Create bones with inverse kinematics, view adjacent frames with onion skinning, and slice sprite sheets directly inside Entry's Shape editor. EntryRoute Animator, from EntryRoute, is a Chrome extension built to extend the playentry.org workspace. It adds skeletal deformation, automated sprite-sheet slicing, and editor precision controls such as high zoom and panning. Students, teachers, and hobbyist creators who build games or animated stories on Entry get access to animation steps that the stock editor does not provide.

How the extension integrates into Entry's Shape editor

The extension appears inside the Shape tab on the playentry.org workspace and exposes a Bones button next to the Bitmap/Vector toggle or the editor expansion control. As a Chrome extension it runs in the browser and does not require external files; installation adds menu buttons and editor controls that users access while editing shapes. The developer is EntryRoute, an independent creator, and the tool is unofficial, not affiliated with the platform's foundation.

How it handles sprite workflows and animation hygiene

Sprite-sheet slicing can automatically cut large sheets into frames by grid size or frame count, which reduces manual cropping. Batch center alignment sets rotation centers and positions across multiple bitmap shapes at once to prevent shaking during playback. Those alignment tools address common alignment errors that otherwise force manual pixel nudges when assembling frame sequences for games and stories.

Community fit, undo support, and the technical leap it provides

The extension supports standard undo/redo shortcuts (Ctrl+Z and Ctrl+Y) inside the shape editor, preserving an expected edit workflow. It introduces Dual Quaternion Skinning and bone heat weighting for vector deformation, bringing a higher-grade animation method into a beginner block-coding platform. The tool is frequently recommended in Entry community know-how sections for creators who need more advanced animation inside the browser.

A practical pick for Entry creators who need browser-based animation power

EntryRoute Animator suits educators and hobbyists who want higher-end animation inside Entry without switching programs; it embeds directly into the Shape editor and extends in-browser workflows. The main trade-off is its unofficial status, which means compatibility depends on future Entry or Chrome changes rather than formal platform support, so users who require guaranteed long-term stability should plan for that constraint.