# Viggle

> AI platform for character animation and video motion capture transfer

Viggle is a generative AI motion platform that animates still character images or transfers movement from source videos. It allows creators to swap characters in video clips, capture mocap-style motion from phone video without special suits, and generate digital doubles.

Website: https://viggle.ai/

## What it is for

- Swap characters in existing video clips to create viral memes
- Animate static character illustrations using reference dance or action videos
- Capture 3D motion from standard phone video clips for game engine export
- Create digital double VFX shots with isolated subjects without needing a green screen

## Features

- Single and multi-character replacement in video clips
- PINOC markerless motion capture from phone video
- Live real-time character motion retargeting
- Automatic background isolation and greenscreen-free subject extraction
- Developer API for programmatic character rendering and motion transfer
- Mobile applications alongside web interface

## Pricing

Freemium. Free tier available; paid subscriptions and API credits for higher volume.

## Details

- Type: Web app
- Category: [AI](https://xiry.app/topics/ai.md)
- Open source: no
- Platforms: Web, iOS, Android, API
- For: Video editors, VFX artists, meme creators, and game developers
- Alternative to: Runway, Wonder Dynamics, Move AI, DeepMotion
- Tags: animation, motion transfer, video generation, mocap, vfx, generative ai

## Why it was saved

- [@benkaluza, 14 March 2025](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHMADPcs0Wj/): Allows animating any character with reference motions and dance moves.
- [@artemiy.miller, 29 October 2024](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBt8b8nM-3T/): Allows character swapping and motion matching in videos within approximately 60 seconds, popular for video memes.
- [@mrjonfinger, 24 January 2025](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFNwDzwPK91/): Allows creators to generate a digital double performing identical actions from source video footage while automatically isolating the character from the background without a greenscreen.

## Compare

- [Alternatives to Runway](https://xiry.app/alternatives/runway.md)

## Related

- [Runway](https://xiry.app/resources/runway): AI creative suite for generating and editing video, images, and animation (Web app, Freemium)
- [Pika](https://xiry.app/resources/pika): AI platform generating and editing video, image, and synchronized audio. (Web app, Freemium)
- [Higgsfield AI](https://xiry.app/resources/higgsfield-ai): AI creative studio for generating and editing video, images, and visual effects (AI model, Freemium)
- [Luma Dream Machine](https://xiry.app/resources/luma-dream-machine): AI video and image generation from text prompts and static images (Web app, Freemium)
- [Gen-2 Motion Brush](https://xiry.app/resources/gen-2-motion-brush): Selective area animation tool for AI-generated video in Runway (Web app, Freemium)
- [Luma Ray2](https://xiry.app/resources/luma-ray2): Large-scale AI model generating realistic video clips from text and images (AI model, Paid)

Updated 3 October 2026. Page: https://xiry.app/resources/viggle

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