LOST MARBLE's animation software Moho has evolved into a powerful platform for digital storytelling. It enables creators to produce smooth, professional animations using vector tools, skeletal rigs, and customizable effects. Today, Moho is a preferred tool for professionals, independent creators, and studios looking to bring their characters and scenes to life through a user-friendly interface and efficient workflow. Originally a hobbyist project by Mike Clifton, Moho has grown into an industry-standard 2D animation software, trusted in Oscar-nominated films such as The Breadwinner, Song of the Sea, Secret of the Kells, and Wolfwalkers.
Moho 2D Animation Software
Moho provides a comprehensive set of tools for animators at every level. Its vector-based drawing system, combined with skeletal rigging and physics-based animation, allows creators to achieve professional-quality results quickly. Moho supports layered PSD and SVG file imports, so artists can integrate existing work into their animations seamlessly.
The software is built for speed and efficiency. Features like Smart Bones, automatic mesh creation, and advanced rigging techniques let animators focus on creativity rather than repetitive technical tasks. With Moho, you can produce anything from traditional hand-drawn style animations to complex effects-driven 2D scenes.
Moho's user-friendly interface and powerful features make it the preferred choice for professionals in the animation industry.
The Moho Advantage
Trusted by studios and artists worldwide to deliver award-winning results.
Intuitive Vector Tools
Moho’s vector system keeps shapes consistent while moving, allowing precise and natural-looking animations. You can animate curvature, line width, opacity, gradients, masks, and paths directly in the software. The responsive vector brushes and effects let you create smooth, expressive strokes, giving your characters and scenes a polished, professional appearance. Whether you are creating stylized cartoons or realistic animation, the vector tools make the process fast and intuitive.
Powerful Rigging System
Moho allows you to rig humans, animals, or any character with forward and inverse kinematics, pin bones, constraints, and Smart Bones. Its advanced rigging system supports automatic squash and stretch, hierarchical animation, and animation reuse across characters, saving valuable time. Moho’s rigging flexibility makes it possible to animate complex movements effortlessly, helping both beginners and professional animators achieve professional-quality results.
Flexible Workflow
Moho works seamlessly with your existing creative tools. You can import layered PSD and SVG files or build characters entirely inside Moho while maintaining layer structures. It integrates easily with Photoshop, Illustrator, Clip Studio Paint, Procreate, and other design software. This flexibility ensures your workflow is smooth, efficient, and adaptable to any project size or style.
Built for Animators
Moho is fast, reliable, and enjoyable to use. Every tool is designed to minimize technical obstacles and let animators focus on storytelling. From sketching and rigging to animating scenes and effects, Moho streamlines every step of the animation process. Its combination of performance, ease of use, and creative freedom makes it a favorite for individual artists, educators, and professional studios alike.
Moho Pro 14
For professionals looking for a more effective option for producing high-quality animation, Moho Pro is ideal! Create animated projects that come to life!
Features:
Includes all features from MOHO DEBUT, and also:
- The most powerful 2D and easy to use rigging system on the market, including Smart Bones, Vitruvian Bones, FK & IK, Advanced Constraints, Shy bones and much more.
- Photoshop’s PSD files integration to easily import, rig and animate your bitmap characters and backgrounds.
- Create personalized meshes to animate vectors and images. Simulate 3D rotations, animate gestures, bend and manipulate your pictures in any way you want. It’s like having the power of a 3D character, but with the simplicity of 2D!
- Automate your animation with a powerful set of physics features that includes Particles, Gravity, Dynamics and Wind! Create amazing looking characters and make your backgrounds feel alive.
- Advanced and easy to use Timeline, with Graph Mode and many editable interpolations to get exactly the movement you need
- With Liquid Shapes Combine, Subtract, Intersect, Blend and animate shapes in unique ways.
- GPU acceleration, Full HD Export capabilities, Separate Render Process 3D camera, Depth of Field, Depth Shifting and many to easily create multiplane scenes.
Moho Debut 14
The quick, easy, and affordable way to make animations! For amateurs, digital artists, and first-time animators, Moho Debut is the best option.
Features:
- Powerful and easy to use rigging system.
- Content Library full of characters, props and backgrounds. Use them in your own animation or study how they are created to improve your own art!
- Powerful Vector Drawing Tools: Apply brushes to your vector artwork to get a more natural look.
- Photoshop PSD files integration (up to 10 layers)
- A complete rigging system to easily create powerful and easy to animate 2D puppets Timeline, Audio Recording & Sound Effects.
- Follow Path Tool, Video & Motion Tracking, Finish for Web, TV, Film & Stills.
- Edit Multiple Layers Simultaneously.
- Moho Debut 14 now includes limited versions of PRO features like Meshes, Curvers and Smart Bones.
System Requirements
Windows
- Windows® 10, 11 or higher
- 64-bit OS required
- 2.0 GHz Intel Core i3 or higher
- 4 GB RAM or higher
- 1.6 GB free hard drive space or higher
- OpenGL 4.1 supported graphics card required
(1920x1080 recommended) ** - Online connection required to perform online activation
Macintosh
- macOS® X 10.15, 10.16, 11, 12, 13 or higher *
- 64-bit OS required
- 2.0 GHz Intel Core i3 or higher
- 4 GB RAM or higher
- 1.6 GB free hard drive space or higher
- OpenGL 4.1 supported graphics card required
(1920x1080 recommended) ** - Online connection required to perform online activation
* Moho 14 is fully compatible with Apple silicon chips (M1) (M2) (M3).
** For high pixel density displays, minimum resolution will vary according to the operating system recommended scaling level. For example, if the OS recommends a scaling level of 200%, the minimum requirement may be as high as 2736x1824 resolution. Or if the OS recommends a scaling level of 150%, the minimum requirement may be as high as 2160x1440 resolution.
FAQ's
ARK Infosolutions is the authorized value-added distributor and reseller for Moho (formerly Anime Studio) in India. ARK supports customers with Moho licensing, deployment guidance, training coordination, and post-sales technical support across India.
Moho, formerly known as Anime Studio, is a professional 2D animation software used to create character animation, cartoons, explainer videos, and motion graphics. It is widely used by animation studios, content creators, and educators for producing high-quality 2D animation efficiently.
Moho is used by animation professionals, studios, educators, students, and independent creators. It supports workflows for television animation, digital content, educational videos, marketing explainers, and creative storytelling.
Yes. ARK Infosolutions supports multi-user and volume licensing for Moho in India. Licensing options are aligned with the needs of animation studios, teams, educational institutions, and organizations requiring multiple seats.
ARK Infosolutions supports Moho users in India with installation assistance, technical troubleshooting, access to training resources, and workflow guidance. This helps users adopt Moho effectively and improve animation productivity.
Yes. All Moho licenses supplied by ARK Infosolutions are genuine and fully licensed. Customers receive authentic software licenses with access to official updates and support as per Moho’s licensing terms.
To enquire about Moho software in India, you can contact ARK Infosolutions by submitting an enquiry through the website or emailing moho@arkinfo.in. The team assists with licensing options, pricing, training, and technical support.
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