by phamduyson·Motion Graphics
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Easy Fishes earns its place for reducing fish animation to a short, repeatable sequence — draw a path, pick a model, and animate — while handling curve deformation and orientation for you. The non-destructive path is a practical touch when a swim route needs another pass.
Easy Fishes is a Blender addon from phamduyson that animates a fish swimming along a path you draw by hand. You sketch the swim route directly in Blender's Edit Mode, import your fish model, set start and end frames, and hit Animate Fish. From there the addon handles curve deformation, correct orientation, and belly-down posture automatically.
The fish body bends naturally along the full curve, and every asset the addon creates lands in a dedicated fish collection to keep the scene tidy. The workflow is non-destructive, so you can redraw the path or clear the animation at any time without starting over. This makes it suited to ocean scenes, underwater cinematics, game environment animation, and motion graphics.
Easy Fishes is compatible with Blender 4.x and 5.0, and lists Cycles and Eevee among its render engines. It is released under the GPL license, and a demo video is available for a closer look. The same creator also offers a range of other Blender addons.
Easy Fishes is best for ocean scenes, underwater cinematics, game environment animation, and motion graphics.
Easy Fishes is completely free to download and use.
Easy Fishes is compatible with Blender 4.x and 5.0, so it works on both the 4.x series and the 5.0 release. You sketch the swim path directly in Blender's Edit Mode, then import your fish model and set start and end frames before animating. Whether you are on an established 4.x build or the newer 5.0 release, the addon fits the same way. For exact build compatibility, check the developer's page before installing.
Easy Fishes lists Cycles and Eevee as its render engines, so the animated fish can be rendered in either of Blender's main engines. The addon handles the animation itself — curve deformation, correct orientation, and belly-down posture — while the engine you pick controls the final render. Whether your scene is set up in Cycles or Eevee, the swim animation carries through the same way. For more on how it behaves with each engine, the developer's page is the best reference.
Easy Fishes follows a short sequence: click Draw a Line to sketch your swim path, click Select Fish to import your model, set the start and end frames, then hit Animate Fish. From there the addon manages curve deformation, correct orientation, and belly-down posture automatically. The path is drawn freehand in Edit Mode, and all assets land in a dedicated fish collection to keep the scene organized. If you want to change things, the workflow is non-destructive, so you can redraw the path or clear the animation at any time.
Easy Fishes is non-destructive, so you can redraw the path or clear the animation at any time rather than committing to your first attempt. All the assets it creates land in a dedicated fish collection, which keeps them grouped as you make changes. The swim path itself is drawn freehand in Edit Mode, and the fish body bends naturally along the full curve once you animate. This makes it straightforward to adjust the route and run the animation again.
Easy Fishes is listed as free in this catalog. Licensing and availability can change over time, so for the current terms it is worth checking the developer's page directly before you download. The addon is released under the GPL license, which covers how you can use and modify it. Beyond that, the listing points to a demo video and a set of other addons from the same creator, if you want to see more of their work first.
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