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Adobe Character Animator CC is a motion capture and animation tool that gives everyone an accessible solution for intuitive 2D character animation, live animation, and easy character sharing and publishing. * * * Seller [Adobe](https://www.g2.com/sellers/adobe) Discussions [Adobe Character Animator Community](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-character-animator/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by Alyson Smith Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Perceived Cost $$$$$ [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-character-animator/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Animaker](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Animaker") Animaker 4.7/5(1,070) ](https://www.g2.com/products/animaker/reviews) [ ![Vyond](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Vyond") Vyond 4.7/5(548) ](https://www.g2.com/products/vyond/reviews) [ ![Blender](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Blender") Blender 4.6/5(319) ](https://www.g2.com/products/blender/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-character-animator/competitors/alternatives) Adobe Solutions (1) See how Adobe products can work together to solve real problems. [ ![Solution Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Solution Avatar Image") Adobe Creative Cloud Pro SolutionBy Adobe ](/sellers/adobe/solutions/creative-cloud-pro) Show More BE Billy E. Administrator Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/18/2019 "Very Easy to Use" 4/5 What do you like best about Adobe Character Animator? The Ease of use, the adobe Character animate CC is effortless to use, especially when compared to the other leading software build for animation by Adobe, the Adobe Animate CC which can get complicated when coming to big projects. There are many builds in rigs for you to work with and in case you need more, there are tools to design characters, the rigging options are outstanding, easy create puppet pins and animate them. The facial animations are easy here with the software where you can define your mouth, eyes and all with rigging and then use the webcam to capture facial animation and then apply them to the character; it's a time saver cause that animation can take hours of work if you're doing with puppet pins. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Adobe Character Animator? the cost of the software is way more than the options available in it, and I don't think its worth it unless you buy the whole adobe creative cloud suite. the animation options are limited too when compared with animate CC. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Adobe Character Animator: This is a great software to create great character animations in limited time and with ease, but its not the software for high end animations, if you need to get animations like the movies or high end games, go for software like animate CC or Toon Boom Harmony Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Adobe Character Animator solving and how is that benefiting you? Adobe Character Animate CC is a software designed by Adobe corp for easily create character animations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Animation](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Animation") UA Verified User in Animation Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/10/2019 "Adobe Character Animator" 4/5 What do you like best about Adobe Character Animator? I love it's simplicity! If you're a pro at Photoshop, this will be helpful for you. Make sure to watch the Tutorials though or you might get stumped. They also come with templates so in case you're stuck and unsure what to do, they're helpful to look at. Don't expect Disney quality animation at the beginning, but know this is definitely a dumb-down version of animation. Easy for people who are wanting to learn animation, and possibly build their own YouTube channel. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Adobe Character Animator? Arms are a little wonky when working with them (especially the hands). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Adobe Character Animator: Have patience, once you get the hang of it it becomes easier. :) I'm sure in two years or so the program will be even better with more added effects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Adobe Character Animator solving and how is that benefiting you? Having to look through video tutorials is greatly beneficial, and helps me learn more about layer properties. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Stephen S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Stephen S.") SS Stephen S. Multimedia Producer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 6/13/2018 "Great program, still some work to do" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Adobe Character Animator? I love the facial tracking to control the facial expressions of your characters. It's extremely convenient and adds so much life to the characters as well! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Adobe Character Animator? The workflow is a bit clunky and it doesn't feel like an Adobe program. This isn't a huge problem, but for a program that works with multiple other Adobe programs like Photoshop and AfterEffects, you'd think the way it works would be similar in simplicity and layout to other Adobe software but this just isn't the case. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Adobe Character Animator: Definitely be sure to take advantage of all the tutorial videos that Adobe puts out and new feature videos. They are extremely helpful in getting started and learning what you can do with this program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Adobe Character Animator solving and how is that benefiting you? For me, this program allows me to add life to our team's mascot in a lot of ways that we never really thought of before. For example, our first use of Character Animator was to promote our 50-50 raffle. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Brent C.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Brent C.") BC Brent C. Marketing Manager Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 5/29/2018 "Powerful Character Animator all on your desktop!" 4/5 What do you like best about Adobe Character Animator? Adobe continues to push the edge with all of the creative software components. As I've recently began working more with character animations for our marketing team, I've been very impressed with the Adobe Character Animator CC program. The improved 'behavior management' allows for workflows to give bring your characters to life. Also, as with new updates of other Adobe CC programs, the 'keyboard' shortcut editor helps to quickly access the necessary tools for efficient character design. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Adobe Character Animator? Each of Adobe's programs have powerful tools and applications that are geared to those with graphic design backgrounds. From someone who is 'self-taught', there are tutorials available online, but it would be nice if there was more assistance included in each software program. Without experience, it can take several months to just have a basic understanding of this program before being able to create any projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Adobe Character Animator: There is quite a bit of competition when it comes to Animation software. For mid-size companies or non-profits, I encourage you to take a look at Adobe's Character Animator software. Their powerful tools, consistent updates, various workspaces, in-app puppet templates, and dedicated customer service will surely be great tools to take your creative projects to the next level! This might also lead you to try out some of their other great programs in the Adobe Creative Cloud!! