Live2D Cubism Alternatives

Live2D Cubism is described as 'Live2D is the world's first drawing technology to enable 3D rendering of 2D images. This technology supports a variety of portable consoles and smartphones, and Live2D is already being utilized for games that take advantage of the unique characteristics of hand drawn artwork' and is an app in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Live2D Cubism for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Flathub apps. The best Live2D Cubism alternative is Inochi Creator, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Live2D Cubism are Synfig Studio, enve, Expressive Animator and Spine.

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Live2D Cubism alternatives are mainly Animation Makers, but if you're looking for Game Development Tools or Color Picker Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Free and Animation Maker. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Live2D Cubism.
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  1. Inochi Creator icon

    Inochi Creator

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    Inochi creator is a framework for realtime 2D puppet animation. On this site you can find the reference implementation as well as the official tooling for creating and using Inochi2D puppets for VTubing.

    10 Inochi Creator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • itch.io
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    Comments about Inochi Creator as an Alternative to Live2D Cubism
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    It offers a free open source alternative. This is especially good for those that cannot afford Live2D subscription and find the free version too limiting. Plus the usage license is not restrictive.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Inochi Creator is a great Live2D Cubism alternative.

    • Inochi Creator is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Live2D Cubism.

    • Inochi Creator is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Live2D Cubism.

    • Inochi Creator is Freemium and Open SourceLive2D Cubism is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. Synfig Studio icon

    Synfig Studio

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    Synfig is a free and open-source, industrial-strength, vector-based 2D animation app designed for producing feature-film animations.

    59 Synfig Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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    While it looks like serving similar purpose, both software targeted for different animation format with entirely different toolset.

    Live2D is for 2D character rigging with realistic movement, used in interactive scenario. Synfig is more of vector-based animation.

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    • Most users think Synfig Studio is a great Live2D Cubism alternative.

    • Synfig Studio is Free and Open SourceLive2D Cubism is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. enve icon

    enve

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    Enve is a free and open-source 2D animation app. It can create both vector and raster animations and even use sound and video files. It has been created with flexibility and expandability in mind.

    56 enve alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. Expressive Animator icon

    Expressive Animator

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    The premier editor for SVG animations. Create interactive SVG animations that run anywhere without plugins, players, or JavaScript code embedded.

    77 Expressive Animator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Expressive Animator is the most popular commercial alternative to Live2D Cubism.

    • Expressive Animator is Paid and ProprietaryLive2D Cubism is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Expressive Animator is LightweightLive2D Cubism is not according to our users
  6. Spine icon

    Spine

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    Spine is 2D animation software designed specifically for software and game development. Animators, artists and programmers unite to bring your games alive.

    16 Spine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. AnimeEffects icon

    AnimeEffects

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    AnimeEffects is a 2D keyframe animation tool based on deformation of polygon meshes. You can easily operate, quickly shape your idea, and remake at any time if you have changed your mind.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. Veadotube mini icon

    Veadotube mini

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    If all you need is a simple program that lets you switch between two images as you talk, then this program is for you!

    4 Veadotube mini alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. Marionette Studio icon

    Marionette Studio

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    Marionette Studio is a great software, powerful, easy and very intuitive to create 2D animations, characters for video games and more.

    19 Marionette Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
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    • Marionette Studio is the most popular Web-based alternative to Live2D Cubism.

    • Marionette Studio is Paid and ProprietaryLive2D Cubism is Freemium and Proprietary
  11. E-mote Free Movie Maker icon

    E-mote Free Movie Maker

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    E-mote is an engine which can create smooth and stereoscopic animation in a few steps from the character's 2D illustration. You can easily and dynamically move the expressions, orientations, limbs of standing pictures characters and make it look 3D.

    4 E-mote Free Movie Maker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. Creature icon

    Creature

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    This software is used to create fluid and natural animation to 2D graphics, easily allowing the user to use secondary animation to make it look more natural.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  13. nijigenerate icon

    nijigenerate

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    Nijigenerate is an open source editor for the nijilive puppet format, which is derived from Inochi2D (v0.8) technology. This application allows you to rig models for use in games or for other real-time applications such as VTubing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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