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Adobe Character Animator
Adobe Character Animator · San Jose, California, USA · founded 1982
Plans and prices
Character Animator Starter
Priced on request
Basic features for creating and exporting animations · Predesigned puppets · Real-time face tracking · Select gestures
Read 21 Sep 2026 · adobe.com
Creative Cloud Pro for students and teachers
Priced on request
20+ apps
Read 21 Sep 2026 · adobe.com
Creative Cloud Pro for teams
Priced on request
20+ apps
Read 21 Sep 2026 · adobe.com
Starter
Free
Free simplified mode · premade puppets · record face and voice · short animated movies
Read 15 Oct 2026 · helpx.adobe.com
Creative Cloud Pro annual billed monthly
$34.99a month, billed yearly
Character Animator Pro · Creative Cloud membership required
Read 15 Oct 2026 · adobe.com
Creative Cloud Pro
$69.99a month
Character Animator Pro · Creative Cloud membership required
Read 15 Oct 2026 · adobe.com
On the record
- Activation requirement
- Activation and use require an internet connection, Adobe ID and acceptance of the license agreement.helpx.adobe.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- API and SDK
- Adobe's public Character Animator help presents user workflows for behaviors, rigging, recording, export and streaming but does not present a public Character Animator API or SDK section.helpx.adobe.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Automatic lip sync
- The application synchronizes a puppet's mouth with recorded or live speech from a microphone.adobe.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Auto-swap
- Auto-swap selects different artwork positions during animation to combine performance capture with frame-by-frame artwork changes.adobe.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Body Tracker
- Adobe Sensei Body Tracker detects webcam-recorded body movement and applies it to the puppet in real time.helpx.adobe.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Characterizer
- Characterizer uses facial expressions and reference art to generate a stylized puppet.helpx.adobe.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Character rigging
- Yesadobe.com · read 21 Sep 2026
- Cloud collaboration
- Noadobe.com · read 21 Sep 2026
- Company founded
- Adobe's LinkedIn profile lists 1982 as its founding year.linkedin.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company headquarters
- Adobe's LinkedIn profile lists San Jose, California as headquarters.linkedin.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company legal name
- LinkedIn identifies the maker as Adobe, a public software-development company.linkedin.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company size
- Adobe's LinkedIn profile lists company size as 10,001+ employees.linkedin.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- The help center covers setup, projects, puppet creation, rigging, behaviors, recording, keyframes, export and streaming, plus known issues and release notes.helpx.adobe.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Dynamic Link integration
- Dynamic Link keeps Character Animator scenes connected to After Effects or Premiere so edits flow between applications.helpx.adobe.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Export formats
- Exports include H.264 video, Adobe Media Encoder output, PNG sequences and WAV audio.helpx.adobe.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Face tracking
- A webcam tracks facial movement and expressions to control a puppet.adobe.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Independent review score
- TechRadar rates the product 4 out of 5 for how it works, 3 out of 5 for pricing and plans, and 2 out of 5 for new features.techradar.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Latest release
- Adobe lists version 26.0 as the January 2026 release, with improvements and stability updates.helpx.adobe.com · read 15 Oct 2026
