# makehumancommunity/makehuman

This is the main repository for the MakeHuman application as such.

Repository: https://github.com/makehumancommunity/makehuman
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/makehuman
Homepage: http://www.makehumancommunity.org
Language: Python
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: makehuman, python3
Last push: 2024-08-19T03:15:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3437, "days_push": 744, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1549, forks 306 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:01.913069+00:00)

## What it is
MakeHuman is an open-source desktop application for creating 3D humanoid character models with parametric controls. It is written in Python with PyQt5 and OpenGL, and supports user-contributed plugins.

## Use cases
- create 3d human characters for games
- generate humanoid base meshes for blender
- parametric 3d character modeling
- make custom human models for animation
- export human figures to other 3d programs

## When to choose
- you need free, parametric 3D humanoid models
- you want a community-driven character creation tool with plugins

## When to avoid
- you need sculpting or full 3D modeling beyond human figures
- you require a commercially licensed tool with guaranteed support

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: graphics, gui, plugin-system
- domain: graphics, cross-platform
- platform: windows, python, cross-platform
- tags: 3d-modeling, human-mesh, character-creation, pyqt5, opengl, game-development, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- makehumancommunity/makehuman (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:01.913069+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:30:23.453525+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/makehumancommunity/makehuman (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:01.913069+00:00, sha 2ea65114a5a6)
  - homepage: http://www.makehumancommunity.org (fetched 2026-08-29T11:31:12.800206+00:00, sha 01edd8121d96)
  - site_page: http://www.makehumancommunity.org/wiki (fetched 2026-08-29T11:31:12.809174+00:00, sha 85fb353893d9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.