# Halcyone Maker > Halcyone Maker is a free, browser-based 3D mascot and character maker: customize a dress-up mascot, animal companion or simple figure, give it character-specific animations, and export a GLB model or transparent media — no Blender, no rigging. Halcyone Maker is made by Halcyone Lab (https://halcyonelab.com) and runs entirely in a web browser — there is nothing to install and no account is needed to start. Choose a dress-up mascot, an animal companion or a simple figure. Dress-up mascots have editable parts, clothes, colors, faces, finishes and body shapes. Companions include four-legged animals, plush animals, birds and floating characters, with controls and motions specific to each character. Simple figures have their own shape and motion controls. Exports: GLB (rigged, with animations baked in), transparent PNG, GIF, and WebM with alpha. Studio capture presets cover 9:16 (Reels / Shorts / TikTok), 1:1 (icon, sticker, emote), 16:9 (YouTube, site embeds), Freeform, plus one-cycle GIF capture for looping motions. Plus and Pro add glTF ZIP, OBJ + MTL, USDZ, STL exports. glTF ZIP retains body animations; OBJ, USDZ and STL are static. Voice-driven recording and AI looks and performances are Plus features for dress-up mascots. Pricing: Free $0 (build and preview with no account, one basic export with no account, unlimited basic exports and 3 saved characters with a free account). Plus $12/month or $115.20/year. Pro $29/month or $278.40/year. Halcyone Maker is not a Blender replacement, not photoreal, and not full VTuber face tracking. See https://halcyonemaker.com/llms-full.txt for the complete fact sheet. ## Start here - [Halcyone Maker home](https://halcyonemaker.com/): What it is, what it exports, an at-a-glance spec table, example characters and FAQs. - [Character Maker](https://halcyonemaker.com/maker): The app itself: build a character, animate it, and export a GLB or record PNG, GIF or WebM in the browser. - [Animal companions](https://halcyonemaker.com/maker?family=plush-v1&character=teddy-bear): Start with Teddy Bear, then explore plush, four-legged, bird and floating companions. Customize their available controls and try their motions. - [Simple figures](https://halcyonemaker.com/maker?family=figure-v1&character=soft-buddy): Start with a minimal figure, adjust its shape and colors, and choose a motion. - [Pricing](https://halcyonemaker.com/pricing): Free, Plus ($12/month) and Pro ($29/month) plans, with a full plan comparison table. - [Compare](https://halcyonemaker.com/compare): How Halcyone Maker compares with other 3D character, mascot and animation tools. - [Full fact sheet](https://halcyonemaker.com/llms-full.txt): Every product fact in plain text: features, formats, limits, boundaries and FAQs. ## Interactive examples - [Your mascot plays soccer](https://halcyonemaker.com/play?scene=soccer): Dribbles in, strikes the ball, slides on its knees. One character, ready-made motion. - [Your mascot presents](https://halcyonemaker.com/play?scene=presenter): Opens, shows the first point, advances the slide, recaps. A talking host on demand. - [Your mascot runs your app](https://halcyonemaker.com/play?scene=app): Waits, succeeds, fails, tries again — the empty states nobody wants to draw. - [Your mascot is a playable character](https://halcyonemaker.com/play?scene=game): Starts, jumps the coins, chains a combo, clears the level, dances about it. - [Your mascot dances](https://halcyonemaker.com/play?scene=dance): Groove, floss, jump-spin, sing, mic drop. Loops that survive being cut to music. ## What you can make - [Make a 3D mascot presenter for YouTube explainer videos](https://halcyonemaker.com/for/youtube-explainers): Build a cute 3D mascot that talks and gestures, and record a transparent clip to overlay on your YouTube explainer or tutorial. No Blender, no rigging. - [Make animated characters for Shorts, Reels & TikTok](https://halcyonemaker.com/for/shorts-creators): Roll a cute 3D character, animate it, and export a vertical 9:16 WebM or GIF for TikTok, Reels and Shorts. Fast, original, no animation skills. - [Make an animated stream sidekick / reaction mascot for OBS](https://halcyonemaker.com/for/stream-overlays): Build a cute 3D character and record it on greenback or transparent to use as an OBS overlay, reaction mascot or VTuber-lite buddy. No rig required. - [Animated GLB characters for game prototypes (Unity/Godot/three.js)](https://halcyonemaker.com/for/game-prototyping): Build a cute rigged 3D character and export an animated GLB for your game prototype. Drops into Unity, Godot or three.js with animations already wired. - [Make an app mascot for onboarding, loading & empty states](https://halcyonemaker.com/for/app-mascots): Build a brandable 3D mascot and record loading, success, empty-state and error moments as transparent GIF, PNG or WebM for your app or SaaS UI. - [Make custom animated stickers & emotes for Discord](https://halcyonemaker.com/for/stickers-and-emotes): Roll a cute 3D character, capture a reaction, and export a seamless 1:1 looping GIF or transparent clip for Discord stickers, emotes and chat. - [Add a friendly 3D presenter character to your lessons](https://halcyonemaker.com/for/educators): Build a friendly 3D character that talks and gestures, and record a transparent clip to overlay on lesson slides and explainer videos. No 3D skills. - [Cute animated GLB characters for indie & web games](https://halcyonemaker.com/for/indie-game-devs): Build a cute rigged character with animations and export a lightweight GLB for indie and web games — three.js, Godot, Unity. No rigging pipeline. ## Tools - [GLB viewer](https://halcyonemaker.com/glb-viewer): Free browser viewer for any .glb or .gltf model — inspect it and play its animations, nothing to install. - [GLB Studio](https://halcyonemaker.com/glb-studio): Load a model you already have, play its clips, and record it as video or GIF (recording imported models requires Plus). - [Play](https://halcyonemaker.com/play): Interactive 3D demos: pick a curated character and watch it perform a full multi-beat scene in the browser. ## Optional - [Halcyone Lab](https://halcyonelab.com): The studio that makes Halcyone Maker. - [X / Twitter](https://x.com/halcyonemaker): Product updates and mascot clips from @halcyonemaker. - [Support](mailto:support@halcyonemaker.com): Product, billing and licensing questions.