Apple Motion AlternativesOnly apps categorised as VFX Software

The best VFX alternative to Apple Motion 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 11 are VFX Software so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting VFX Software alternatives to Apple Motion are Natron, Adobe After Effects, Blackmagic Design Fusion and NUKE.

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  1. Blender icon

    Blender

     1752 likes

    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
    • Snapcraft
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    Comments about Blender as an Alternative to Apple Motion
    foomonkey42
    Negative
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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.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
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    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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    Natron

     209 likes

    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...

    18 Natron alternatives

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    Comments about Natron as an Alternative to Apple Motion
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Is also node based and it's open source

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Natron is Free and Open SourceApple Motion is Paid and Proprietary
  4. Adobe After Effects icon

    Adobe After Effects

     204 likes

    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.

    56 Adobe After Effects alternatives

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    • Mac
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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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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  8. Autodesk Flame icon

    Autodesk Flame

     2 likes

    Autodesk Flame software is a powerful finishing and visual effects solution with an integrated environment that accelerates creative workflows.

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    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
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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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    • Windows
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    • Mac
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  11. ButtleOFX icon

    ButtleOFX

     16 likes

    ButtleOFX is a simple, user-friendly and open source compositing software. It is based on TuttleOFX, an open source, modular and sustainable image processing architecture.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Linux
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  12. Action Pro icon

    Action Pro

     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.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Discontinued

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    Synapse Compositor

     1 like

    Synapse is a free node based compositor for Linux and Windows.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  14. Solar icon

    Solar

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    Lightstream Solar is a new GPU-accelerated high-end compositor for VFX work.

    The software provides a node and tree-based workflow, and offers the range of tools one would expect in an app of this type, including layer management tools, colour correction and grading, and addition.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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