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Best Character Animation Open Source Projects

This hub collects the best open source projects in Character Animation and ranks them by both momentum and authority.

Data window: Last 7 days (with 24h tie-breakers for Trending now)

Last updated: Sep 10, 2026

Projects

26

GitHub stars

5.1K

Hugging Face likes

293

Replicate runs

50.7K

Authority projects

Projects with the strongest long-term signal in Character Animation, ranked by total stars, likes, or runs on their primary platform.

lipsync-2

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49.8Kruns

gorest-2d-animation-spritesheet-generator

GitHub

GitHub
1Kstars

kimodo

Generate 3D human and robot motions from text prompts and kinematic controls.

GitHub
955stars

kimodo.cpp

GitHub

GitHub
626stars

motion-anything

GitHub

GitHub
407stars

lipsync-precision

Replace or dub audio on any video with high-accuracy lip sync.

Replicate
406runs

zai-org/SCAIL-2

Animates characters with end-to-end controlled movement and replacement capabilities.

Hugging Face Model
293likes

large-performance-model.github.io

Generates real-time video with human-like performance and conversation.

GitHub
289stars

psd2live

GitHub

GitHub
279stars

stretchystudio

Create animated characters from static illustrations with AI-powered animation tools.

GitHub
235stars

video-ai-talking

GitHub

GitHub
222stars

avatar-v

Create realistic talking avatar videos from text with advanced AI engine.

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208runs

Hidden gems

Smaller projects with unusually strong momentum. We look for lower total metrics plus positive 7-day growth.

video-ai-talking

GitHub

GitHub
222stars
2227d

skin-tokens.cpp

GitHub

GitHub
147stars
1477d

ardy

GitHub

GitHub
159stars
1597d

lipsync-precision

Replace or dub audio on any video with high-accuracy lip sync.

Replicate
406runs
2047d

mixamo-llm-mocap

GitHub

GitHub
164stars
1267d

ReactMotion

Generating realistic listener motions from speaker utterance for virtual reality and animation applications.

GitHub
192stars
1687d

paper-aquarium

GitHub

GitHub
179stars
1307d

create-character-v1

Automatically rig and animate 3D characters with AI-powered tools.

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71runs
197d

text-to-motion-diffusion-v2

Generate 3D character animations from text prompts with high-quality output.

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61runs
287d

avatar-v

Create realistic talking avatar videos from text with advanced AI engine.

Replicate
208runs
747d

PuruPuruPNGTuber

GitHub

GitHub
97stars
497d

stretchystudio

Create animated characters from static illustrations with AI-powered animation tools.

GitHub
235stars
887d