Brekel Body
Brekel Body is a family of Windows applications for real-time markerless body motion capture using depth sensors, no suits or markers needed. You stand in front of one or more sensors, the software tracks your skeleton, and you record the result or stream it live into MotionBuilder, Unity or Unreal Engine.
The current version is Brekel Body v3. It supports a wide range of sensors, current and older (Azure Kinect, Orbbec, ZED, RealSense, both Kinect generations, even plain webcams), can align and fuse multiple sensors, can utilize modern deep-learning based tracking, do face tracking and is in active development. If you are starting fresh, this is the one to get.
The older versions remain available as cheaper options for specific hardware: Body v2 for the Kinect for Xbox One / Kinect for Windows v2 sensor, and Body v1 for the original Kinect for Xbox 360 / Kinect for Windows v1. Both sensors are second-hand only now, and neither app gets new features (occasional compatibility updates still happen).
Not sure which fits your setup? Each version has a free trial, and the FAQ on the v3 page covers sensor choices in more detail. How trials and licenses work: see licensing.
Latest version
Brekel Body v3
Markerless body motion capture with depth sensors and webcams
from $149 (excl tax)
Compare versions
| Body v3 latest | Body v2 | Body v1 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supported sensors | Azure Kinect, Kinect v1/v2, Orbbec, ZED, RealSense, webcams | Kinect v2 (Xbox One / Kinect for Windows v2) | Kinect v1 (Xbox 360 / Kinect for Windows) |
| Multiple sensors (alignment + fusion) | yes | no | no |
| Deep-learning tracker | yes | no | no |
| Face tracking | yes | no | no |
| Live streaming | MotionBuilder, Unity, Unreal Live Link, TCP/UDP, OSC | MotionBuilder, Unity, Unreal Live Link, TCP/UDP, OSC | MotionBuilder, Unity, Unreal, OSC |
| Recording formats | FBX, BVH, TXT, CSV, BPC, WAV | FBX, BVH, TXT, CSV, WAV | FBX, BVH, TXT |
| Still updated | yes | no | no |
| Price (excl tax) | $149 Single Sensor $299 Multi Sensor | $99 | $49 |
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All versions
- Brekel Body v3 latest from $149 Markerless body motion capture with depth sensors and webcams
- Brekel Body v2 older version $99 Markerless body motion capture with a single Kinect v2 sensor
- Brekel Body v1 older version $49 Markerless body motion capture with the original Kinect v1 sensor
prices excl tax · perpetual license · every version has a free trial