Ayatsuri2D

Guide

Live2D-style rigging on Linux

Live2D Cubism Editor runs on Windows and macOS, not Linux. Ayatsuri2D is a free, open-source rigging editor that runs natively on Linux, opens Cubism .cmo3 projects and moc3 bundles, and exports moc3.

Download 0.5.8Rig your first model

Install on Linux

Ayatsuri2D ships for Linux as an AppImage, a .deb, an .rpm and a tarball, all on the download page. It is a native app, built in Rust, with no Wine or virtual machine in between.

Keep your Cubism work

  • Open a .cmo3 project from Cubism Editor and keep rigging it, with its names, folders, deformers and keyforms.
  • Open a .moc3 bundle you or someone else exported.
  • Export moc3 3.0 to 5.3, with model3, physics3, motion3 and exp3, for VTube Studio and other apps built for Cubism models.

From art to a moving model

Open a PSD, Krita or Clip Studio file and follow Your first model from a PSD, or start from the documentation.

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Questions

Does Live2D Cubism Editor run on Linux?

Live2D lists Cubism Editor for Windows and macOS only. Ayatsuri2D is a Live2D-style editor that runs natively on Linux.

Can I open Cubism projects on Linux?

Yes. Ayatsuri2D opens .cmo3 projects and moc3 bundles on Linux, Windows and macOS.

Which Linux packages are there?

An AppImage, a .deb, an .rpm and a tarball.

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