# Cascadeur review (2026)

> AI-assisted keyframe animation with physics.

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

**Best for:** Animators making game character animations.

**Make AI Games score:** 72/100 (facts-based; hands-on test pending)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Website | https://cascadeur.com |
| Status | Active |
| Categories | Animation & mocap |
| Pricing | Free tier; From $19/mo |
| Commercial use | Allowed on paid plans |
| Engines | Unverified |
| Exports | FBX |
| Skill level | intermediate |
| Last verified | 2026-10-21 |

## Score breakdown

- Accessibility: 86/100
- Output & integration: 44/100
- Commercial rights: 75/100
- Value: 75/100
- Maturity: 100/100
- Game focus: 100/100
- Features: 57/100

## Features

- Video to motion capture: Yes
- Multiple people at once: No (Video mocap (alpha) captures one actor per video)
- Retarget to your own rig: Yes
- Real-time: Partly (Live Link streams animation to Unreal in real time; Windows only, paid plans)

## Pricing plans

- Free: free (Non-commercial use, export to .casc format only)
- Indie: $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)

License note: Free: no commercial use. Indie: commercial use only if revenue or funding is under $100k/yr. Pro and Teams: full commercial use.

Pricing note: Free (non-commercial, .casc export only); Indie $19/mo or $96/yr; Pro $49/mo or $396/yr.

## Sources

- https://cascadeur.com
- https://cascadeur.com/plans
- https://cascadeur.com/help/cascadeur_end_user_agreement
- https://cascadeur.com/jp/plans
- https://cascadeur.com/ru/blog/general/cascadeur-20231-introduces-finger-autoposing-video-mocap-and-macos-version
- https://cascadeur.com/tutor/move-ai-video-mocap
- https://cascadeur.com/help/category/203
- https://cascadeur.com/blog/view/cascadeur-2026-1-new-renderer-ue-live-link

Canonical: https://makeaigames.com/tools/cascadeur