17.6
Houdini is SideFX’s procedural 3D creation software for fields including film, television, games, motion graphics, virtual reality, and synthetic data.
Free planWindowsmacOSLinux
Best 3D Rigging Software in 2026
Preparing a character or other asset for animation calls for attention to both rigging workflow and compatibility. Compare auto-rigging and rig targets with supported host apps, export formats, and scripting support to see what fits your pipeline. Houdini, Mixos Mold, and Contour Rig Tools are among the entries to assess against the software and outputs you use. Deployment offers another point of comparison, while…
27.5
Mixos Mold is browser-based 3D sculpting software for shaping organic forms with GPU sculpting and pressure-sensitive brushes.
Free planAndroidiOSWeb
37.4
Contour Rig Tools is a spline-based rigging system for Autodesk Maya, intended for animation production and technical directors.
Free planAPILinuxmacOS
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Rigify
Rigify is a free Blender add-on that generates character armatures from a metarig template.
Free planOpen sourceAPILinuxmacOSWindows7.2Free plan - 5
Reallusion Character Creator
Reallusion Character Creator is Windows software for generating, importing, and customizing stylized or realistic 3D character assets for animation and other 3D tools.
Windows7.0From $399 a year - 6
Autodesk Maya
macOSLinux6.9 - 7
Live Link Face
Live Link Face is a free mobile app that captures facial performances and generates animation to drive MetaHuman characters in Unreal Engine.
Free planAndroidiOS6.6Free plan - 8
Mesh2Rig
Mesh2Rig is a Blender add-on that bakes animated or deforming meshes into standard skeletal rigs.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.6Free plan - 9
MakeHuman
MakeHuman is a free desktop application for building customizable 3D human characters by blending adjustable features on a base mesh.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.5Free plan - 10
Avastar
Avastar is a paid Blender add-on for creating avatars, clothing, animations, and rigged content for Second Life and OpenSim.
LinuxmacOSWindows6.4€36 one-time - 11
Mesh2Motion
Mesh2Motion is a free 3D animation library and auto-rigging tool for web and game engines.
Free planWebLinuxmacOSWindows6.4Free plan - 12
InstantRig
InstantRig is a modular auto-rigging tool for Autodesk 3ds Max, focused on keyframe cartoon animation.
Free planWindows6.3Free plan - 13
Mixamo
Mixamo is a free web service for preparing animated 3D characters for film, games, interactive experiences, and illustration.
Free planWeb6.3Free plan - 14
Uthana
Uthana provides motion models, data, and embodiment technology for robots, simulations, and 3D characters.
WebAPI6.1 - 15
3ds Max CAT
Windows6.0From $2,010 a year - 16
Autodesk Flow Studio
Free planWeb6.0Free plan - 17
dpAutoRigSystem
dpAutoRigSystem is a free, open-source automatic rigging system for Maya, implemented as a Python script.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.0Free plan - 18
mGear Framework
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.0Free plan - 19
AccuRIG
AccuRIG is a guided auto-rigging tool that prepares 3D meshes to serve as animated cartoon characters and digital human avatars.
Free planWindows5.9Free plan - 20
BlenRig
BlenRig is a free Blender add-on for automatically rigging and skinning biped characters.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows5.9Free plan - 21
AdvancedSkeleton
AdvancedSkeleton is a character-rigging pipeline for Maya, built for artists and teams working in games and film.
macOSWindows5.8From $1,500 a year - 22
Auto-Rig Pro
Auto-Rig Pro is a Python addon for Blender that creates character rigs and exports them for use in game engines.
LinuxmacOSWindows5.8$50 one-time - 235.8$199 one-time
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Maya Pulse
Maya Pulse is a free, open-source rigging framework and toolkit for Autodesk Maya, intended for building character and prop rigs.
LinuxmacOSWindows5.6 - 25
CloudRig
CloudRig is a free Blender Studio extension for generating rigs and organizing rigging work.
Extension5.2