QGIS Animation Workbench

Bring your maps to life with stunning animations

QGIS Animation Workbench (QAW) is a powerful QGIS plugin that transforms static maps into dynamic, cinematic animations. Create spinning globes, fly-through tours, animated symbols, and more - all without leaving QGIS. Whether you're producing educational content, storytelling with data, or showcasing geographic features, QAW provides an intuitive workbench for planning, previewing, and rendering professional map animations.

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Video Overview

Click the image below to watch a 14-minute walkthrough on YouTube:

Quickstart

1. Install the plugin from the QGIS Plugin Manager or download from Releases
2. Open a QGIS project with your map layers configured
3. Launch Animation Workbench from the Plugins menu
4. Configure your animation - choose render mode (Sphere, Planar, or Fixed Extent), set frame rate and duration
5. Preview and render your animation to video

For detailed instructions, see the Documentation.

Examples

Spinning Globe:

My.explorations.in.spinning.globe.creation.using.QGIS.continue.It.looks.nicer.as.an.animated.gif.since.it.loops.seamlessly.but.is.too.big.to.uploa.mp4

Street Tour of Zaporizhzhia:

globe.mp4

Data above © OpenStreetMap Contributors

QGIS Developers Animation:

Another.notch.forward.in.the.creation.of.animations.in.QGIS.using.my.Animation.Workbench.plugin.Thanks.to.@nyalldawson.for.the.hints.and.tips.along.t.mp4

QGIS Compatibility

• Works with QGIS 3.x
• QGIS 3.26+ enables animated icon support (PR #48060)
• For older versions, see the snippets documentation

Documentation

• Full Documentation - User guides, tutorials, and reference
• Quickstart Guide - Get started in minutes
• API Reference - For plugin developers

For Contributors

We welcome contributions! Here's how to get involved:

• Report bugs or request features
• Submit a Pull Request
• Development Setup

For Developers

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/timlinux/QGISAnimationWorkbench.git
cd QGISAnimationWorkbench

# Enter the development environment
nix develop

# Build documentation
mkdocs serve

License

This software is licensed under the GPL v2.

Credits

• Tim Sutton - Lead developer
• Nyall Dawson - Core contributor
• Mathieu Pellerin - Contributor
• Jeremy Prior - Contributor
• Thiasha Vythilingam - Contributor

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