MakeHuman Alternatives

MakeHuman is described as 'Interactive open source tool for creating fully customizable 3D human characters, supporting real-time editing, advanced posing, and export to major animation platforms' and is a very popular 3D Modeler in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 25 alternatives to MakeHuman for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best MakeHuman alternative is Blender, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MakeHuman are SketchUp, Bforartists, DAZ 3D and VRoid Studio.

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MakeHuman alternatives are mainly 3D Modelers, but if you're looking for 3D Animators or 3D Printing Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include 3D Animation, Mac, Free, Android, iPad and Linux. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to MakeHuman.
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  1. Magic Poser icon
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    Magic Poser is a ground-breaking app that allows you to easily pose ANY number of 3D human art models with props in any way you want! A must-have app for drawing, manga, comics, storyboarding, character design, etc.

    10 Magic Poser alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  2. When you create a new human in Human Generator, you first choose a starting human. These are versatile starting points to customize to your liking. In Human Generator V2 we increased from 6 starting humans to a new total of 37!

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. iClone icon
     13 likes

    Real-time animation evolves with 3D Video FX, motion paths, HDR and rapid drag & drop creation inside iClone. iClone combines video production with 3D real-time animation. The result is a powerful production tool for motion graphics, 3D animation and video compositing.

    45 iClone alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Art of Illusion icon
     30 likes

    Art of Illusion is a free, open source 3D modelling and rendering studio. It is written entirely in Java, and should be usable on any Java Virtual Machine which is compatible with Java 5 or later.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. JustSketchMe icon
     4 likes

    JustSketchMe is an intuitive online tool for artists to configure pose-able mannequins for figure drawing. It's a simple, straightforward tool that can be used effectively for figure sketching, fashion design and comic illustration.

    8 JustSketchMe alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  6. AccuRIG icon
     3 likes

    A free automatic character rigging software.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Simple and powerful 3D model poser with a huge animations/poses library that helps you create pose reference for your art.

    6 PoseMy.Art alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. OpenFX icon
     5 likes

    OpenFX is an open-source, free modeling and animation studio, distributed under the GNU General Public License.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. DeleD CE icon
     10 likes

    DeleD is a 3D modeler and level-editor combined into one. It focuses at game development and is specifically designed to create static objects/worlds. Other areas in which you can put DeleD to good use are, for example, educational services, webdesign, prototyping and image...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Face Gen icon
     13 likes

    The easy way to create realistic faces 3D human faces from 1 or 2 photographs or at random. Adjust age, race, gender and 150 other controls. Apply faces to any polygonal mesh and UV map. The free version has the full functionality of the paid version except for exporting to e.

    24 Face Gen alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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  11. Xnalara icon
     8 likes

    XnaPosingStudio is a "XNA Model Viewer" and 3D posing software based on (and compatible to) XNALara, for any 3D character. With a rather rudimentary way to make a keyframe animation. Free of charge.

    13 Xnalara alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. Anim8or icon
     10 likes

    Anim8or is a free 3D modeling and character animation program.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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