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# What's TheKeyMachine?

TheKeyMachine (TKM) is an open source set of tools designed for Maya animators. These tools are crafted to accelerate and facilitate many of the tasks animators undertake on a daily basis.\
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TheKeyMachine is under GPL 3.0 License\
For more details on the GPL v3 license, please visit: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html

TheKeyMachine allows for[ personal](how-to-install-it) and [studio installations](how-to-install-it/studio-install).

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Since version 0.1.20, TheKeyMachine has been free and does not require a license to operate. It can also be used on offline machines
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The currently supported Maya versions are:

* Maya 2022 / 2023 / 2024  / 2025 - Windows / Linux  / MacOS\*

(\*) macOS officially unsupported. macOS users please check compatibility and [installation process](how-to-install-it/macos-install)
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