~Sarah's Toolbox~
Below is the list of various tools, software, and whatnot that I use for all of my projects. Please keep in mind I only use a Windows PC and cannot recommend alternatives for other devices or operating systems
2D Art
PaintTool Sai + PaintTool Sai2
Digital Art Software
Paid - Perpetual License
My former main drawing software. Still an amazing tool and highly recommended!
CLIPStudio Paint Pro V1.5
Digital Art Software
Paid - Perpetual License (Pre V2)
My current drawing software
Piskel
Pixel Art Software
Free + Open Source
My former pixel art software. Extremely solid
Aseprite
Pixel Art Software
Paid + Open Source
My current pixel art software
AnimeEffects
2D Animation Application
Free + Open Source
Photopea.com
Photo and Graphics Editor
Free with Ads - Browser Based
EZGif.com
Online GIF Maker and Editor
Free - Browser Based
Great website that allows for the creation an editing of GIFs as well as APNG, WebP, MNG and AVIF. Supports multiple video formats as well
Canva
Graphic Design Platform
Freemium
For all of my graphics. Not a fan of their pricing model
DesignDoll
3D Model Poser
Freemium
Great for anyone who doesn't have access to CLIPStudio's 3D model tools
3D Art
Metasequoia 4
3D Modeling Software
Paid - Perpetual License
MikuMikuDance (MMD)
3D Animation Software
Free
PMX Editor
3D Model Editing Software for MMD Models
Free
Scultpris
3D Sculpting Software
Discontinued
Previously Sculptris was available as a free product separate from ZBrush. It appears to no longer be distributed since Maxon's purchase of Pixologic
Blender
3D Modeling Software
Free + Open Source
Unity
Game Engine
Freemium? (At least for personal use?)
Exclusively used for editing VTuber models. Their business practices suck
Miscellaneous
LMMS
Digital Audio Application
Free + Open Source
I am not at all versed in this program and only occasionally use it to make small snippets of music
DECTalk
Text-to-Speech Software
Abandonware?
Audacity
Digital Audio Editor and Recording Application
Free + Open Source
VSDC
Video Editor
Freemium
Maybe just learn Da Vinci Resolve
VTubing
Veadotube Mini
PNGTubing Software
Pay What You Want
Extremely light weight PNGTuber software for anyone wanting to test the water or just getting started
Veadotube Live
PNGTubing Software
Early Access
Veadotube Live is still in development and available for testing by supporting olmewe's Ko-Fi
PNGTuber Plus
PNGTubing Software
Pay What You Want
Available on Itch.io and Steam
Inochi 2D
2D VTuber Editor (Creator) and Controller (Sessions)
Paid (Perpetual License) + Open Source
Still in development
Puppetstrting
VTuber Tracker
Free
Specifically designed to be used with Inochi2D.
Available on Itch.io and Steam
VNyan
3D VTuber Application
Free