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rigging
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Auto-Rig Pro
Auto-Rig Pro helps artists build, retarget, animate, and export character rigs in Blender.
Renderjuice Score85/100Adoption readiness
Blender versionsBlender 2.93–5.2
Release3.78.48Paid editions
What it does
Auto-Rig Pro is a character rigging toolkit for rig creation, skinning, animation retargeting, and export.
- Create and adjust a character rig before skinning the mesh.
- Retarget animation from another armature to an Auto-Rig Pro character.
- Append or link rigged characters into another scene and prepare rigs for export.
Access and editions
Paid editions
- Auto-Rig Pro Lite and Full
- The publisher sells separate Lite and Full editions, with additional studio-seat options.
- Publisher marketplace listing
Access checked September 1, 2026.
Install and start
Install
- Remove an older Auto-Rig Pro version before installing a replacement.
- In Blender Preferences, use Install from Disk and select the Auto-Rig Pro ZIP.
- If your license includes the optional AI files, install their separate package from Auto-Rig Pro preferences.
First use
- Open the Auto-Rig Pro panel in the 3D Viewport sidebar and choose the rigging workflow for the character.
- Build and adjust the rig, bind the mesh, then test deformations before animating or retargeting motion.
- Save a local render test after appending the character into the scene that will be submitted.
Release record
- Version
- 3.78.48
- Publisher update
- September 1, 2026
- Public repository activity
- Not available
Technical details and sources
- Licenses
- GPL