Autodesk Smoke Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Autodesk Smoke for Mac and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is Natron, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Autodesk Smoke and seven of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Autodesk Smoke are Adobe After Effects, Blackmagic Design Fusion, NUKE and Apple Motion.

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  1. Natron icon
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    Natron is an open source, cross platform nodal compositing application. It is built around industry standard open source tech such as OpenFX, OpenEXR, OpenColorIO and OpenImageIO. The feature set includes realtime playback/RAM cache, multi-threaded rendering, 2d tracking...

    20 Natron alternatives

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    • FreeBSD
    • Flathub
     
  2. Adobe After Effects offers top-tier motion graphics and visual effects capabilities, ideal for film, TV productions, and creative projects. Featuring advanced compositing with keyframe animation and layer techniques, it's geared for professionals seeking powerful solutions via Creative Cloud.

    62 Adobe After Effects alternatives

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  3. Fusion is the world’s most advanced compositing software for visual effects artists, broadcast and motion graphic designers and 3D animators.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  4. NUKE icon
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    NUKE is a powerful compositing application that delivers unparalleled speed, an efficient multi-channel scanline rendering engine, and a first-class feature set that is unrivalled in the desktop market.

    18 NUKE alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
     
  5. Apple Motion icon
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    Designed for video editors, Motion is a powerful motion graphics tool that makes it easy to create cinematic 2D and 3D titles, fluid transitions, and realistic effects in real time.

    29 Apple Motion alternatives

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  6. particleIllusion 3.0: award-winning standalone particle effects application that enables you to quickly and easily add a huge variety of particle effects to your images, animation, or video.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Adobe After Effects
     
  7. In video, focus is critical. Catalyst Edit focuses on 4K, Sony RAW, and HD video editing so you can focus on your creativity. Deliver your most stunning video productions in all the glory you captured through your lens. You dreamed it. You shot it. Now bring it to life.

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    • Paid
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