuntu 13 in the past. VideoScribe is a great tool, but I'm not sure if it will still work with Wine.

http://alternativeto.net/software/videoscribe/ does not offer a whole lot of alternatives that are Linux friendly

Solution 2:

You can do this using Inkscape or Krita + OBS Studio + FFMpeg. Here's how:

• Open a new blank Inkscape document.
• Go to File -> Document Properties and set the Background to black.
• Zoom to Page Width.
• Select a drawing tool. Brush strokes work well.
• Start a screen capture in OBS and return to Inkscape.
• Record your video.
• Crop the video using FFMpeg.

Really any drawing program should work. You probably need a pen input device to make this look good, regardless of the software you use.