DAZ Stuio is a software application released by DAZ 3D Inc. It is compatible with most files intended for use in the Poser human animation application. It is available free of charge (registration required). Version 1.0 was released in Fall 2005. Version 2.0 is the current release as of March 2008. Until version 1.7 it was officially known as DAZ|Studio, which is still used by many users of the program.