Model Support
Just Load and Play
Most tools require you to manually fix bones, adjust poses, and tweak settings for every model-motion combination. DanceXR handles it automatically.
- Universal motion compatibility — VMD and BVH motions play correctly on any model, whether built for T-pose or A-pose
- On-the-fly bone fixes — common bone structure issues are corrected automatically
- PMX and XPS both fully supported — physics, materials, and pose support for both formats
Life-like Characters
Alive by Default
Characters in DanceXR don’t just stand still. Without any setup, they breathe, blink, and make eye contact. Load a model and it already feels present.
- Actors look at you when you enter their line of sight, and at each other when multiple characters share the stage
- Procedural breathing layered on top of any motion — always active, regardless of what they’re doing
- Auto Dance — generates choreography in real time from music beats and volume
- Catwalk, idle motions, and motion sequences keep scenes dynamic without manual setup
Physics That Move
DanceXR includes a full simulation stack running in real time — hair, cloth, soft body, and skirts all respond to motion.
Physics
- Fully Support PMX Model Physics — Physics componenets from PMX models are automatically applied, and can be customized per-model with a powerful physics editor
- Hair, skirt, and boobs physics — Easy configuration for XPS models to achieve natural physics simulation in a few clicks
Simulation
- Cloth simulation — real-time parallel-threaded cloth with tearing, dragging, and mesh-to-cloth conversion
- XPBD particle dynamics — Custom built advanced particle based simulation that runs parallel to achieve best efficiency.
- Soft body simulation — Further enhancing XPS physics tools with XPBD
Appearance
Dress Your Characters
Control every aspect of character appearance — from outfit changes to fully custom outfits.
Switch outfits, toggle accessories, and animate clothing transitions synchronized to music.
Atmosphere & Environment
Atmosphere
- Particle effects — snow, glitter, rain, falling leaves with full physics control
- Procedural sky — dynamic day/night transitions, stars, volumetric clouds affected by wind
Environment
- HDR Environment Map — Use high dynamic range spherical environment maps for realistic lighting and background
- Real-time water system — reflections, refractions, ripples, and underwater physics
- Stage models, props, mirrors, lasers, and a full water system
Cinematography
Cinematic Camera Tools
Multiple camera modes to capture exactly the shot you want.
- Auto Camera — smart view framing that keeps all actors in frame automatically
- Freefly, Orbit, First Person, Fixed (Concert Mode), One-shot
- Camera motions from VMD files with full interpolation curve support
Graphics
Stunning Visuals on Every Platform
Choose the build that fits your hardware:
| Build | Focus |
|---|---|
| RT | Ray tracing — reflections, global illumination, ambient occlusion, contact shadows |
| HD | High visual quality, balanced performance |
| LW | Optimized frame rate — great for mobile and Quest |
AI Features
Talk to Your Characters
With AI-powered voice chat, your characters respond to you in real time.
- Connect to OpenAI, a local LLM (LM Studio, Ollama, Ooba), or a remote GPU service
- Built-in TTS with 900+ voices — each character can have their own
- Automatic lipsync — faces animate as they speak
- Voice recognition — talk to them, not just type
Creator Edition
Record at Any Resolution
The Creator Edition decouples recording from your screen and frame rate.
- Render 4K video at 60 fps — even on a 1080p monitor that can’t sustain that rate live
- Output 2D, stereoscopic 3D SBS, VR 180, and VR 360 video
- Offline frame-by-frame rendering — every frame is perfect
Pricing
Choose Your Edition
Free
Free
No cost — PC only
- Load any PMX / XPS model
- Play any VMD / BVH motion
- Full environment system
- Single actor on stage
- Advanced features locked
Paid
Pure / Pro
From $24.99 — Steam & Itch.io
- Everything in Free
- Multi-actor scenes
- XPS physics & procedural dance
- All advanced features
- Pro adds adult content support
Patreon
Creator
Via Patreon — includes early access
- Everything in Pro
- Offline frame-by-frame rendering
- 4K, VR 180 & VR 360 video
- New features one month early
DanceXR is also available on Android, iOS and Quest VR — the same core features, optimised for your device. Check out the download page for details.
Updates
New Every Month
PC releases start on Patreon on the 1st, reach Steam beta and Itch.io around the 15th, and reach Steam’s public channel by month-end. iOS and Android follow a separate schedule.
Latest — 2026.10
October 2026