PNGTuber Plus

PNGTuber Plus is a free character-animation app for creating expressive 2D PNG avatars. You import transparent PNG artwork, arrange it as separate sprites, and add microphone reactions, blinking, movement, physics, expressions, costumes and animated elements. It gives more control than a basic speaking-and-silent PNG while staying far simpler than a rigged Live2D or 3D model.

A PNGTuber is a creator who appears on stream as a 2D PNG character that reacts to their voice instead of a webcam. To become one you need character art saved as transparent PNGs (a body, plus open and closed mouths and eyes is enough to start), then you load those images into PNGTuber Plus, pick your microphone, and the avatar speaks and blinks as you talk.

Streamers, VTubers, artists, video creators, podcasters and anyone who wants to appear on screen as an animated character. It suits beginners making a first reactive avatar, experienced PNGTubers who want more movement, and artists building custom avatars for themselves or clients.

No. It uses ordinary PNG images rather than meshes, bones, deformers or a rigging system. Each movable or reactive part is a separate transparent PNG you configure in the app. A basic avatar may use just a few images; an advanced one can have many independently controlled sprites.

No. PNGTuber Plus needs no webcam, facial tracking or motion-capture hardware. The avatar reacts to your microphone by switching sprites when you speak, and blinking, expressions, costumes and props are handled in the app or with hotkeys - so you can be on screen without showing your face.

PNGTuber Plus is built around PNG files, including transparent PNGs. You can import bodies, faces, mouths, eyes, hair, clothing, ears, tails, accessories, props and effects, and use sprite sheets for frame-based animation. For the cleanest setup, related parts should share consistent canvas dimensions and transparent backgrounds.

Individual sprites appear or disappear based on speaking and blinking states. For example, a closed-mouth sprite shows while silent and an open-mouth sprite shows when your mic passes the chosen threshold, and separate eye sprites cover open and closed states. You can combine these with alternate expressions, poses or effects.

Sine-wave movement creates breathing, hovering, swaying or pulsing motion. Bounce and jiggle make hair, ears, clothing or accessories react naturally. Positional and rotational drag let parts trail behind movement. Sprites can be attached to other sprites, and sprite sheets add frame-by-frame animation.

Yes. Prepare alternate expressions, outfits, poses, accessories and effects as separate sprites and trigger them with hotkeys. Costume controls switch between groups of elements, while per-sprite visibility hotkeys toggle individual props. On macOS, unrestricted external hotkeys may need accessibility or input-monitoring permission; some Linux setups may need extra privileges.

Yes. It is made for streaming and recording workflows, including OBS. Set a transparent background for direct capture, or a solid chroma-key color for a green-screen workflow, then capture the PNGTuber Plus window and remove the background with an OBS chroma-key filter. Test the avatar inside your full scene before going live.

Yes. PNGTuber Plus is free to use, with no paid subscription required for the core application. The downloads on this site are the standard builds for Windows, macOS and Linux.

PNGTuber Plus was created by independent developer kaiakairos and released in September 2023 as an artist-friendly middle ground between basic image-switching tools and demanding character-animation systems. It was built with Godot, and its source code has been made publicly available. You can read more on our About page.