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Marionette Studio
What Marionette Studio is
Marionette Studio is a browser-based 2D animation tool for creating, rigging, and animating characters and environments. The maker describes uses such as presentations, animated videos, social media, websites, and game development. Its tools include bone rigging, inverse kinematics, keyframes, animation curves, and onion skinning. Deformation features include generated meshes, automatic weight calculation, weight painting, and skinning. Scenes can include WAV, MP3, OGG, AAC, MP4, and M4A audio resources. Users can save scenes in the cloud, with the maker handling backups, and share or collaborate through a web player. Exports include PNG, GIF, sprite sheets, and web formats; Pro adds video and game-engine exports, PSD import, and advanced animation features. Starter plans allow five scenes, while Pro lists unlimited scenes. A 15-day free trial requires no credit card. The listed Starter and Pro plans differ by subscription term, and the pricing page says VAT is not included and may be added at checkout.
Who it suits
Marionette Studio suits people creating character or environment animations for presentations, videos, social media, websites, or games. It may also suit users who need rigging, deformation tools, or game-engine exports.
What it does well
- Includes bone rigging and inverse kinematics.
- Scenes can include several listed audio formats.
- Cloud scene saving and a sharing web player are available.
- 15-day trial requires no credit card.
What to know first
- Starter is limited to five scenes.
- No free plan is listed.
- VAT is not included and may be added at checkout.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Starter (monthly subscription) | per month; page also shows $17 crossed out · 5 scenes · core rigging, keyframes and animation tools · HD export · PNG, GIF, sprite sheet and web format exports | $11 a month |
| Pro (annual subscription) | per month billed annually; page also shows $34 crossed out · Unlimited scenes · advanced curves, auto-meshing, weights, skinning and animation effects · PSD import · game engine exports · video export · priority email support | $23 |
| Pro (monthly subscription) | per month; page also shows $49 crossed out · Unlimited scenes · advanced curves, auto-meshing, weights, skinning and animation effects · PSD import · game engine exports · video export · priority email support | $37 a month |
| Starter (annual subscription) | per month billed annually; page also shows $12 crossed out · 5 scenes · core rigging, keyframes and animation tools · HD export · PNG, GIF, sprite sheet and web format exports | $7 |
| Business | Contact us · Custom needs and on demand feature development | On request |
As marionettestudio.com lists them, read 9 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Marionette Studio combines rigging, animation, deformation, audio, and sharing tools in a web product. Check the five-scene Starter limit, plan terms, and possible VAT before choosing a subscription.
Facts from Marionette Studio's own pages
- Audio
- The product supports mixing wav, mp3, ogg, aac, mp4 and m4a audio resources in an animation scene. · marionettestudio.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Cloud storage
- The maker says users can save scenes directly in the cloud and that it handles backups. · marionettestudio.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Deformation tools
- The maker lists auto generated meshes, automatic weight calculation, weight painting and skinning for natural deformations. · marionettestudio.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Exports and integrations
- The feature page lists sprite sheet formats for Unity, Cocos2d/Cocos2d-x, Pixi.js, Starling, Sparrow, Easel.js and Kiwi game engines. · marionettestudio.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California, USA · marionettestudio.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Intended users
- The maker describes uses including presentations, animated videos, social media, websites and game development. · marionettestudio.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Notable limits
- The Starter plan includes five scenes, while Pro lists unlimited scenes; the pricing page shows VAT is not included and may be added at checkout. · marionettestudio.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Paid content rights
- The terms say content created within a paid subscription plan can be used for commercial purposes and resale. · marionettestudio.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Privacy controls
- The terms say access to animated content is controlled by the user's share and unshare settings and that the maker will not distribute or publicize it without written authorization. · marionettestudio.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Product
- Marionette Studio is a browser based 2D animation tool for creating, rigging and animating characters and environments. · marionettestudio.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Rigging and animation
- Features include bone rigging, inverse kinematics, keyframes, advanced animation curves and onion skinning. · marionettestudio.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Sharing
- A web player lets users share animations and collaborate through shared animations. · marionettestudio.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker offers user documentation, video and text tutorials, and priority email support on Pro; its contact page invites users to submit support requests. · marionettestudio.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Trial
- The maker advertises a 15 day free trial with no credit card required. · marionettestudio.com, 9 Oct 2026
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