Animation Workbench

Overview ¶

QGIS Animation Workbench is an in-house Kartoza plugin developed by Tim Sutton, Nyall Dawson, and Jeremy Prior. While QGIS includes the Temporal Manager for time-based data animations, Animation Workbench goes further by enabling camera movements, zoom transitions, and dynamic feature styling.

Create professional-quality animated maps for presentations, social media, or documentary content.

Key Features ¶

• Camera Paths: Define smooth camera movements across your map
• Zoom Transitions: Create dramatic zoom in/out effects
• Feature Animation: Make features wiggle, pulse, or transform
• Keyframe Editor: Precise control over animation timing
• Export Options: Render to video or image sequences
• QGIS Integration: Works with any QGIS project and styling

Animation Types ¶

• Fly-through animations
• Zoom reveals
• Pan transitions
• Feature highlighting
• Temporal data playback
• Custom expression-driven animations

Use Cases ¶

• Conference presentations
• Social media content
• Documentary filmmaking
• Educational materials
• Data storytelling
• Marketing visualisations

Installation ¶

1. Open QGIS and go to Plugins → Manage and Install Plugins
2. Search for “Animation Workbench”
3. Click Install Plugin
4. Access the workbench from the QGIS toolbar

Documentation ¶

Full documentation and tutorials are available at QGISAnimationWorkbench.

Examples ¶

Check out example animations created with the workbench on our YouTube channel.