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Character Animator

Make characters dance, move, and come to life

Character Animator brings any character, illustration, or portrait to life with AI-generated motion. From dancing animations to subtle portrait movement, it turns still images into shareable video clips without any animation software.

Whether you're working with original artwork, saved personas, or photographs, the tool handles motion generation end to end. You can choose a dance style, transplant motion from a reference video onto a custom character, generate a looping chibi sprite, or add gentle lifelike movement to any still photo.

What you can do

  • dance — make a character or person dance in a chosen style: hip-hop, ballet, k-pop, salsa, breakdance, and more
  • transfer_motion — apply the movement from any reference video onto a custom character image
  • animate_chibi — generate a cute animated chibi character with a looping action cycle
  • animate_photo — add subtle, lifelike motion to any still photo — portraits, landscapes, or historical images

Who it's for

Content creators, social media managers, game developers, and illustrators who want to animate characters quickly. Also useful for anyone who wants to create engaging short video clips from existing artwork or personas.

How to use it

  1. Upload a character image or use a saved persona from your library
  2. Choose the right skill: dance for a dance animation, transfer_motion to copy motion from a reference video, animate_chibi for a looping sprite, or animate_photo for subtle movement
  3. Set aspect ratio to 9:16 for vertical social content or 16:9 for widescreen
  4. Output defaults to 5 seconds — pass duration: 10 if you need a longer clip
Dance

Make a character or person dance in a chosen style. Upload a character image and pick a dance style to generate a short animated video.

Returns: Short video of the character dancing in the chosen style
Transfer Motion

Apply the movement from a reference video onto a custom character image. The character adopts the exact motion, poses, and timing of the reference.

Returns: Video of the character performing the motion from the reference video
Animate Chibi

Generate an animated chibi-style character with a looping action. Provide a photo or description and choose an action.

Returns: Short animated video of the chibi character performing the chosen action
Animate Photo

Add subtle, life-like motion to any still photo — portraits, old photos, landscapes, or illustrations.

Returns: Short video with the photo brought to life through motion
List Models

List available models for this tool, sorted by popularity. Returns provider details and pricing.

Returns: List of available models with pricing and provider info
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v0.022026-04-14
  • Accept personas, scenes, and outfits from your file library
v0.012026-04-07
  • Initial release

Character Animator Use Cases(3)

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Open Animate Photos with Dance Moves

Animate Photos with Dance Moves

Turn any photo of a person into a short dancing video for social content, reels, and marketing campaigns.

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Character Animator
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Open Transfer Motion Between Characters

Transfer Motion Between Characters

Apply the movement from one video to a different character, transferring realistic motion onto illustrations, avatars, or photos.

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Character Animator
4 agent guides
Open Dub Marketing Videos

Dub Marketing Videos

Translate and dub your marketing videos into multiple languages to reach international audiences.

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Audio Dubber
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