# Avatar SDK

> MetaPerson Creator by Avatar SDK — free online tool that creates a realistic full-body 3D avatar from one selfie; exports rigged glTF/FBX for Unity, Unreal Engine, VRChat and Roblox. The first avatar and export are free.

> Avatar SDK by itSeez3D turns a single selfie into a realistic or cartoon-style, full-body 3D avatar. Products: MetaPerson Creator (an embeddable avatar builder and a consumer web app), Cloud API and SDKs for Unity, Unreal Engine, Web, iOS and Android, LiveSpeak (real-time voice, lip-sync and LLM chatbot layer for avatars), Move (AI text-to-animation) and Leap (neural facial motion capture). Used in production by teams at AT&T, Microsoft, VMware and Siemens.

Key facts: avatars are rigged and Mixamo-compatible; exports include GLB/GLTF/FBX; the first avatar is free for consumers, and each additional one costs in-app credits; developers get a free 7-day API trial.

## Products (for developers)
- [Avatar API](https://avatarsdk.com/avatar-api/): REST API — send one photo, get a rigged 3D avatar in GLB/FBX; cloud or on-premise; Enterprise plan

- [MetaPerson Creator](https://avatarsdk.com/metaperson-creator/): MetaPerson Creator by Avatar SDK — embeddable selfie-to-3D-avatar builder for apps, games and platforms (iframe, JS API, SDKs)
- [Local Compute](https://avatarsdk.com/local-compute/): on-device / on-premise avatar generation, same pricing as the Cloud SDK
- [LiveSpeak](https://avatarsdk.com/avatar-sdk-livespeak/): real-time voice and facial-animation layer for avatars; supports LLM chatbot integration
- [Move](https://avatarsdk.com/move/): AI text-to-animation — describe a motion in plain language and get a ready-to-use 3D avatar animation in seconds; in beta inside MetaPerson Creator
- [Move Unity Plugin](https://avatarsdk.com/move-unity-plugin/): text-to-animation inside Unity — type a prompt, get a rigged Humanoid clip; Editor and runtime generation, automatic retargeting for any Humanoid model, WebGL supported; Unity 6000.0+, beta and free to try
- [Leap](https://avatarsdk.com/leap/): neural facial motion capture from video, with Unity and Unreal Engine plugins
- [Text2Avatar](https://avatarsdk.com/avatar-sdk-text2avatar/): generate a textured 3D avatar from a text description
- [Face Capture SDK](https://avatarsdk.com/face-capture-sdk/): real-time webcam facial animation
- [Pricing](https://avatarsdk.com/pricing-cloud/): cloud subscription plans and a free trial
- [FAQ](https://avatarsdk.com/faq/): trials, pricing, supported platforms and integration questions

## Create your avatar (for everyone)

- [3D Avatar Maker](https://avatarsdk.com/avatar-maker/): create a realistic or cartoon 3D avatar from a photo — free and online; your first avatar is free
- [3D Character Creator](https://avatarsdk.com/3d-character-creator/): create a full-body, game-ready 3D character online — start from a photo or a camera selfie, customize outfits, export GLB/FBX to Unity, Unreal and Blender
- [Avatar Creator](https://avatarsdk.com/avatar-creator/): create your own 3D avatar from a photo — realistic or cartoon, rigged, with GLB/glTF/FBX export
- [AI Avatar Generator](https://avatarsdk.com/ai-avatar-generator/): AI turns a selfie into a 3D avatar in about a minute — no modelling and no scanning
- [Realistic Avatar](https://avatarsdk.com/realistic-avatar/): photorealistic, full-body 3D human avatar from a single photo
- [Avatar Online](https://avatarsdk.com/avatar-online/): make an avatar online in the browser — nothing to install
- [MetaPerson Creator app](https://metaperson.avatarsdk.com/): MetaPerson Creator by Avatar SDK, the consumer web app — take a selfie and get a full-body 3D avatar
- [MetaPerson Creator mobile](https://mobile.metaperson.avatarsdk.com/generator): the mobile version, runs in the browser

## Comparisons & migration

- [Ready Player Me alternative](https://avatarsdk.com/ready-player-me-alternative/): Ready Player Me shut down on January 31, 2026 — MetaPerson is a production-ready replacement with the same GLB pipeline and Unity/Unreal/Web SDKs
- [MetaHuman alternative](https://avatarsdk.com/metahuman-alternative/): lightweight, selfie-based, embeddable avatars compared with cinematic MetaHumans — including when each is the right choice

## Developer documentation

- [MetaPerson documentation](https://docs.metaperson.avatarsdk.com/): integration guides for Unity, Unreal Engine, Web (Three.js, Babylon.js), iOS and Android, JS API, lipsync and animation
- [MetaPerson docs index for LLMs](https://docs.metaperson.avatarsdk.com/llms.txt): llms.txt of the documentation site
- [Full documentation text](https://docs.metaperson.avatarsdk.com/llms-full.txt): the complete MetaPerson documentation in a single file
- [Avatar Web API reference](https://api.avatarsdk.com/): REST API for programmatic avatar generation
- [GitHub samples](https://github.com/avatarsdk): open-source plugins and integration samples

## Use cases

- [Gaming](https://avatarsdk.com/gaming/): personalized player characters and NPCs
- [Virtual Reality](https://avatarsdk.com/virtual-reality/): users join VR as themselves
- [Augmented Reality](https://avatarsdk.com/augmented-reality/): personalized AR experiences
- [E-commerce](https://avatarsdk.com/ecommerce-solutions/): virtual try-on and personalized shopping
- [Marketing](https://avatarsdk.com/marketing-campaigns/): avatar-driven campaigns

