EmoteLab is a simple character and emote creation tool that lets you design custom characters and export animated emotes for Discord, Twitch, and everyday chats—no animation or content creation experience required.

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Note: This Early Access software is not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to use this software in its current state, then you should wait to see if it progresses further in development. Learn more

What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“The built-in character model, parts, and animation content in EmoteLab are based on the developer’s initial design concepts and experience. While the software already provides complete functionality for character customization and emote creation, Early Access allows us to gather feedback from content creators, community managers, and everyday users. This feedback will help us refine features, built-in content, and workflows to better suit practical use cases.”

Approximately how long will this software be in Early Access?

“Approximately 6–12 months.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“The full version is planned to include:
1. Improvements to interface, workflow, performance, and stability
2. Additional built-in character parts and animation clips
3. A text tool for adding custom text to emotes
4. High-resolution static image export for covers and promotional use
Planned integration of a Workshop or similar system for sharing third-party content
Feature priorities may be adjusted based on community feedback.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The current version is a fully functional, production-ready tool that includes all features described on the store page.”

Will this software be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“The price will remain unchanged during Early Access. We're not planning on changing the price when we leave early access”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“We will post development updates via our social media, website, and Discord to share progress and showcase prototypes of new features. An official Discord server will be created with dedicated channels for feature suggestions and feedback. Users can also share their EmoteLab creations and exchange ideas there.

Additionally, we may hold developer streams (primarily in Chinese) to respond to community questions and gather suggestions.”
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Planned Release Date: Feb 2, 2026

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About This Software

EmoteLab is a utility tool for creating customized characters and animated emotes. The exported emotes can be used on platforms such as Discord, Twitch, and various social media or chat applications. Whether you’re a content creator, a VTuber, or simply someone who enjoys using expressive emotes and emojis in daily conversations with friends and family, EmoteLab provides a simple and approachable way to sprinkle some cuteness into your chats and drive community engagement.

A built-in customizable character model featuring a variety of preset parts and animation clips is included. You can combine hairstyles, facial features, clothing, and accessories to create original characters, personal avatars, or fun chat emotes. Character size and other properties can be adjusted to meet the upload requirements of different platforms.

Key Features

  • Beginner-friendly interface for character customization

  • Real-time preview of changes

  • Flexible export settings for common platforms

  • Save and reuse character presets

  • Supports third-party Spine2D models (Version 4.3 required; specific naming conventions apply to enable the built-in customization interface)

What You Can Do

🎨 Create Custom Characters

  • Mix and match available character parts such as hair, facial features, clothing, and accessories

  • Adjust parts using intuitive sliders

  • Apply color tints to individual character parts

  • Save character presets and load them later

💫 Preview & Test Animations

  • Browse and play animations from the built-in animation library

  • Preview how your character appears in different animations

  • Zoom, rotate, and reposition characters in the viewport

  • Try different combinations before exporting

🎞️ Export Animated GIFs

  • Export animations as animated GIFs

  • Control output size, frame rate, and quality

  • Use presets optimized for platforms like Discord and Twitch

  • Export with transparent backgrounds

🗃️ Manage Your Characters 

  • Save multiple character variations

  • Switch between saved characters easily

  • Delete characters you no longer need

  • Export character settings in a shareable format to exchange presets with others

Perfect For

  • Creating animated emojis and emotes for Discord, Twitch, and social media

  • Adding personalized emotes to everyday chats with friends and family

  • Generating short character animations for casual content creation

Important Notes Before Purchasing

  • EmoteLab uses a premade, customizable character model. While it offers a variety of parts and animations, it is not possible to create every type of character. The available parts and animation clips are limited to what is included in the current version of the software.

  • The developer may add new parts and animation clips over time based on user feedback, but it is not guaranteed that all requests can be fulfilled.

  • Please review the documentation website (link will be provided before release) to see the full list of currently available character parts and animation clips. Purchasing decisions should be based on the current features and contents, rather than expectations of future updates.

  • EmoteLab is designed for general users with no background in animation or content creation. It is not a professional animation tool and does not support keyframing or manual editing of individual part movements.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10 (64-bit) or later
    • Processor: x64 with SSE2, Dual-core processor, 2.0 GHz or faster
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: DirectX 11 compatible graphics card with Shader Model 5.0 support
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 500 MB available space
    • Sound Card: DirectX-compatible sound card
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10 (64-bit) or later
    • Processor: Quad-core processor, 2.5 GHz or faster
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: DirectX 12 compatible GPU with 1 GB+ VRAM
    • DirectX: Version 12
    • Storage: 1 GB available space
    • Sound Card: DirectX-compatible sound card
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