Character Rigs: Maya

Free and paid Maya animation rigs, rig directories and creator stores.

• 11 Second Club Rigs Free, non-commercial. Recommended rig list for the 11 Second Club competition: Norman, Eleven, Moom, Max, Mery, Azri plus Blender rigs.
• Alorema Rigs Free tier. Stylized AdvancedSkeleton-based Maya rigs: free Franky, paid Megoo, Mia and Mailo, Jody.
• Andy Rig. Free SCAD student rig by John Doublestein with IK/FK matching, space switching, squash and stretch, facial setup.
• Animation Mentor Free Rigs Free, non-commercial. Free Animation Mentor Maya rigs Stewart (heavy body-mechanics character) and Squirrels (squash, stretch, tail), email signup.
• Animation Methods Maya Rigs Mixed. Archived directory of 150+ free and paid Maya character, creature, vehicle and prop rigs, linking to each creator's download page.
• Animator's Resource Kit Rigs Mixed. Blog cataloging free and paid animation rigs, tools and learning resources for Maya and Blender, one post per rig.
  See also: Animation & Rigging → Character Rigs: Other Apps
• AnimProps Mixed. Marketplace of 390+ 3D rigs for Maya and Blender plus 2D Moho rigs and animation tools from many sellers.
• AnimSchool Malcolm Free, non-commercial. Free AnimSchool Maya character with wardrobe and hair options, facial controls and the AnimSchool Picker, downloaded 150k+ times.
• AnimStarter Rig Directory Mixed. Curated directory of 40+ Maya and Blender animation rigs with demo videos, filterable by software and price.
  See also: Animation & Rigging → Character Rigs: Other Apps
• Animworks Free Maya Rigs Free, non-commercial. Hub of 60+ free Maya rigs from game and film animators, many built on mGear, covering characters, creatures and vehicles.
• Artem Dubyna Rigs Free tier. Cartoon Maya rigs by Artem Dubyna (TemaRoots): free Tomas cat, Amanda, Mikey and paid Jerry, Tom, Yu-Lon.
• Azri Rig Free, non-commercial. Free game-style Maya rig with dual scythes, IK/FK hands and skirt auto-follow, built for fast playback; Maya 2018+.
• Built By Colossus Free tier. Maya character rigs: free Ninja and Azula, paid Brawler, Liz, Harlow, Rex, Steggy at $24 or as an 8-rig bundle.
• Character Rigs Shop Paid. Store of paid realistic and stylized Maya character rigs (Nina, Liam, Brad, Elephant) sold singly or in combos, plus custom rigging.
• Christoph Schoch Rigs Free, non-commercial. Free fan-art Maya rigs by Christoph Schoch: Link, Ruby Rose, Liger, Shinobi, Efi Oladele, game-character style.
• Eleven Rig. Open-source 11 Second Club rig with adjustable gender and body type, IK/FK limbs and hand poses; Maya 2014 and earlier.
• Emilio Serrano Rigs Free, non-commercial. Free mGear-built Maya rigs by Act III animator Emilio Serrano: robots, creatures, quadrupeds and fan-art characters.
• fRigging Awesome Studios Free tier. Josh Sobel's Maya rig shop: Bonnie 2, Kayla Unlimited, Ricardo Unlimited, Mecha-Mechs, with free Kayla-Bot.
• GetRigs Mixed. Maya asset store from Animation Methods where creators give away or sell rigs, props, environments and scripts, sorted by character, animal, creature, robot and vehicle.
• Joe Daniels Rigs Free tier. Joe Daniels' Maya practice rigs: free flour sack and juicebox for weight drills plus paid character rigs.
• Kiel Figgins Rigs Free tier. Kiel Figgins' Maya rig store: 50+ paid game-ready rigs via TurboSquid plus about 12 free rigs (TMNT, Deadpool, Xenomorph) and MEL tools.
• Long Winter Studios Paid. Membership library of 30+ Maya rigs on one unified control system with blendshape faces and bendy limbs, plus BLINK manager plugin.
• Lord Luigi Rigs Free tier. Freelance rigger Lord Luigi's Maya rigs and prop-rigging tutorials, incl. Baby rig and Priestess rig.
• M-Rigs (Ramon Arango) Paid. Paid stylized Maya rigs by Ramon Arango with painterly 2D-look facial animation, Mazu and Mukuru, sold singly or as bundle.
• MegaBuBu Rigs Free tier. Anime-style Maya rigs by MegaBuBu with cloth and skirt rigs and toon viewport shader: free Reimu, paid Sanae and Sakuya.
• Mery Project Free, non-commercial. Free stylized female Maya rig with detailed facial controls, for practice and demo reel use only.
• Moom Rig. Free cartoon Maya rig by Ramtin Ahmadi with IK/FK arms and feet, stretchy spine and neck, facial control panel.
• Perry Leijten Rigs Free, non-commercial. Free Maya creature rigs Skaarj and Blurgha plus character rigs and skinning tools by rigger Perry Leijten.
• ProRigs Paid. Subscription library of 35+ feature-film-style Maya characters and 20+ props from DreamWorks, Disney and Pixar riggers, Arnold-ready.
• Puppeteer Lounge Rigs Paid. Indian animation academy selling rigged Maya puppets ($5 to $200) incl. realistic quadruped tiger, ape and orc.
• Ray (CGTarian) Free, non-commercial. Free Maya character built with DreamWorks rig specialists, full facial rig for acting and dialogue, no plugins or picker needed.
• Roly HL Free Rigs Free, non-commercial. Free Maya rigs by Roly HL for practice and challenges: Woody, Buzz, Andy's Room set, DeLorean, station wagon.
• Rusty Animator Free Maya Rigs Mixed. Curated guide to free Maya rigs grouped by skill: basics, body mechanics, acting, creatures, props and vehicles.
• Shalaby Rigs Free tier. Ahmed Shalaby's Maya rigs: free educational X-Rig, paid Dude 2.0 with three variations, Box-Men body rigs.
• Squiggly Rigs Free tier. Lightweight cartoon Maya rigs with bendy limbs, smear controls and full face: Thep mummy, Grey Matter Gary, Lee.
• Tre Vital Rigs Free, non-commercial. Free Maya creature rigs by Tre Vital: Wraith, Anthro Tiger, Argonian, Hekaton, Dragon, with IK tails.
• Truong CG Artist Rigs Free, non-commercial. Truong's Gumroad of mostly free Maya creature and character rigs: dragons, lizards, Hydralisk, elephant, Boxy walker.