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VTube Studio

VTube Studio

VTube Studio is all you'll ever need to become a Live2D VTuber, with innovative features such as pinning props to your model and many more still to come.

Released Mar 12, 2021 Developer DenchiSoft Platforms Windows · Mac IndieMatureAnimeAnimation & ModelingFree to Play
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

92.8%positive5,695 reviews
Recommended · 17 found this helpful

“It does exactly what it's supposed to do. And even more if you play around with the settings. Also, it comes with FREE vtuber models, don't be on the fence, it costs nothing to just try out being a vtuber and fulfilling your vtuber dream. Your hesitation holds you back. (^:>”

— a player, Steam review · 419 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“A free piece of software used to display VTuber avatars: Quite simple, and can be configured in many ways. The tracking works quite well with my webcam. Has Stream Deck compability via a plugin, which is a huge plus, among Twitch integrations if you link your Twitch account. The…”

— a player, Steam review · 55 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“Love how simple it makes it for us to use a character with very little knowledge of what it takes to make a character work so well. Highly recommend this program to any new users exploring Vtube intergrations :)”

— a player, Steam review · 63 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:03 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

7,936playing at last check
19,01924-hour peak
23,511all-time peak
0 10k 20k 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 10.9k avg · Jan 2026

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-11

Latest official news

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Jul 08, 2026
Small Patch - VTube Studio 1.35.10

This is just a small patch that addresses two bugs/issues: When using “Inverted Masks” in your Live2D models while having “Mask Smoothing” active in VTube Studio, this would sometimes lead to random b

May 20, 2026
VTube Studio 1.35.7

Twitch Power-ups as Twitch hotkey triggers in VTube Studio. Features: New feature: Support for Twitch Power-ups Power-ups are very similar to regular Twitch Channel Point Redeems, just that viewers us

Apr 11, 2026
VTube Studio 1.35.2

This update adds a few things that didn't quite make it in time for the SFX update. Features: New feature: Auto-stop hotkey-triggered sound effects when hotkey is deactivated. When a hotkey plays a so

Mar 31, 2026
VTube Studio 1.35.0

This update adds a fully dynamic, reactive sound effect system that can play sound effects based on your model movement. Features: New feature: Sound Effect System Hotkey Sounds: Play SFX based on hot

Mar 28, 2026
VTube Studio 1.34.0

This update adds ArtMesh/Layer Groups so you can easily modify colors of layers in bulk. It also adds native controller support!! Features: New feature: ArtMesh/Layer Groups You can now set up groups

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresIndie, Animation & Modeling, Video Production
Player tagsIndie · Mature · Anime · Animation & Modeling · Free to Play · NSFW · Software · Cute · Video Production · Character Customization · 2D · Utilities (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Workshop
LanguagesEnglish, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
Estimated owners1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://denchisoft.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 (64 bit) Processor: AMD / Intel CPU running at 1.8 GHz or higher Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: AMD/NVIDIA graphic card, with at least 2GB of dedicated VRAM and with at least DirectX 11 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 3 GB available space Additional Notes: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system. Webcam tracking requires webcam.