# Cascadeur

> Keyframe animation app with AI-assisted posing and physics.

- Official site: https://cascadeur.com
- Loot Llama page: https://lootllama.net/tools/cascadeur/
- Category: Animation & Mocap (https://lootllama.net/category/animation-mocap/)
- Best for: Animators doing keyframe work
- Strength: AI-assisted physics makes poses look natural
- Caveat: Desktop app with a real learning curve
- Pricing: Freemium (Freemium)
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
- Tags: Animation, Physics, Desktop
- Last verified: 2026-10-14

## Overview

Cascadeur is desktop 3D animation software focused on character animation. It speeds up traditional keyframing with AI-assisted posing and physics tools, so motion looks believable without hand-tuning every frame.

Animators can pose a character with a few controls and let the AI fill in the rest, then use physics tools to fix balance and trajectories. It is also used for cleaning up motion-capture data and for AI motion generation. It's developed by Nekki, the studio behind the Shadow Fight games.

## Key features

- AI-assisted posing from a few control points
- Physics tools for natural balance and trajectories
- Mocap cleanup and editing
- AI motion generation
- Export to common formats for game engines

## Use it for

- Animate attacks and jumps for an indie action game
- Clean up jittery mocap from a webcam or video tool
- Prototype character moves without a full animation team

## Pricing

There's a free-forever tier. Paid plans are listed at about $8/month (Indie) and $33/month (Pro) billed annually, with a teams option and education discounts.

## Getting started

Download the desktop app from cascadeur.com and start on the free plan.

## Alternatives

- [DeepMotion](https://lootllama.net/tools/deepmotion/): Browser-based video-to-3D-animation mocap, no hardware needed.
- [Rokoko Vision](https://lootllama.net/tools/rokoko-vision/): Free webcam and video motion capture in the browser.
- [Move.ai](https://lootllama.net/tools/move-ai/): Markerless motion capture from ordinary phones and cameras.

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