Open Source 3D Modelers

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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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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • Steam
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
    Splash Artwork for Blender 4.3
    Cycles Render Engine
    Modeling, Sculpt, UV
    +9
    VFX
    140 alternatives
    4.8
    Excellent65 reviews
  2. FreeCAD icon
     472 likes

    A versatile open-source 3D CAD modeler with modular architecture, suitable for engineering applications across multiple platforms, supporting Python scripting.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flatpak
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    +5
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    113 alternatives
    4.3
    Very Good27 reviews
  3. Vecto3d icon
     28 likes

    Transform Your SVGs into Stunning 3D Models with Vecto3D – Open-Source, Simple, Fast, and Customizable!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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    6 alternatives
  4. MakeHuman icon
     137 likes

    Interactive open source tool for creating fully customizable 3D human characters, supporting real-time editing, advanced posing, and export to major animation platforms.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    MakeHuman screenshot 1
    47 alternatives
  5. Wings 3D icon
     119 likes

    Wings 3D is a subdivision modeler inspired by Nendo and Mirai from Izware.

    It is possible to assign materials, vertex color, UV coordinates and textures, but there will be improvements in those features before Wings goes 1.0.

    There is no support in Wings for doing animations.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Modeling by Jove Chiere
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    50 alternatives
  6. OpenSCAD icon
     83 likes

    OpenSCAD is a software for creating solid 3D CAD objects. It is free software and available for Linux/UNIX, MS Windows and MacOS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
    • BSD
    • Docker
    • Homebrew
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    +3
    Rendering a model
    50 alternatives
  7. Meshroom icon
     37 likes

    Meshroom is a free, open-source 3D Reconstruction Software based on the AliceVision Photogrammetric Computer Vision framework.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
    Meshroom Standalone: 3D Reconstruction Software
    ofxMVG: Camera Localization OpenFX Plugin for Nuke
    22 alternatives
  8. Blockbench icon
     18 likes

    Blockbench is a free 3D modeling program featuring a modern and intuitive UI, plugin support and innovative features. It is the industry standard for creating custom 3D models for the Minecraft Marketplace.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    11 alternatives
  9. Dune 3D icon
     16 likes

    Dune 3D operates as a parametric 3D Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software. It provides users with the capability to sketch and constrain both in 2D and 3D dimensions. Furthermore, it allows for the addition of chamfers and fillets to designs.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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    58 alternatives
  10. MeshLab icon
     50 likes

    System for processing and editing 3D triangular meshes, provides a set of tools for editing, cleaning, healing, inspecting, rendering, texturing and converting meshes.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Main UI
    Testing MeshLab's paint tool
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    +11
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    16 alternatives
  11. Bforartists icon
     34 likes

    Bforartists is a complete 3D suite to create 3D content. It offers you the full 3D art pipeline to create game graphics, prerendered movies and stills.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • MorphOS
    Splash
    UV Mapping
    Animation
    +7
    Sculpting
    73 alternatives
  12. BRL-CAD icon
     57 likes

    BRL-CAD is a powerful cross-platform open source solid modeling system that includes interactive geometry editing, high-performance ray-tracing for rendering and geometric analysis, image and signal-processing tools, a system performance analysis benchmark suite, libraries for...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    PA-63 Extractor
    Ronja quad-view mged screenshot
    Stryker ICV w/ Slat Armor rendered with ADRT/RISE
    74 alternatives
  13. SolveSpace icon
     32 likes

    SolveSpace is a parametric 3D CAD program with extrude, revolve, union and difference functions. Save/Export as DXF, PDF, SVG, STL, STEP. Mesh generation expected by most 3d printers. Constraint solver point tracing for motion analysis.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    +8
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    71 alternatives
  14. Dust3D icon
     14 likes

    Dust3D is a cross-platform open-source modeling software. It helps you create a 3D watertight model in seconds. Use it to speed up your character modeling in game making, 3D printing, and so on.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Dust3D screenshot 1
    Dust3D screenshot 1
    6 alternatives
  15. LeoCAD icon
     14 likes

    LeoCAD is a CAD program for creating virtual LEGO models. It has an easy to use interface and currently includes over 6000 different pieces created by the LDraw community.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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    10 alternatives
  16. Art of Illusion icon
     30 likes

    Art of Illusion is a free, open source 3D modelling and rendering studio. It is written entirely in Java, and should be usable on any Java Virtual Machine which is compatible with Java 5 or later.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    33 alternatives
  17. Antimony icon
     9 likes

    Antimony is a computer-aided design (CAD) tool from a parallel universe in which CAD software evolved from Lisp machines rather than drafting tables.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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    19 alternatives
  18. Regard3D icon
     21 likes

    Regard3D is a free, multiplatform, open-source structure-from-motion application. It creates 3D models of objects, based on photographs from different angles.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    +1
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    20 alternatives
  19. Monster Mash icon
     2 likes

    Monster Mash is a new sketch-based modeling and animation tool that allows you to quickly sketch a character, inflate it into 3D, and promptly animate it. You can perform all interactions in the sketching plane. No 3D manipulation is required.

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    3 alternatives
  20. Character Creator (CC) is a full character creation solution for designers to easily generate, import and customize stylized or realistic character assets for use with any 3D tools.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Expression Editor & Edit Facial
    Face & Body Morphing
    Any Character Rig (Characterization)
    +3
    Realistic Skin & Makeup (SkinGen)
    6 alternatives
  21. Fragmentarium icon
     8 likes

    Fragmentarium is an open source, cross-platform IDE for exploring pixel based graphics on the GPU.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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