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CHARACTER ANIMATOR FEATURES

Turn yourself into a cartoon with motion capture.

Start animating with Adobe Character Animator motion capture technology. Create a virtual avatar that walks, talks, and mimics your facial expressions in real time.

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Cartoon woman holding a cat
A man's face with motion capture points superimposed over him

Set a rest pose.

Start by sitting in front of your camera with your head centered in the frame. Character Animator will assign tracking points to your face.

Choose a puppet.

Character Animator comes preloaded with a variety of colorful characters called puppets. Choose one and get rolling.

Collage of cartoon characters
Color palette next to a customizable robot character

Customize your character.

Character Animator puppets are fully customizable. Fine-tune your character or create your own in Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop.

Capture talking and moving.

With machine learning, Character Animator tracks your jaw, eyes, ears, and pupils. Move your head and your puppet will too. Talk into your mic and the puppet will lip sync in real time or even mimic recorded audio.

A man using Adobe Character Animator to animate a cartoon

Add body movement to digital characters.

Character Animator gives you the tools to apply human motion to your puppets, like walking, running, or dancing, as well as how they interact with forces like gravity and wind.

Explore more in animation with these tutorials.

See what you can create with Character Animator, from making your own digital character to getting tips on how to bring them to life.

Character Animator

How to get Character Animator.

Start for free or get it as part of the Creative Cloud All Apps plan.

Character Animator Starter

Free

  • Get started — no experience needed.
  • Access basic features to create and export animations in minutes.
  • Choose from predesigned puppets.
  • Save time with select gestures.
  • Create with real-time face tracking.
  • Have fun without any commitment.

Creative Cloud All Apps

US$59.99/mo

  • Get Character Animator and 20+ apps: Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, and more.
  • Access all Character Animator pro features.
  • Create multiple characters and original puppets with Puppet Maker.
  • Make your own movements and gestures.
  • Create with real-time face and body tracking.
  • Livestream your characters.