🎬 Swap Animator Plugin for Blender
Bring your characters to life faster with Swap Animator, the Blender plugin built for animators. Whether you’re lip-syncing dialogue, swapping facial expressions, or toggling between props and costume pieces, Swap Animator makes it easy. Great for replacement animation effects to give that stop motion feel in a CGI workflow.
✨ Features
- 🎭 Expression Control – Switch between mouth shapes, eyes, or facial expressions without hunting through collections.
- 🎬 Streamlined Workflow – One button adds a keyframe for your selected object or collection.
- ⚡ Fast & Lightweight – No bloated menus, just clean tools designed for animators.
- 🛠 Perfect for Stop-Motion & 3D – Works with mouth swaps, replacement heads, puppets, or layered assets.
- ✅ Works in Blender 3.x+
📦 What’s Included
- Swap Animator Plugin (ZIP file)
- Quick-start Manual: https://stopmotionmagazine.com/swap-animator-manual/
- Free updates for current version
💼 Licensing & Purchase Options
| License Type | Who It’s For | Usage Rights | Price |
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| 🎨 Artist License | Individual animators, students, freelancers | Licensed to a single artist. Fully portable — you can install it on multiple computers, as long as you are the sole user. | $20 |
| 🏢 Studio License | Production studios, agencies, schools | Unlimited installations within one studio/team. Includes commercial-use rights. | $100 |
| 📖 Stop Motion Magazine 1-Year Subscription | Animators who also want industry news, tutorials, and exclusive tools | Includes 12 months of Stop Motion Magazine + FREE Swap Animator Plugin (normally $20–$100) | $50 |
🛒 Purchase Now
👉 Artist License – $20
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👉 Studio License – $100
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⭐ Special Offer
💡 Subscribe to Stop Motion Magazine for 1 Year ($50) and get the Swap Animator Plugin FREE with your membership — plus all the other member benefits, tools, and resources!
📖 Documentation
Your purchase includes a Quick-Start Manual that covers:
- Installing Swap Animator in Blender
- Swapping individual objects (recommended starting point)
- Using collections for advanced setups
- Troubleshooting & best practices
📜 Commercial Use Rights (Studio License)
A Studio License grants you:
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✅ Unlimited Commercial Projects – You may use Swap Animator in any number of paid or client projects, including films, TV shows, advertisements, streaming content, educational productions, or games.
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✅ Team-Wide Installation – You may install the plugin on multiple workstations within the same studio, school, or production company.
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✅ Monetized Work Allowed – Content created using Swap Animator may be monetized on YouTube, social media, streaming services, and in commercial distribution.
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✅ No Attribution Required – You don’t need to credit Swap Animator or Stop Motion Magazine (though it’s always appreciated).
Restrictions:
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🚫 Redistribution, resale, or sharing of the plugin itself outside your studio is not permitted.
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🚫 License cannot be transferred to another studio or company.