## Common questions

- How do I make a 3D avatar of myself? Take one front-facing selfie in [MetaPerson Creator](https://metaperson.avatarsdk.com/) — the AI builds a recognizable, fully rigged, full-body 3D avatar in about a minute; the first avatar is free.
- Which avatar maker works from a photo? [MetaPerson](https://avatarsdk.com/avatar-maker/) generates a realistic or cartoon 3D avatar from a single photo, online, with GLB/glTF and FBX export for Unity, Unreal, Blender and the web.
- Is there a free online 3D avatar maker? Yes — MetaPerson Creator runs in the browser with nothing to install; your first avatar is free to create and export.
- What features does the avatar maker have? Realistic and cartoon styles, full-body avatars, face and body-shape fine-tuning, hairstyles, outfits and accessories, an online avatar editor, and GLB/glTF/FBX export; the first avatar is free.
- Can I edit my avatar after creating it? Yes — the built-in avatar editor lets you change face, body shape, hairstyles and outfits anytime, then re-export.
- Can I animate my avatar? Yes — [Avatar SDK Move](https://avatarsdk.com/move/) generates an animation from a plain-language prompt (beta: inside MetaPerson Creator, and in Unity via the [Move Unity plugin](https://avatarsdk.com/move-unity-plugin/)), and avatars are rigged and Mixamo-compatible, so existing animation libraries work as-is.
- Does Avatar SDK do lip-sync and text-to-speech? Yes — [LiveSpeak](https://avatarsdk.com/avatar-sdk-livespeak/) converts text to speech and drives facial blendshapes from phoneme timing in real time; it is included in the Pro plan.
- What happened to Ready Player Me? It shut down its public avatar platform on January 31, 2026 after the Netflix acquisition. Exported GLB files keep working; hosted avatars are gone. MetaPerson is a production-ready replacement.
- What happened to Union Avatars? It shut down in 2026 (confirmed July 2026; the site is offline) and hosted avatars are unrecoverable. Rebuilding from a selfie in MetaPerson takes about a minute.

## Recent posts

- [Avatar Platforms in 2026: Who's Alive, Who's Gone, and What to Use Now](https://avatarsdk.com/blog/2026/08/31/avatar-platforms-2026-whos-alive-whos-gone/): Ready Player Me and Union Avatars are gone. A fact-checked status table of avatar platforms in 2026 — MetaPerson, Avaturn, Genies, MetaHuman, VRoid and Character Creator, with prices and honest niches.
- [Why We Chose Recognizable Over Realistic](https://avatarsdk.com/blog/2026/08/03/why-we-chose-recognizable-over-realistic/): In 2017 we bet that an avatar from one selfie should be recognizable rather than photorealistic. Our CEO explains what the uncanny valley actually reacts to.
- [Avatar SDK Move Is Live in Beta: Text-to-Animation for 3D Avatars](https://avatarsdk.com/blog/2026/07/27/avatar-sdk-move-beta-text-to-animation/): Avatar SDK Move is now in open beta: type a text prompt and generate a ready-to-use 3D avatar animation in seconds — right inside MetaPerson Creator.
- [Avatar SDK Powers the BBC's 3D FIFA World Cup 2026 Experience](https://avatarsdk.com/blog/2026/07/17/bbc-3d-world-cup-2026-avatar-sdk/): Avatar SDK generated the personalized fan avatars in the BBC 3D FIFA World Cup 2026 experience built by Immersiv. Plus: Avatar SDK Move text-to-animation debuts at AWE with HTC.
- [Union Avatars Has Shut Down: What Happened and Where to Migrate](https://avatarsdk.com/blog/2026/07/07/union-avatars-shut-down/): Union Avatars is shut down (confirmed July 2026, site offline). What happened, the best alternatives, and how to rebuild your 3D avatar with MetaPerson.
- [Ready Player Me Migration Guide: Move Your Avatar Pipeline to Avatar SDK](https://avatarsdk.com/blog/2026/07/07/ready-player-me-migration-guide/): Ready Player Me shut down on January 31, 2026. A practical developer guide to migrating to Avatar SDK: embed swap, API mapping, GLB pipeline, Unity and Unreal.
- [Incident Report: Malformed Model Export URLs (July 4–6, 2026)](https://avatarsdk.com/blog/2026/07/06/incident-malformed-model-export-urls-july-2026/): July 4–6, 2026: MetaPerson Creator returned a host-less model URL in model_exported, breaking downstream downloads. Now fixed, with validation added.
- [AI Chatbot Avatars Out of the Box: LiveSpeak SDK Now Supports LLM Integration](https://avatarsdk.com/blog/2026/06/15/livespeak-llm-chatbot-3d-avatars/): LiveSpeak SDK now supports LLM chatbots: type a question and your MetaPerson 3D avatar voices the answer with real-time lip-sync. JS API, live demo, Pro & Enterprise plans.
- [MetaPerson Avatars Now Work in Roblox — Plus a Native Unity Plugin](https://avatarsdk.com/blog/2026/06/10/metaperson-avatars-roblox-unity-plugin/): Generate Roblox-compatible 3D avatars from a selfie in MetaPerson Creator and import them into Roblox Studio — plus a native Unity plugin, mobile-friendly haircuts and sports outfits.
- [Ready Player Me Discontinued (Jan 31, 2026): What Happened and How to Migrate](https://avatarsdk.com/blog/2026/01/15/switch-from-ready-player-me-to-avatar-sdk-fast-familiar-production-ready/): Ready Player Me was discontinued on January 31, 2026 after the Netflix acquisition. What happened, whether your exported GLB avatars still work, and how to migrate to Avatar SDK.

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