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Adobe Character Animator solving and how is that benefiting you? During the last several years, I've been able learn more about individual programs in Adobe's Creative Cloud. Each of these has allowed for us to add new dimensions and design to our marketing and promotional materials we utilize for a small non-profit. The Character Animator has allowed us to create powerful, impactful designs which attract and engage our donors and focuses their attention on specific campaigns. Adobe's software allow us to stand out in a crowded space!! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite EP Eric P. Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 5/27/2018 "One of the best" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Adobe Character Animator? this is one of the best tools out there to create animating characters. there is always the build in animation tools in after effects but they come no close to this one. the animation options and build in puppet tool are just too good for comparison. the rigging tools are great and bring characters to life. the puppet tool contains a lot of templates such as walk cycles to make the animation process much easier. the product is a part of the creative cloud suite to there are several advantages of it. first of all the programs integrate well with others, for example its very easy to create animations in character animation and export it to premiere pro for further scene editing. the process is just smooth and gives the artist a lot of freedom Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Adobe Character Animator? the pricing isn't cheap for a regular designer or creative artist and to work well you need all the creative cloud suite which costs a hand and a leg. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Adobe Character Animator: this is a great tool if you're looking for sleek animations as well as for building mobile applications and such. but if you're buying it just for creating one or two projects then the pricing doesn't worth it cause there are several cheap alternatives available out there. anyways it's up to you. there is always free trial available for you to try from Adobe so take that opportunity to try the product before purchasing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Adobe Character Animator solving and how is that benefiting you? this is one of the best tools in the market to create character animations Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Isaac C.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Isaac C.") IC Isaac C. Freelance Designer Graphic Design Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/23/2018 "you can do almost the same with after effects" 3/5 What do you like best about Adobe Character Animator? it's more focus on 2d character animation, you have especific tools, and it's really good to make a long videos where you need some character animation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Adobe Character Animator? in fact you can do almost the same in Adobe After Effects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Adobe Character Animator: It's a really especific software for whom are working in a especific character animation in 2D Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Adobe Character Animator solving and how is that benefiting you? If you are doing a serie or something like that it's your software, if not, use after effects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Animation](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Animation") UA Verified User in Animation Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 5/31/2018 "Amazing live tool" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Adobe Character Animator? Making the animation real time with the camera is the most amazing thing i ever see this is something to help us and make everything easy Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Adobe Character Animator? So far i think is ok maybe a 3d integretion in the future like fuse or a merge of those 2 software will be awesome. we need freedom, can be able to change the things that already made like hands heads and all that, more customizable options Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Adobe Character Animator: we need freedom, can be able to change the things that already made like hands heads and all that, more customizable options Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Adobe Character Animator solving and how is that benefiting you? Waste of time, this tool help to make everything easy and fast thats the most important in my workflow Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 6/12/2018 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Design](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Design") UD Verified User in Design Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 5/30/2018 "Animate your future" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Adobe Character Animator? Adobe Character Animator initially has a small learning curve and simple to use for basic animations. The interface design and appearance is synonymous with Adobe's other products. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Adobe Character Animator? Not much to dislike if you enjoy creating and trying out new things. It has a degree of complexity as you begin to create more detailed animations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Adobe Character Animator solving and how is that benefiting you? At the moment we are not utilizing Adobe Character Animator for any specific business problems but it could come in handy for business lines targeting younger demographic. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Real Estate](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Real Estate") UR Verified User in Real Estate Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 4/12/2018 "Simple, easy, animation for any skill level" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Adobe Character Animator? This product uses facial recognition to animate the characters face which helps captivate the audience and engage in an informative video. You can control multiple layers for different facial features such as eyes, nose, eyebrows, mouth etc. The facial recognition will animate the character based on your expressed emotion and physical movement as well as sound. It records your voice or you can do voice over later. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Adobe Character Animator? There are many layers to the animation so it may be difficult for first time users but practice will help. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Adobe Character Animator: Definitely worth the cost if you plan to create animation. It is the simplest, easiest way to create 2D animated videos. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Adobe Character Animator solving and how is that benefiting you? You can create instructional / informative videos that explain things without filming real people yet you can engage the audience just as much or more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Writing and Editing](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Writing and Editing") UW Verified User in Writing and Editing Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/14/2018 "Making your Characters Come to Life" 4/5 What do you like best about Adobe Character Animator? Character Animator is the fruit of Adobe's interest in 3d and animations for web and digital applications. It takes some learning but the process is sequential and there are many resources to produce animations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Adobe Character Animator? The difficulty of making a puppet on your own and to enable attributes. They may go hand-in-hand, but are still sticking points. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Adobe Character Animator: Film yourself to learn how bodies move. Buy it as part of Creative Cloud and it is not expensive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Adobe Character Animator solving and how is that benefiting you? How to give ads and promotion that added value in interest Putting your message in motion-- and giving it a fresh look. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about Adobe Character Animator? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. 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