BlastFX

Editted: After trying to export an effect for the first time to day, i think this software does have potential to be good but right now it has many limited. - resolution cap at 512x512 - there is no Autofit to Frame function (but you can zoom with Mouse scroll - this is not very convenient) - there is only few examples but no premade effects for you to use (this is not good, because in another software like TimelineFx or Particle Illusion, there are tons of premade effects and you will usually find that most of time you will use premade effects rather making new ones) - rendering (exporting) does not auto count the frames (come on!) and the length of animation Overall, my opinion is this software need to be polished more than this for me to recommend it to anothers.

As both game developer and artist I dont always have the patience or time to draw every single frame in fx animations. This excellent and affordable piece of software offers just the amount of shortcuts and flexibility I need to create really great-looking 2d effects in a matter of minutes!

This is the poor man's After Effects. A simple tool easy to use, capable of making some really nice stuff.

I use this for effects in a pixel art game. It saves me a lot of time. Explosions, fire, flowing liquids look more natural than animating it by hand.

really easy to use !! was in, made some smoke, exported the smoke and already had it imported into blender as a sequence with in 20 mins. nice bit of kit.

This is a nice and usefu piece of software.