What software is used for Rick and Morty's animation?

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What software is used for Rick and Morty’s animation? Toon Boom Harmony is the canonical answer.

Rick and Morty is a digitally produced 2D animated series, not a 3D production. Harmony supports the show’s character animation and integrates with other stages of a television animation pipeline. The production has also involved storyboard, effects, compositing, and studio work, so Harmony should be understood as the principal animation software rather than the only program used by every artist.

The answer is sometimes confused with Maya or Blender because those are prominent 3D packages, while TVPaint is another respected 2D animation tool. None is the standard answer for Rick and Morty. The show’s distinctive flat designs, elastic poses, and rapid movement fit a 2D rigged-animation workflow.

Bardel Entertainment has been involved in the series’ animation production, and later production reporting specifically mentions Toon Boom Harmony animators. Toon Boom’s own account also describes a pipeline connecting Storyboard Pro and Harmony, illustrating how the software fits into the broader process.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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