Open LAO
Most animation tools take longer to learn than to use.
LAO was built specifically to fix that.
LAO is a hand-drawn animation tool with preset settings that run automatically, so you can draw with nothing to configure.
LAO · Hand-drawn animation tool
Animate the thing
you're trying to explain.
Animation should not be complicated
Animation should not be complicated
That’s why we made LAO
That’s why we made LAO
Lao has two modes
Lao has two modes
Add animatron-demo.mp4
Animatron
Stop motion
LAO works without internet. No drama.
Privacy-first. No server. Runs entirely in your browser.
Step 01LAO file
Work on it
Open the canvas and start drawing. The timeline is already moving.
Step 02LAO file
Save it
One file. .lao. On your machine, in your folder.
Step 03LAO file
Open it
Any machine, online or off. It'll still open in ten years.
Step 04LAO file
Share it
Export to MP4, WebM, GIF, SVG, or React. Drop it in a deck, a site, a group chat.
Who it's for
Who LAO is for
Draw scenes into animation, by hand.
Give your animation a hand-drawn feel, not something polished into AI slop.
Draw, animate,
and explain
with LAO
Join the LAO waitlist for early access.
lao.lt
Built for
everyone
Early Access
2026
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