Animatorly · For every kind of animation

Find an animator. Or be found.

Animatorly is a tools directory and a marketplace for animators. It covers every form of animation, and the programs people actually work in. Profiles lead with the work. Clients post the job and pay the animator directly.

I'm an animator I want to hire

A basic animator profile is free, for good. The first 50 animators get the extras free for 3 months.

The directory

Browse the tools directory

Software, plugins, hardware and AI tools for every kind of animation: 2D, 3D, stop motion, motion graphics and rigging. Free, paid, and everything in between. You can search it and filter it by category and price type.

Browse the tools

Two ways in

What each side gets

The same site, two jobs. Animators keep a portfolio-first profile. Clients come to hire. Animatorly is not in the middle of the invoice.

For animators

  • A profile that leads with stills and loops, across 2D, 3D, stop motion, motion graphics, rigging, and the rest.
  • A directory of the tools you work with. Affiliate links are labelled. An “AI tools for animators” section comes later, inside the directory.
  • RigDoctor, after the directory: a quality rating for Moho rigs.
  • A free basic profile, for good. You can always reply to clients and take the job without paying us anything. An optional subscription, later, adds extras that help you get found. You set the rate with the client. Animatorly does not take a cut and does not handle that payment.
Join as an animator

For clients

  • Job posts for any kind of animation: a shot, a rig, a film, a title sequence.
  • Animator profiles you can judge by the work.
  • Contacting an animator from their profile is free. A fee to post a public job comes later. That fee is for the posting. It is not a percentage of the budget.
  • You pay the animator directly. Animatorly does not hold the money.
Join as a client

The work

Every form. Every program.

2D, 3D, stop motion, motion graphics and rigging. Animatorly is for all of it, in whatever program you use.

2D
3D
Stop motion
Motion graphics
Arm rig with bones, joints and controls
Rigging

Forms

  • 2D animation
  • 3D animation
  • Stop motion
  • Motion graphics
  • Rigging
  • Character animation
  • Visual effects
  • Storyboard and layout
  • Game animation
  • Mixed practice

Programs

2D

  • Moho
  • Toon Boom Harmony
  • Adobe Animate
  • TVPaint
  • OpenToonz
  • Clip Studio Paint
  • Procreate Dreams
  • Krita
  • Callipeg
  • RoughAnimator

3D

  • Blender
  • Autodesk Maya
  • Cinema 4D
  • Houdini
  • Autodesk 3ds Max
  • Unreal Engine

Motion graphics and compositing

  • Adobe After Effects
  • Cavalry
  • Apple Motion
  • Nuke
  • DaVinci Resolve Fusion
  • Rive

Rigging and games

  • Spine
  • Cartoon Animator
  • Live2D Cubism
  • Cascadeur

Stop motion

  • Dragonframe
  • Stop Motion Studio

If you work in something else, choose Other on the form. RigDoctor, when it arrives, rates Moho rigs. The rest of Animatorly is not a Moho site, and it is not limited to one program.

The promise

We never take a cut.

Animatorly is not a party to the job. We don't invoice the client for the animator's work, we don't hold the money, and we don't keep a percentage of it.

  • A basic animator profile is free, and replying to a client never costs anything. An optional subscription, later, adds extras.
  • Clients can contact animators for free. Posting a public job will have a fee, later. That fee is for the posting.
  • The money for the work goes from the client to the animator. We never sit between them.

While we open

Free to join. Free to get work.

A basic animator profile is free, for good. Clients can find you, contact you and hire you, and you never pay us to answer them. Joining this list is not a subscription, and it does not start a bill.

Founding members

An optional subscription will add extras that help you get found, like higher placement in search, featured spots and more portfolio space. The first 50 animators to open a profile get those extras free for 3 months, then a lower founding price, locked in for at least two years. People on this list hear first when profiles open. We will publish every price before anything is charged. There is no price on this page, because none has been set.

In this order

What's coming next

The marketplace is the point. The directory and RigDoctor come first, so there is something useful on the site before anyone is asked to pay.

  1. 01

    Tools directory

    Pages for the programs and add-ons animators use, organised the way people search. Affiliate links where a programme exists, labelled as such. Tools with no affiliate programme still get a page. An “AI tools for animators” section is part of this directory, and it comes after the core pages.

  2. 02

    RigDoctor

    A rig-quality rating for Moho rigs. It is a tool for Moho. Animatorly itself is not a Moho brand.

  3. 03

    The marketplace

    Portfolio-first animator profiles, and job posts from clients. This is the full site the waitlist is for.

Short answers

FAQ

Is Animatorly a Moho site?

No. It covers 2D, 3D, stop motion, motion graphics, rigging, and the rest, in whatever program you use. Moho is one program on the list. RigDoctor, when it ships, rates Moho rigs. That is the Moho-specific piece.

Do you take a commission?

No. We never take a cut of what an animator earns, and we never hold or pass along the payment between a client and an animator. Animators can pay for an optional subscription with extras, and clients will pay to post a public job.

What does it cost to join?

Nothing. A basic animator profile is free, for good, and so is contacting an animator. The optional subscription and the job-post fee come later, and we will publish both prices before anyone is charged. The first 50 animators get the extras free for 3 months. Joining the list does not sign you up for a payment.

Will clients be matched with AI instead of animators?

No. The marketplace is for people. AI tools aimed at animators will be listed later, in their own section of the directory. They are tools, not a roster.

Who runs this?

Animatorly is an independent site built by an animator, for animators and the people who hire them. The privacy notice says what we keep from this form and how to ask for it to be deleted.

How do I get off the list?

Email [email protected] from the address you used. Say whether you joined as an animator or a client.

The list

Join before it opens

Two forms. Use the one that fits. You can join both if you animate and you also hire. We store one signup per email address for each role.

Animator form Client form