Blender Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Blender for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is Autodesk Maya. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Wings 3D or Natron. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Blender and loads of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Blender are Cinema 4D, ZBrush, Blockbench and Armory 3D.

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Blender alternatives are mainly 3D Modelers, but if you're looking for 3D Painting Apps or VFX Software you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Windows, Free, Android, iPad, Online, Linux and iPad + Free. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Blender.
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  1. DAZ 3D icon
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    Manipulate fully rigged 3D figures with morphing, clothing, and accessories using an intuitive toolkit. Create hyper-realistic or cartoon scenes, customize characters, export work to other platforms, and access a broad asset library for detailed animations and illustration.

    29 DAZ 3D alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  2. Autodesk Mudbox icon
     21 likes

    Autodesk Mudbox offers tools for creating detailed organic and inorganic 3D assets. It features an efficient layer workflow that allows blending, masking, and more, and has a familiar interface for sculpting and texture painting. Ideal for professional 3D modeling tasks.

    53 Autodesk Mudbox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. Plasticity icon
     8 likes

    Plasticity is a 3d modelling software for concept artists. Modelling in Plasticity is quick and efficient due to the unique gizmos, shortcuts, and thoughtful workflow.

    24 Plasticity alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Rhinoceros icon
     33 likes

    Rhino can create, edit, analyze, document, render, animate, and translate NURBS* curves, surfaces, and solids, point clouds, and polygon meshes. There are no limits on complexity, degree, or size beyond those of your hardware.

    63 Rhinoceros alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  5. 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.

    34 Art of Illusion alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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  6. 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
     
  7. PopcornFX icon
     6 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.

    26 PopcornFX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  8. EmberGen icon
     5 likes

    EmberGen uses the full power of your GPU—so you can simulate and render volumetric phenomena in real-time for faster iterations than ever before. Utilize random seeds to generate new variations on the fly.

    9 EmberGen alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Vectary icon
     13 likes

    Vectary is the most accessible 3D and Augmented Reality design platform. Create an account for free online. No app download needed. Build immersive experiences for the real world. Publish 3D and Augmented Reality content to any website.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Figma
    • madewitharkit
    • WebGL
    • Sketch
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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  10. K-3D icon
     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
     
  11. Vue icon
     29 likes

    Create vast expanses of terrains, add trees, select the best point of view and render hyper-realistic images of your landscapes in moody atmospheres... in a few mouse clicks.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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  12. Shade 3D icon
     16 likes

    Shade 3D modeling, animation, rendering and effects is a complete, integrated solution for 3D artists, designers and film makers.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • Unity
     
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