# Ziggle AI Overview > Ziggle is an AI character animation platform that creates animated brand mascots, expressive animations, and exports transparent, prod-ready assets for apps, games, websites, videos, and products. This file is the AI-readable companion to https://ziggle.art/llms.txt. It provides a compact factual brief about Ziggle in a format that is easy for language models to use. ## What Ziggle Is Ziggle is an AI mascot and character animator. Use it to create branded characters, animate them with expressive motion, and export assets that are ready to drop into apps, games, websites, videos, and ecommerce experiences. It aims to provide the "Duolingo Effect"—giving brands a memorable personality through high-quality character-led creative. Core product themes: - AI mascot and character animation - 10x faster than manual design (<10 minute workflow) - Consistent characters across different poses and motions - Professional-quality motion with seamless looping - Transparent backgrounds (alpha channels) - Developer-ready export formats (WebM, Sprite Sheets, JSON metadata) ## Who Ziggle Is For Ziggle is designed for: - founders, solopreneurs, and vibe coders building branded apps or websites - product teams and agencies requiring consistent marketing mascots - game creators needing animated characters and walk-cycles - developers requiring transparent exports and structured metadata for AI agents - creators who want to animate their own existing character designs ## Examples Ziggle supports a wide range of art styles: - **Vector**: Clean runners (e.g., Juni Jogger) for fitness apps. - **Pixel Art**: Retro-style crabs (e.g., Agent Claw) for dev tools. - **Kawaii**: Cute chipmunks for nutrition and health apps. - **3D**: Dimensional pigs for personal finance/fintech. - **Painted & Cartoon**: Expressive bees or alligators for education and productivity. - **Dark**: Skeletons for black and white or scary aesthetics. - **Custom Uploads**: Upload your own character designs and let Ziggle animate them. ## Animation Library Ziggle provides professional-quality motion for any action or emotion: - **Movement**: Run, Walk, Jump, Stretch. - **Expressive**: Scared, Curious, Excited, Sleep. - **Interaction**: Look Up, Open Mouth, Lick Paw. ## Main Workflow 1. **Design Character**: Describe your ideal mascot or upload an existing design. 2. **Generate Animations**: Select from recommended actions or prompt custom motion. 3. **Integrate**: Export transparent, prod-ready assets. ## Pricing Summary Ziggle uses credit-based monthly pricing. - Hobby: $20/month for 100 credits. Great for 1 animated character - Indie: $50/month for 300 credits. Perfect for more characters or extra animations - Pro: $150/month for 1,000 credits. Scale to multiple fully animated characters Credit costs: - Character: 1 credit / image - Animation: 3 credits / sec - **Pay for what you use**: Transparency and all formats are included at no additional cost. - **Cancel anytime**: Access remains until the end of the billing cycle. - **Credits refresh monthly**. ## Commercial Rights And Ownership Users own the characters and animations they create and receive a full commercial license, including the ability to use, sell, or distribute the work and intellectual property. ## FAQ ### What is ziggle? Ziggle.art is an AI platform that creates beautiful, consistent animated characters in seconds, and makes integration a breeze. The fastest way to give your brand a personality and stand out from the sea of sameness. ### How do I create a character? Simply share a few details about your project, and we'll generate custom mascot concepts with beautiful art styles tailored to your brand's unique identity. ### How do I animate my character? Select from recommended animations or describe any custom motion. Ziggle generates high quality animations with seamless looping and handles all the post-processing automatically so you don't have to. Create as many animations as you need for your character. ### Can I animate my own existing character designs? Absolutely. Upload your own character images, and ziggle animates them while maintaining your mascot's specific style and personality. ### How do I integrate characters into my app? Integration is easy. Export your characters as transparent videos with json metadata optimized for AI agents. Simply drop them into your project and they work out of the box. ### Do I own the characters and animations I create? Yes! All characters and animations come with a full commercial license. You own the IP and can use, sell, or distribute them as you see fit. ### How do credits work? Credits are used to AI generate character images and animations. Character images cost 1 credit each, and animations cost 3 credits per second. Some animations include character pose images, which also cost 1 credit per image. Transparency and all formats are included at no additional cost. Your credits refresh monthly. ### What if I run out of credits? You have several options: upgrade to a higher plan, wait until your next billing cycle when credits refresh, or check back regularly for free gift credits. ### How can I cancel my subscription? Cancel your subscription any time directly from your account settings. When canceling a paid plan, you'll still have access to paid features and credits until the end of your current billing cycle. ## Best Public Sources - [Homepage](https://ziggle.art/): Canonical public product overview. - [llms.txt](https://ziggle.art/llms.txt): Short AI-facing summary and link map. - [XML sitemap](https://ziggle.art/sitemap.xml): Public crawl map.