Open Source Blender Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to Blender for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best open source Linux alternative is Wings 3D. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Blender and many of them are open source and available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Linux alternatives to Blender are Bforartists, Natron, Armory 3D and Blockbench.

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  1. Wings 3D icon

    Wings 3D

     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.

    51 Wings 3D alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Modeling by Jove Chiere
     
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    Wings 3D vs Blender Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    3

    it makes really good models just like blender

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    3

    Simplistic modeling, excellent UV mapping interface, obj and gltf/glb export, great mouse interface.

    Buggy but the best free and simple 3d modeler.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Anoir Ben Tanfous
    Positive
    -4

    Why work on another project when you can contribute to an already great one (Blender) and improve upon it, I am sure that there are tons of feature that the developer of this free open source could've added to the community without having to reinvent the wheel, unless they have a different vision and philosophy for 3D that I am not aware of.

    • Wings 3D is Free and Open SourceBlender is also Free and Open Source
  2. Bforartists icon

    Bforartists

     33 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.

    74 Bforartists alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • MorphOS
    Splash
     
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    Bforartists vs Blender Comments
    Ruyeex
    Positive
    1

    Basically an alternative version of Blender but more accessible to beginners and less reliant on shortcuts. If you don't know about 3D Modeling but want Blender but not want a difficult experience this is for you.

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Because it is easy to use just like Maya. You can also call this Maya alternative but free to own. License GNU which is best feature of this app.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    It is the most direct match up to blender on this list and is easier to use too. It has the exact same feature set too.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Bforartists is Free and Open SourceBlender is also Free and Open Source
  4. Natron icon

    Natron

     210 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...

    19 Natron alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Natron screenshot 1
     
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    Natron vs Blender Comments
    tvgoing1
    Negative
    8

    it does not build 3d models, it has no game design, natron is mostly use for videos, and it doesnt allow 3d models in the program

    Guest
    Negative
    1

    It's not for Composing in 3D!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    -1

    It does compositing too. If this isn't an alternative, you might want to take Nuke off as well

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 4 comments
    • Natron is Free and Open SourceBlender is also Free and Open Source
  5. Armory 3D icon

    Armory 3D

     33 likes

    Armory is an open-source 3D game engine with full Blender integration, turning it into a complete game development tool. The result is a unified workflow from start to finish, making you work faster. No more jumping between different applications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (Zlib)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Blender
    Armory 3D screenshot 1
     
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    Armory 3D vs Blender Comments
    Mino Developer
    1

    Armory3D is a game engine that runs inside of Blender, so it doesn't count as alternative to Blender.

    • Armory 3D is Free and Open SourceBlender is also Free and Open Source
  6. Blockbench icon

    Blockbench

     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.

    12 Blockbench alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Blockbench screenshot 1
     
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    Blockbench vs Blender Comments
    Undermon
    Positive
    0

    Excellent alternative for low poly specially now that Blockbench supports armatures.

    • Blockbench is Free and Open SourceBlender is also Free and Open Source
  7. Cinecred icon

    Cinecred

     15 likes

    Create beautiful film credits without the pain.

    80 Cinecred alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Live Visualization
     
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    Cinecred vs Blender Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    Cinecred is only to create film credits, you can't animate or create 3D models here, like in Blender

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Cinecred is Free and Open SourceBlender is also Free and Open Source
  9. Art of Illusion icon

    Art of Illusion

     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
    Art of Illusion screenshot 1
     
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    Art of Illusion vs Blender Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    Easy to use and figure out.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Art of Illusion is Free and Open SourceBlender is also Free and Open Source
  10. Dust3D icon

    Dust3D

     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
     
  11. K-3D icon

    K-3D

     31 likes

    K-3D is free-as-in-freedom 3D modeling and animation software. It features a plugin-oriented procedural engine for all of its content, making K-3D a very versatile and powerful package.

    51 K-3D alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    K-3D screenshot 1
     
  12. Wav2Bar icon

    Wav2Bar

     2 likes

    Wav2Bar is a FOSS desktop app that lets you make nice visuals for your audio source, to then share on the internet.

    11 Wav2Bar alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Project settings tab, and a project with bar visualizers, time text and classic text, a timer, an image and a background (shape).
     
  13. Mandelbulber icon

    Mandelbulber

     11 likes

    Mandelbulber is an experimental application that helps to make rendering 3D Mandelbrot fractals much more accessible. A few of the supported 3D fractals: Mandelbulb, Mandelbox, BulbBox, JuliaBulb, Menger Sponge, Quaternion, Trigonometric, Hypercomplex, and Iterated Function...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Mandelbulber screenshot 1
     
  14. Range Engine icon

    Range Engine

     3 likes

    Range Engine is a light and powerful game engine and 3D software, made based on Blender Game Engine with improvements from UPBGE.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
    • Blender
    Range Engine screenshot 1
     
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