VTube Studio
App : A product you use directly
Live2D avatars animated by face tracking for streaming.
The go-to app for VTubers.
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What it does, concretely
Animating a virtual avatar in real time usually requires complex and expensive tools. VTube Studio simplifies this by allowing anyone to use a Live2D model animated by face tracking, directly from a webcam or a smartphone.
The app captures facial movements via webcam (using the OpenSeeFace engine) or via a connected iPhone or ARCore-compatible Android device used as a tracker. It translates these movements into animations on the Live2D model: expressions, blinking, microphone-based lip sync, and even hand tracking.
VTube Studio is aimed at content creators who want to stream or record videos as an animated avatar, particularly VTubers. The Twitch integration lets viewers interact directly with the model through redeems, subscriptions, or chat commands.
However, the app is not suited for those looking to create their own Live2D models: it is only used to animate and broadcast them. Creating the model itself requires separate third-party software.
What it offers
- ·Real-time face tracking via webcam (OpenSeeFace) or iPhone/Android smartphone to animate a Live2D model.
- ·Webcam-based hand and gesture tracking to trigger expressions and animations.
- ·Microphone lip sync so the avatar's mouth moves in response to the user's voice.
- ·Item system: import images, animations, or Live2D props to attach directly to the avatar.
- ·Built-in post-processing visual effects to customize the model's appearance on screen.
- ·Online collaboration mode allowing Steam friends to be invited so their models appear in the same scene.
- ·Twitch integration: viewers can trigger actions on the model through redeems, subscriptions, or chat commands.
- ·Plugin system via an open API allowing developers to create custom extensions.
In practice
- Price
- Freemium
- Commercial use
- Commercial use: yes
- Available on
- windows, macos, ios, android
- Runs locally
- Yes
- FR interface
- No
Security and data
- Rating
- Security: nothing to flag
- Your data
- Data stays local
- Maintenance
- Active
Links and repository checked on 25 October 2026 · added on 1 January 2020