Program Your Puppets Alive

Tell stories. Not keyframes.

Bring stickers to life with playful, Scratch-style blocks.
Make puppet-show videos like PokéRhyme or LaDaDee — no rigging, no AI cost.

Join the Early Crew → (first 100 testers)

🌟 What You Can Make

Outcomes that this tool wants to achieve without you learning complicated animation studio software:

PokéRhyme Style

Character-driven stories with expressive movements

LaDaDee Style

Playful puppet show animations with charm

✨ Why Popomo

Tell a story, don't rig/animate.

Use blocks like On Start → Wait → Cue → Move → Tilt to perform scenes.

Handmade charm.

Digital puppet show vibes — cute, expressive, and fast.

Learn programming.

Scratch-like visual blocks teach coding concepts while creating.

Shorts ready.

Export 16:9, 1:1, 9:16 for YouTube/TikTok/classroom.

🎥 How It Works

  1. 1Add Stickers (characters, props, emotions, effects)
  2. 2Program Cues (On Start, On Cue, Move, Tilt, Swap)
  3. 3Hit Play — your puppets perform the story
  4. 4Export — share your short in minutes

🔍 Where Popomo Fits

ToolCore IdeaFor WhoProblemVerdict
CanvaPremade effects + hand-drag pathSocial creatorsGeneric motion, weak timing controlToo weak
Adobe Animate / MohoRig/keyframe workflowsPro animatorsSteep learning curve; heavy timelinesToo hard
CapCutGeneral video editingEditors/influencersClip editing, not stage performanceNot fit
PopomoProgrammable sticker motionStorytellers, teachers, indie creatorsSimple blocks with expressive resultsJust right

You don't edit videos — you perform them.

🧩 Coming Soon

  • • Stage editor
  • • Stage preview
  • • Export as MP4
  • • Scene templates (forest, village, wait, do you actually want a dungeon?)
  • • Cloud saves + collaboration
  • • AI vibe coding

💬 Who It's For

Kids & Teachers:

where code meets creativity

YouTubers:

fast stories without studios

Animators:

prototype scenes before heavy tools

Marketers:

charming explainers in minutes

❓ Mini-FAQ

Do I need animation skills?

No. You'll use simple blocks and cues.

Can I use my own art?

Yes — drop in PNGs as stickers.

Will it be expensive?

It's totally free and open source. We offer premium assets, but you can totally use your own assets.

❤️ Join the Early Crew

Help shape Popomo from day one. Get invites, sneak peeks, and a founder thank-you.

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Tagline: Sticker motion. Story emotion.