KeyHoleStoreA free-to-start alternative to Paper Animator
Paper Animator is a good tool, and it does more than ours do. If you mostly need a paper cut-out or a text match cut, our free tier may be all you need. Here is the difference, plainly.
| Feature | KeyHole tools | Paper Animator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | 3 free exports a month up to 720p with no watermark. Credits from $5.00, or plans from $1.99 a month, billed $5.97 every 3 months. | Free previews with a watermark. Clean exports use credits or Pro (about $3.49 a month on sale). |
| Watermark | On the preview only. | On free videos. |
| What you give | A free account. A card only if you buy. | An account for the free credit; a card only if you buy. |
| Where it runs | On your device. Your files stay on it. | In your browser, with export servers on Pro. Their pages don’t say which steps use a server. |
| Best resolution | 3 free a month up to 720p, 1080p with credits, 4K with Pro, if your device can render it. | 720p, or Full HD with Pro. |
| Transparent export | One MOV with alpha, with Pro. | Transparent PNG, and ProRes 4444 on some Pro templates. |
| Paper cut-out from a photo | Yes: Scrap. Torn, cut and sticker edges, folds and drops. Video input too. | Yes: edge styles, fold-out, green screen and magazine letters. |
| Text match cut | Yes: Verbatim. 14 page designs, your own text or clips. | Yes: Classic and Press editions, with some styles on Pro. |
| Other effects | Eight tools in all, including a country map, a flight route, a magnifying glass, a comment match cut, a point cloud and halftone. | About 20 Motion Lab templates, including many we don’t have, such as Word Sphere and Receipt Printer. |
Paper Animator details come from its public pages, read on 5 November 2026, and may have changed. KeyHole isn’t affiliated with Paper Animator. The name belongs to its owners.
Choose Paper Animator if
- You want many ready-made templates in one place.
- You’re on an older phone or laptop. Our tools render on your own device, so a weak one will struggle.
Choose our tools if
- You want to start free, with nothing to install.
- You’d rather keep your files on your device.
- You need 4K, a transparent MOV for After Effects, or video as input.