Apple Motion AlternativesOnly apps categorised as 3D Modelers for Mac

There are many alternatives to Apple Motion for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac 3D Modeler alternative is Blender, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Apple Motion and six of them are 3D Modelers available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac 3D Modeler alternatives to Apple Motion are Blackmagic Design Fusion, NUKE, PopcornFX and picoCAD.

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  1. Blender icon

    Blender

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    A comprehensive open-source 3D software suite for modeling, UV unwrapping, texturing, rigging, and animating. It supports renderings, simulations including fluid and cloth dynamics, complex compositing, video editing, and Python scripting, running across all major operating systems.

    140 Blender alternatives

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    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • Steam
    • Flatpak
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    Comments about Blender as an Alternative to Apple Motion
    foomonkey42
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    Blender is great, but it is no where near a tool oriented for creating motion graphics for video production. Yes, it can generate animation, but it isnt designed to fit into a NLE workflow.

    RemovedUser
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    Blender is an alternative, not a good one, though. At least it depends on the perspective. Blender is extremely versatile and feature rich. Motion graphics and compositing are just two features while those are the main purposes of Apple Motion. So differs the learning curve. Apple Motion is a lot easier to get started with. Blender improved over the years but its unconventional already in the user interface. I would say Apple Motion is the easier choice on macOS.

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    Guest
    Negative
    -23

    Blender is more of a (failed) animation program.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Blender is Free and Open SourceApple Motion is Paid and Proprietary
    • Blender is Customizable, Lightweight and Privacy focusedApple Motion is not according to our users
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    NUKE

     36 likes

    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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    PopcornFX

     4 likes

    A suite of tools dedicated to real-time visual effects creation, along with ready-to-run mainstream game engine integrations and a runtime simulation framework for custom integration.

    25 PopcornFX alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    picoCAD

     5 likes

    picoCAD is a program to build and texture lowpoly 3D models. Programs for modelling are overly complicated, picoCAD aims to make it fun, easy, and accessible by focusing on the bare essentials. This program was made using pico 8.

    129 picoCAD alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Dead Deer

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

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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