Coollab Alternatives

Coollab is described as ''s main goal is to be as intuitive and easy to use as possible. Effects are high-level and they just work out of the box! You don't need to know any math or programming to make your own very cool effects!' and is a VFX software in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Coollab for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Flathub apps. The best Coollab alternative is TiXL, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Coollab are Pure Data, Houdini, PopcornFX and MagicaCSG.

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  1. TiXL icon
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    TiXL is an open-source solution for creating interactive 3d content and animations. It combines the best aspects of animation, compositing, and coding into a lightweight and intuitive UI. Your designs can be shared as executable or rendered to movies.

    10 TiXL alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • TiXL is the most popular Windows alternative to Coollab.

    • TiXL is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Coollab.

    • TiXL is Free and Open SourceCoollab is also Free and Open Source
  2. Pure Data icon
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    Pd (aka Pure Data) is a real-time graphical programming environment for audio, video, and graphical processing. It is the third major branch of the family of patcher programming languages known as Max (Max/FTS, ISPW Max, Max/MSP, jMax, etc.

    46 Pure Data alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Pure Data is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Coollab.

    • Pure Data is Free and Open SourceCoollab is also Free and Open Source
  3. Houdini icon
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    Houdini covers all the major areas of 3D production, including:

    • Modeling - All standard geometry entities including Polygons, (Hierarchical) NURBs/Bezier Curves/Patches & Trims, Metaballs
    • Animation - Keyframed animation and raw channel manipulation (CHOPs), motion captur.
    48 Houdini alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Houdini is the most popular commercial alternative to Coollab.

    • Houdini is Paid and ProprietaryCoollab is Free and Open Source
  4. PopcornFX icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  5. MagicaCSG icon
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    A lightweight signed distance field editor and renderer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. TouchDesigner icon
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    TouchDesigner is a complete authoring tool for building interactive 3D art, visualizations, prototypes and UIs. Derivative makes and supports TouchDesigner and offers their services to do custom production using TouchDesigner.

    32 TouchDesigner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Vvvv icon
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    vvvv is a graphical programming environment for easy prototyping and development. It is designed to facilitate the handling of large media environments with physical interfaces, real-time motion graphics, audio and video that can interact with many users simultaneously.

    23 Vvvv alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Smode Studio icon
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    Smode is a real-time 2D/3D creation, compositing and video-mapping engine developed by D/Labs. Everything with Smode is real-time: you can change any parameter at anytime without having to make expensive re-renderings.

    22 Smode Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Notch icon
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    Notch is the game-changing real-time visual creation engine that keeps up with your ideas. From motion graphics to interactive installations to VR experiences to the largest performances on earth, it helps creators rediscover the joy of creating.

    11 Notch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Cables icon
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    Cables is a tool for creating beautiful interactive content. An easy to navigate, node-based interface provides users with basic operators such as mathematical functions, shapes and materials that can be connected with virtual cables to create practically any imaginable scene.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
    • Cables is the most popular Web-based alternative to Coollab.

    • Cables is Free and Open SourceCoollab is also Free and Open Source
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