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Animo Animation Toolset

Animo is a free, open-source animation toolset for Maya by animator Ehsan Bayat. One kit covers selection sets, animation sliders, arc tracking, Spacify space switching, global offset, Spider-Verse style stepped tools, fast baking, animation layer tools and a multi-camera playblaster. The Animo Maya plugin supports Maya 2022 to 2026 on Windows and macOS, needs no licence key, and is cleared for commercial and non-commercial work.

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How to install it
v9.0.0
Version
703
Downloads
18 Aug 2026
Last updated
16 Jun 2026
Released
Works with
Maya 2022 to 2026
Licence
Free and open source
File size
95.6 MB
Platforms
Windows and macOS
  • Maya 2022 to 2026

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What it does

Three chores Animo takes out of a Maya shot

The problem

Checking arcs means another playblast

Scrubbing and playblasting just to judge an arc costs a pass every time. The fast arc tracker draws motion arcs as you work, and the camera space tracker reads them the way the camera sees them.

The problem

Changing a control's space mid-shot

Locators, constraints and a bake, every time a hand needs a new parent. Spacify builds a temporary space in nine modes (world, new pivot, relative, world orient, camera space, group, aim, temp IK, FK chain).

The problem

Baking and clean-up, one control at a time

Baking to twos, merging layers and tidying keys by hand drags out every polish pass. Animo bakes to ones through sevens in one click, and merges, smart-merges and cleans layered animation.

Latest plugin updates
Version 9.0.0 · 18 Aug 2026

Animo 9.0.0 is out

Ehsan has pushed a new version. It covers mirroring, arcs, the graph editor, and the small key operations you repeat a hundred times a shot. Seven additions in this release.

Mirror Pose & Animation

Flip a pose, or a whole performance, to the opposite side.

Camera Space Arc Tracker

Read arcs the way the camera sees them, not the way world space does.

Graph Editor Toolbar

The graph editor tools you reach for most, gathered on one bar.

More Animation Sliders

Extra sliders for pushing and pulling poses between your keys.

Pickify, both orientations

Selection sets now lay out vertically or horizontally.

Nudge Keys Left & Right

Shift keys along the timeline without dragging them.

Reset Translate, Rotate, Scale

Send a control back to default, one channel or all at once.

Earlier releases
  • 8.9.0 2 Aug 2026 Spacify is now part of Animo
Inside the tool

Inside the Animo toolset

Ehsan refined these tools in his own daily animation for years before releasing the whole kit. It is open source, so bug fixes and new tools from other animators are welcome; a credit is appreciated, and repackaging or reselling the tools as your own is not. Animo is still flagged as beta: it should work as intended, but Ehsan says it may contain bugs he has not had time to revisit.

SELECTION

Selection sets and Pickify

Save and recall control selections across rigs and scenes, laid out vertically or horizontally.

SLIDERS

Animation sliders

Push and pull poses between your keys, with more sliders added in 9.0.

ARCS

Arc trackers

A fast arc tracker, plus a camera space version that reads arcs from the shot camera.

SPACES

Spacify and space switching

Nine temporary space modes, attribute space switching, temporary pivots and Xform world space tools.

OFFSET

Global offset and repathing

Offset a whole performance in one move, or shift the path of an action without re-keying every control.

STYLISED

Spider-Verse style tools

Stepped poses, frame holds and stylised timing helpers.

BAKE

Fast baking

Bake to ones, twos, threes, fours, fives, sixes or sevens in one click.

LAYERS

Animation layer tools

Merge, smart-merge and clean layered animation.

KEYS

Keys, tangents and graph editor

Auto, linear and step tangents, mark and clean keys, nudge keys left and right, and a graph editor toolbar.

SHOT

Playblast, mirror and transfer

Multi-camera playblaster, mirror pose and animation, channel resets, copying animation between scenes, quick export and import.

Getting set up

Install Animo in Maya

Read the full docs
  1. 1

    Copy the Animo_Data folder

    Place the Animo_Data folder in your Maya scripts folder.

  2. 2

    Drag in the installer

    Drag and drop the installer file into the Maya viewport.

  3. 3

    Use the shelf button

    A toggle button appears on your shelf, and Animo is ready to use.

Will it run for you

Compatibility

Maya
2022 to 2026
Operating system
Windows and macOS
Install
Scripts folder plus drag-and-drop installer
Licence key
None needed
Use
Commercial and non-commercial
Questions

Common questions about Animo Animation Toolset

What is Animo?

Animo is a free, open source animation toolset for Autodesk Maya, built by animator Ehsan Bayat. It covers selection sets, animation sliders, arc tracking, Spacify space switching, global offset, stepped Spider-Verse style tools, fast baking, animation layers and multi-camera playblasting.

Is Animo free?

Yes. Animo is 100% free and open source, with commercial and non-commercial use permitted. The full toolset downloads free from Animworks, no licence key needed.

How do I install Animo in Maya?

Place the Animo_Data folder in your Maya scripts folder, then drag and drop the installer file into the Maya viewport. A toggle button appears on your shelf. Animo supports Maya 2022 to 2026 on Windows and macOS.

What is new in the latest Animo update?

The latest release adds Spacify, a full space-switching tool with nine modes: world, new pivot, relative, world orient, camera space, group, aim, temp IK and FK chain.

How does Animo compare to animBot?

Animo is a free, open source alternative that covers much of the daily animation workflow: sliders, temp-control style space switching through Spacify, arc tracking and fast baking. animBot is a paid subscription tool with its own feature set; many animators run both.

What animators say

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Xu jiuxin Verified owner
★★★★★

Can we add a Chinese interface? That would be really important for Chinese users. Thank you so much!

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Howard Shih
★★★★★

Super cool! Fast and efficient! Worth trying!

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