---
name: "synfig"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "synfig"
version: "1.5.1+dfsg-3+b1"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/synfig"
---

# synfig(1)

2D vector animation package

## NAME

synfig - 2D vector animation package

## SYNOPSIS

**synfig** \[DEFAULT OPTIONS\] (\[SIF FILE\] \[SPECIFIC OPTIONS\])...

## OPTIONS

- **-t** \<output type\>

  Specify output target (Default:unknown)

- **-w** \<pixel width\>

  Set the image width (Use zero for file default)

- **-h** \<pixel height\>

  Set the image height (Use zero for file default)

- **-s** \<image dist\>

  Set the diagonal size of image window (Span)

- **-a** \<1...30\>

  Set antialias amount for parametric renderer.

- **-Q** \<0...10\>

  Specify image quality for accelerated renderer (default=2)

- **-g** \<amount\>

  Gamma (default=2.2)

- **-v**

  Verbose Output (add more for more verbosity)

- **-q**

  Quiet mode (No progress/time-remaining display)

- **-c** \<canvas id\>

  Render the canvas with the given id instead of the root.

- **-o** \<output file\>

  Specify output filename

- **-T** \<# of threads\>

  Enable multithreaded renderer using specified # of threads

- **-b**

  Print Benchmarks

- **--fps** \<framerate\>

  Set the frame rate

- **--time** \<time\>

  Render a single frame at \<seconds\>

- **--begin-time** \<time\>

  Set the starting time

- **--end-time** \<time\>

  Set the ending time

- **--dpi** \<res\>

  Set the dots-per-inch

- **--dpi-x** \<res\>

  Set the X dots-per-inch

- **--dpi-y** \<res\>

  Set the Y dots-per-inch

- **--list-canvases**

  List the exported canvases in the composition

- **--append** \<filename\>

  Append layers in \<filename\> to composition

- **--layer-info** \<layer\>

  Print out layer's description, parameter info, etc.

- **--layers**

  Print out the list of available layers

- **--targets**

  Print out the list of available targets

- **--importers**

  Print out the list of available importers

- **--valuenodes**

  Print out the list of available ValueNodes

- **--modules**

  Print out the list of loaded modules

- **--version**

  Print out version information

- **--info**

  Print out misc build information

- **--license**

  Print out license information