Blender Alternatives

Blender is described as 'Free open-source 3D software for modeling, texturing, rigging, animation, rendering, compositing, video editing, and simulation' and is a leading 3D Modeler in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Blender for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and iPad apps. The best Blender alternative is Autodesk Maya. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Wings 3D or Natron. Other great apps like Blender are Cinema 4D, Autodesk 3ds Max, Bforartists and ZBrush.

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  1. Cheetah3D icon
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    Cheetah3D is a computer graphics program for 3D modelling, animation and rendering. It is written in Cocoa for MacOS. The program is aimed at beginning and amateur 3D artists.

    56 Cheetah3D alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  2. MotionBuilder icon
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    MotionBuilder is professional 3D character animation software. It is used for Motion capture and traditional keyframe animation. MotionBuilder is produced by Autodesk in Montreal.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. Rumba icon
     1 like

    Because 3d animators are crucial in today’s animation and VFX productions, they deserve a productive and modern software dedicated to their art.

    13 Rumba alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. meshmixer icon
     13 likes

    meshmixer is an experimental 3D modeling tool for making 3D mashups without too much hassle.

    41 meshmixer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  5. Wav2Bar icon
     2 likes

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

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. OpenFX icon
     5 likes

    OpenFX is an open-source, free modeling and animation studio, distributed under the GNU General Public License.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Apple Motion icon
     23 likes

    Designed for video editors, Motion is a powerful motion graphics tool that makes it easy to create cinematic 2D and 3D titles, fluid transitions, and realistic effects in real time.

    29 Apple Motion alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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  8. 3D Model Maker lets you create virtual 3D models in your computer. You can create anything your imagination can think of. (Not limited to simple cubes or blocks like some apps!) It uses meshes of polygons just like they used in Toy Story.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
     
  9. Cascadeur icon
     3 likes

    Make realistic 3D animation from scratch or improve mocap, all while retaining full control over the results. Cascadeur is a standalone software for creating keyframe animation of 3D characters, humanoid or otherwise.

    7 Cascadeur alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
     
  10. Mandelbulber icon
     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
     
  11. Twinmotion icon
     6 likes

    Designed by architects for architects, veteran visualization studio KA-RA has announced the release of Twinmotion®2, an award winning real-time studio that lets architects and designers create, edit and share interactive 3D models.

    37 Twinmotion alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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