Easy to use and learn
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“I'm brand new to V-tubing and this was extremely intuitive to set up!”
Steam review · 12 h played ↗
VTube Studio
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Very Positive · 97%Very Positive · 97%DenchiSoft2021Strategy
Free to play
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
Free, widely used Live2D tracking software that's easy to learn and highly customizable. Skip it if paying for watermark removal or phone tracking bothers you, or if you're on Mac/Linux or want VRM models.
Great for
Aspiring and established 2D Live2D VTubers who stream or chat on Discord and want deep customization
Main risk
Paying for watermark removal or phone tracking, or camera/tracking/model import not working on your setup
What players love
Deep customization, hotkeys and integrations
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Simple and unmatched as a tool for VTubers, but has a lot of depth for those wanting to really customise their experience.”
Steam review · 865.2 h played ↗
Best Live2D VTuber software
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“The best Vtuber software out there; bar none.”
Steam review · 5534.2 h played ↗
Free version and cheap watermark removal
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“you can test it out before you spend money to remove the watermark is really nice”
Steam review · 1884.6 h played ↗
Good tracking and regular updates
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“Keeps up to date and gives quality of life updates.”
Steam review · 3717.4 h played ↗
Runs well on weak PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“I expected lag since I don't have a powerful PC, but I experienced none.”
Steam review · 9.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Camera or tracking not working
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“it keeps disconnecting from my webcam. Restarting the computer helps but same thing happens after a couple of minutes”
Steam review · 4.5 h played ↗
Confusing setup and model import
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“It's impossible to import anything, Just don't, Wasted a whole day trying to Figure out how to import stuff and nothing worked.”
Steam review · 2.1 h played ↗
Crashes, lag and high resource use
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“way too resource heavy, causes a ton of lagged frames trying to stream.”
Steam review · 7.8 h played ↗
Watermark removal paywall
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“they added the watermark and put it behind a paywall.”
Steam review · 82.5 h played ↗
Mac and Linux compatibility problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“I am still unable to run this application.”
Steam review · 18.5 h played ↗
Phone connection limited to 5 minutes unless paid
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“you have to pay to connect for more than 5 minutes at a time.”
Steam review · 1.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported3 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 (64 bit)
ProcessorAMD / Intel CPU running at 1.8 GHz or higher
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD/NVIDIA graphic card, with at least 2GB of dedicated VRAM and with at least DirectX 11
Storage3 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 (64 bit)
ProcessorAMD / Intel CPU running at 2.5 GHz or higher
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD/NVIDIA graphic card, with at least 4GB of dedicated VRAM and with at least DirectX 11
Storage4 GB available space
OSWindows 7 (64 bit)
ProcessorAMD / Intel CPU running at 1.8 GHz or higher
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD/NVIDIA graphic card, with at least 2GB of dedicated VRAM and with at least DirectX 11
Storage3 GB available space
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