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Add to SafariWhen comparing Framer Studio vs Invision Studio, the Slant community recommends Invision Studio for most people. In the question“What are the best prototyping tools?” Invision Studio is ranked 11th while Framer Studio is ranked 14th. The most important reason people chose Invision Studio is:
Going beyond tradition, Invision Studio includes a Marketplace in the application itself to install icon toolkits, design toolkits, whenever, whatever you want to.
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Pros
Pro CoffeeScript integration to define animations
Framer uses coffeescript for defining animations. CoffeeScript has a low learning curve and as such it can be learned easily even by non-programmers.
Pro Multiple device support
Framer supports animation and interaction prototyping for multiple devices, ranging from desktop apps to web apps and mobile platforms. There are already 8 pre-installed devices to choose from, or developers can create their own setup quickly.
Pro Photoshop & Sketch integration
Framer is integrated with Framer Generator, which allows developers to import layers directly from Adobe Photoshop and/or Sketch.
Pro Instant visual feedback
Framer Studio offers and instant preview of the animation that is currently being made.
Pro Built-in marketplace
Going beyond tradition, Invision Studio includes a Marketplace in the application itself to install icon toolkits, design toolkits, whenever, whatever you want to.
Pro Integration with invision cloud
Being a Invision product, it tightly knits with Invision's own cloud services. You can upload prototypes from Invision Studio to Invision Cloud.
Pro Sketch imports
Unlike most tools, Invision Studio openly allows imports from sketch files, allowing you to use Sketch with Invision Studio
Pro Offline support
Invision Studio allows offline use, and you can save files offline, even without logging in to an Invision account.
Cons
Con Coding required
Framer Studio uses CoffeeScript for prototyping the UI of an app. This can be a problem for designers who don't know CoffeeScript since they would be forced to learn a new programming language in order to use Framer.
Con Mac only
Framer Studio is only supported for Mac. There is no version for Windows or Linux.
Con No Linux support
Despite its amazing portfolio, Invision Studio lacks Linux support - a boon for some people but Invision has openly said they will support it when there's demand.
Con Requires Invision login
You'll be required to login to Invision to use Studio for now. But after logging in, you should be able to access Studio without any hiccups.
