Open alternatives3
Open-source apps that replace Autodesk Maya, Cinema 4D and more
Blender is free and open-source 3D software for modeling, sculpting, animation, rendering, camera tracking and visual effects. It is for artists, designers and studios making 3D models, animations and effects.
Natron is a free video compositor that combines layers of footage and effects into finished video shots. It is aimed at visual effects artists and motion graphics designers, and runs on Linux, macOS and Windows.
Friction is a motion graphics program for making vector and raster animations for the web and video. It is aimed at people who make animated graphics and motion designs.
What's missing
What people still miss here, and wish existed. Upvote what matters to you.
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About this page
Replaces fully means it does the main job of these apps; Replaces partly means it covers some of it.
Licenses: every project here uses an open-source license (what each one means). Open core means some parts are paid or under another license.
GitHub stars are shown for reference. They measure popularity, not whether it replaces anything.
Verified means r/TrueOpenSource mods checked it: open-source license, maintained, and it really does the job.
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