Open source alternatives to Mixamo

One project on starwire does the same job. Ranked by how much of what Mixamo does each one covers, read from its README and website. Ties go to the most active.

What Mixamo does

  1. Auto-rig 3D characterscore
  2. Library of motion capture animationscore
  3. Preview and tweak animations
  4. Download for game engines and 3D apps
  5. Free stock characters

Each dot in the table is one job, in this order. Square dots are core jobs and count double. Full means yes, half means partly. "See the evidence" under a project shows the line behind each one. Coverage is what a project documents, not how well it works or how hard it is to move to. How we score this

ProjectCoversStarsCommits, 12 weeksLast releaseClosed vs openedSetupLicense
mesh2motion-appWeb app that rigs imported 3D models and exports them with animations Replaces it64%3.7k+18
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None60% Runs in a browser Custom license
Covers 1 of 2 core jobs. Partly: Auto-rig 3D characters; Preview and tweak animations; Download for game engines and 3D apps; Free stock characters.See the evidence
  • Auto-rig 3D characterscorePartlyModify the skeleton to fit inside of the model
  • Library of motion capture animationscoreYeshelp build out the animation library
  • Preview and tweak animationsPartlyTest out various animations to see the results.
  • Download for game engines and 3D appsPartlyexport (currently only GLB/GLTF supported format)
  • Free stock charactersPartlyart assets (3d models, rigs, animations) are all licensed under CC0

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