No. 14 of 59 ·Motion Capture Software

PoseCap

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Two barsScore 6.4

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely2 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

PoseCap is ranked #14 of 59 in motion capture software on Freedom251. It runs on Linux, Windows. There is a free plan.

PoseCap plans and pricing

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Free and open source Free Blender extension · MediaPipe Lite and PEAR capture backends · Webcam and video-file capture github.com · 21 Sept 2026

PoseCap Free Free and open source · SMPL-family model licenses are separate github.com · 4 Oct 2026

Compared on motion capture software

Free plan: Yes
Capture source: both
Real-time capture: Yes
Facial tracking: No
Platform support: Windows 10/11; Blender 4.2 LTS or newer

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The record

What it does: PoseCap streams markerless full-body poses from a webcam to a character in Blender in real time.
Capture backends: MediaPipe Lite provides CPU-first capture without a GPU or provider account, while PEAR is the higher-fidelity NVIDIA/CUDA backend.
Features: The Blender extension supports live streaming, recording motion to keyframes, single-pose capture, and SMPL-X model management.
Inputs and output: PoseCap can capture from a webcam or process a video, and can record motion as Blender timeline keyframes.
Character setup: The getting-started guide says users can bring in a Mixamo or Unreal character and convert it in one click.
Integrations: PoseCap runs as a Blender extension and streams poses from a separate engine process to Blender over a local connection.
Intended users: The project describes Blender animators seeking body animation without mocap suits, markers, or external mocap software as its target users.
Requirements: The getting-started guide requires Blender 4.2 LTS or newer and lists Windows 10 or 11; PEAR requires an NVIDIA GPU and driver R570 or newer.
Body-model licensing: SMPL, SMPL-X, and FLAME models are not distributed with PoseCap; their research-use licenses require users to register and accept terms themselves, and commercial production requires a Meshcapade commercial license.
Security and download verification: The Windows installer is unsigned; the release instructs users to download it from GitHub, compare its published SHA-256 file, and offers a GitHub CLI attestation verification command.
Support: The support guide directs users to run PoseCap Doctor, create and review a Support Bundle, and file a bug report with build, Windows, Blender, GPU, reproduction, and diagnostic details.
Notable limitation: The README says poses are pelvis-locked because monocular depth estimation cannot recover trustworthy world position; world translation is not generally available yet.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on Freedom251

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Sources

github.com/CorridorTech/PoseCap· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/CorridorTech/PoseCap/blob/main/doc/guid· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/CorridorTech/PoseCap/releases/tag/v1.0.· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/CorridorTech/PoseCap/blob/main/SUPPORT.· checked 4 Oct 2026