UMA 3

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UMA 3 Free Free character creation and modification system · MIT license github.com · 2 Oct 2026

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Free plan: Yes
Avatar style: both
Export formats: OBJ, FBX, ZTL, 3ds Max, Blend
Rigged exports: Yes
Game engine export: Yes
Commercial use: Yes

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Purpose: UMA is a character creation and modification system for creating customizable, optimized game characters, primarily humanoid but adaptable to other models.
Framework: The project describes UMA as an open avatar creation framework that provides base code and example content.
Customization: Its modular DNA system supports modifiers, blendshapes, bone adjustments, bone poses, color changes, and live editing in the editor.
Avatar authoring: UMA supports sharing clothing and accessories across avatars built on the same base mesh, with overlays that combine textures into a final atlas.
Runtime and performance: UMA combines avatar parts into a final mesh and can use a texture atlas to generate an avatar with a single draw call when one material is used.
Multiplayer: The framework includes code to package UMA data for sharing the same avatar between clients and a server, though projects may need custom solutions to reduce serialized data.
Rendering and authoring: UMA 3 includes Overlay Painter tools for synchronized 2D and 3D painting, masks, layer groups, and texture or overlay export.
Integrations: The maker's integration guide covers Invector 3rd Person Controller and RootMotion Final IK, including FullBodyIK and VRIK.
Unity compatibility: UMA 3.1 supports Unity 6.3 and newer.
Install options: UMA can be installed through Unity Package Manager or copied into a project's Assets/UMA folder.
Legacy content: UMA 2 content is available as an optional separate package.
Performance limit: Each avatar has its own mesh and atlas by default, so projects generating many avatars may need lower atlas resolution or shared mesh and atlas data to manage memory.
License and support: The repository uses the MIT license and describes UMA as a community project whose wiki depends on volunteer upkeep.
Price from: Free

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Best 3D Avatar Software in 2026#14 of 25

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github.com/umasteeringgroup/UMA· checked 2 Oct 2026
github.com/umasteeringgroup/UMA/wiki· checked 2 Oct 2026
github.com/umasteeringgroup/UMA/releases· checked 2 Oct 2026
github.com/umasteeringgroup/UMA/wiki/3rd-Party-Int· checked 2 Oct 2026