3D Animators

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  1. Blender icon
     1750 likes

    Free open-source 3D software for modeling, texturing, rigging, animation, rendering, compositing, video editing, and simulation.

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    • Snapcraft
    Splash Artwork for Blender 4.3
    Cycles Render Engine
    Modeling, Sculpt, UV
    +9
    VFX
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    4.8
    Excellent65 reviews
  2. Autodesk Maya icon
     149 likes

    Comprehensive software for 3D modeling, animation, and rendering, trusted by top artists for films and games, with tools to enhance workflows.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    61 alternatives
  3. TiXL icon
     17 likes

    TiXL is an open-source solution for creating interactive 3d content and animations. It combines the best aspects of animation, compositing, and coding into a lightweight and intuitive UI. Your designs can be shared as executable or rendered to movies.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. MikuMikuDance icon
     12 likes

    The software allows users to import 3D models into a virtual space that can be moved and animated accordingly. The positioning of the 3D figures can be easily altered, the facial expressions can be altered (as long as the model has morphs to use), and motion data can be applied...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. DAZ 3D icon
     38 likes

    Pose and render 3D human figures using pre-made assets. Morph characters, customize clothing, export creations, and build scenes with a beginner-friendly toolkit.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  6. Verge3D icon
     42 likes

    Verge3D is a powerful and intuitive toolkit that allows Blender, 3ds Max or Maya users to create immersive web-based experiences. Verge3D can be used to build interactive animations, product configurators, engaging presentations of any kind, online stores, explainers, e-learning...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Autodesk 3ds Max
    • WebGL
    • Autodesk Maya
    • Blender
    3D product customizer
    Interactive jewelry configurator
    Experience Curiosity by NASA
    +5
    Verge3D seamlessly integrates with 3ds Max and Blender
    57 alternatives
    4.9
    Excellent12 reviews
  7. Houdini icon
     40 likes

    Houdini covers all the major areas of 3D production, including:

    • Modeling - All standard geometry entities including Polygons, (Hierarchical) NURBs/Bezier Curves/Patches & Trims, Metaballs
    • Animation - Keyframed animation and raw channel manipulation (CHOPs), motion captur.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. Mixamo icon
     6 likes

    Animated 3D characters. No 3D knowledge required. Rapidly create, rig and animate unique characters for design projects.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
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  9. Wonder Studio icon
     5 likes

    Wonder Studio is a revolutionary web platform that allows you to create realistic and expressive CG characters without any coding or animation skills. An AI tool that automatically animates, lights and composes CG characters into a live-action scene.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  10. Poser icon
     22 likes

    Poser is a 3D rendering software package for the posing, animating and rendering of 3D polymesh human and animal figures.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  11. Cascadeur icon
     3 likes

    Make realistic 3D animation from scratch or improve mocap, all while retaining full control over the results. Cascadeur is a standalone software for creating keyframe animation of 3D characters, humanoid or otherwise.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
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  12. Rumba icon
     1 like

    Because 3d animators are crucial in today’s animation and VFX productions, they deserve a productive and modern software dedicated to their art.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  13. Mesh2Motion icon
     1 like

    Bring Your 3D Models to Life. Mesh2Motion is a FREE & open-source web application to animate your 3D models. Supports humanoid, four-legged, and bird creatures.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  14. The Electric Image Animation System (EIAS) is an eminent 3D animation and rendering package. Available for the Mac and PC, with it, you can texture, animate and render your 3D scenes. Extraordinarily, EIAS includes the ability to network render to an unlimited number of...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  15. Keyshot icon
     17 likes

    KeyShot is an interactive raytracing and global illumination program developed by Luxion for both PC and Mac that breaks down the complexity of creating photographic images from 3D models.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Depth of Field
    Interactive IOR
    Emissive Materials
    50 alternatives
  16. FBX Review is a lightweight, standalone software tool for viewing 3D assets and baked animations quickly and efficiently. A free utility, FBX Review lets users view 3D content without using a 3D authoring tool to help speed up asset sharing and review for development teams.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
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  17. Action Pro icon
     1 like

    Action Pro is cutting-edge technology that lets you effortlessly create animated movement using familiar (mouse and joypad) and cutting-edge (Leap Motion) input devices.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  18. Anim8 icon
     2 likes

    Anim8 lets beginners and hobbyists learn 3D Character Animation in a fun and intuitive manner. Animate 3D characters by posing 5 existing characters in 3D space with a simple interface and easy workflow,unlike complex and high-end softwares such as Maya or 3DS Max.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  19. Plotagon icon
     25 likes

    There is power in animation. It captures attention. It stimulates the senses. It’s timeless.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    21 alternatives
  20. Minima Animator is a simple but powerful 3D animation tool with an innovative keyframe system, complex lighting support, full-featured video and image export options and much more.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPad
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  21. PortableYou icon
     4 likes

    PortableYou provides application developers the technology to empower end-users to instantly generate customizable 3D avatars from photos of their face. User can then add and share these avatars seamlessly across enabled third-party applications.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    6 alternatives
  22. Dead Deer icon
     3 likes

    Dead Deer is a 3D modeler, 3D game maker, and a 3D demo maker designed to create games.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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