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Cascadeur

AI-assisted keyframe animation with physics.

Animation & mocap
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Paid plans from $19/mo
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Overview

Cascadeur: AI-assisted keyframe animation with physics. It scores 72/100 in our art, 3D & animation ranking. Best for: Animators making game character animations.

Cascadeur is a 3D character animation tool with AI-assisted posing and physics tools that make keyframe animation faster.

Pros

  • Free plan available
  • Video to motion capture
  • Retarget to your own rig

Cons

  • Commercial use on paid plans only
  • No multiple people at once
  • Real-time: limited (Live Link streams animation to Unreal in real time; Windows only, paid plans)

Cascadeur pricing

Free
Free

Non-commercial use, export to .casc format only

IndieCheapest paid
$19/mo

$8/mo yearly; FBX/DAE/USD/glTF export; revenue under $100k/yr

Pro
$49/mo

$33/mo yearly; unlimited commercial use; 14-day trial

Monthly prices in USD as listed by Cascadeur. Last checked 2026-10-21. Rights: Free: no commercial use. Indie: commercial use only if revenue or funding is under $100k/yr. Pro and Teams: full commercial use.

Features

  • Video to motion capture Yes
  • Text to motion Not confirmed
  • Multiple people at once Video mocap (alpha) captures one actor per video No
  • Hand or face tracking Not confirmed
  • Retarget to your own rig Yes
  • Real-time Live Link streams animation to Unreal in real time; Windows only, paid plans Partly

Checked against Cascadeur's own site, docs and pricing page. How we check

Score breakdown: 72/100

  • Accessibility 17%
    86
  • Output & integration 21%
    44
  • Commercial rights 21%
    75
  • Value 9%
    75
  • Maturity 9%
    100
  • Game focus 9%
    100
  • Features 15%
    57

Based on price, free plan, commercial rights, exports and features. How we score

#14 AI Animation & Mocap Tools for Games #42 Free AI Game Development Tools

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