3tene's usage policy splits free access by commercial status

The setup

3tene, published by PLUSPLUS Co., Ltd., is a real-time avatar application, first listed on Steam with a release date of 17 July 2018, now sold as '3tene V PRO,' an alternative to VTube Studio built around 3D VRM avatars rather than Live2D. The publisher's own English-language site documents the current version's formats and hardware, and this entry treats that page, with the company's separate usage policy, as living documents describing the software as retrieved on 16 September 2026.

What the documents show

3tene's site states V PRO supports 'VRM 1.0 and the VRMA (VRM Animation) format,' and that 'a package with Live2D support is also available,' spanning both major VTuber model formats rather than one. On tracking, the page lists webcam face and mouth tracking, Sony's mocopi motion capture connected directly, and, for hands, 'Leap Motion Controller 2 only,' noting the original controller is unsupported. Licensing splits into a 'Personal Package' and a 'Business License,' sold separately, and a linked usage policy, published in Japanese, sets out when each applies: the free edition is restricted to non-commercial use, but excludes ordinary platform monetization, stating revenue from a video site's own partner or gifting programs, such as ad revenue or Super Chat, does not count as commercial for this purpose. The policy also bars corporate or educational use of the free edition, ties a sole proprietor's eligibility to the work's nature, and requires an agency-affiliated VTuber to use the business edition.

The craft

For a performer choosing between 3tene and a Live2D stack, format flexibility matters most at the model stage: a 3D VRM avatar and a 2D Live2D model can both run in one application, and mocopi offers full-body tracking without a webcam or iPhone. In practice, the licensing policy lets an independent streamer earning through platform monetization stay on the free edition, since those features are excluded from its commercial-use test, while a performer signing with an agency crosses into business-license territory regardless of income, because the policy conditions that on agency affiliation itself.

Keeping the creator in control

The monetization carve-out is a specific commitment, not a vague promise: it names the exact features, ad partner programs and gifting or Super Chat, that will not force a creator onto a paid tier. It also places responsibility on the user: PLUSPLUS states it bears no responsibility for problems arising from content made with 3tene. A performer weighing an agency deal should treat the business license as a real cost of that decision, since the licensing question is answered by affiliation status alone.

• Does this creator's current revenue come only from platform monetization features the usage policy excludes from its commercial-use definition?
• If affiliating with an agency, has the shift from personal to business licensing been budgeted for separately from the agency contract?
• For hand tracking, is the connected device actually the supported Leap Motion Controller 2, not the original, unsupported model?

3tene's documentation ties licensing to a stated definition of commercial and corporate use rather than revenue alone, and that distinction, more than dual VRM and Live2D support, is what determines which edition a creator needs.