Free Autodesk 3ds Max Alternatives

The best free alternative to Autodesk 3ds Max is Blender, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Autodesk 3ds Max and many of them are free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Autodesk 3ds Max are Spline, Akse, Bforartists and Vectary.

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  1. Forma3D icon
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    3D mesh editor for iPad and iPhone — built for makers, 3D printing enthusiasts, and anyone who needs to fix or modify 3D models on the go.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

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    • New

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  2. Moritz icon
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    Moritz is a free, open-source 3D creation suite for people coming from 3ds Max. It is based on Blender and keeps its rendering, sculpting, animation and procedural tools, but works the way Max users expect: Max navigation and shortcuts, the right-click quad menu, a Command Panel...

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    • New

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  3. Free browser-based 3D editor with a Blender-style interface — model, sculpt, animate, rig, render and export, with nothing to install.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Online
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  4. Now3D icon
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    Now3D is a freeware program for Windows platform written in Visual Basic 6.

    Now3D (at the beginning called Planets) born in 1997 as application for the planets and stars visualization. Then, thanks to the first success in the 3D Graphic field, I have decided to leave the first.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Windows
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