Autodesk Maya Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to Autodesk Maya for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is Blender, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Autodesk Maya and 17 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Autodesk Maya are Bforartists, Houdini, Plasticity and Range Engine.

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  1. Blender icon
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    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.

    151 Blender alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • Steam
    • Flatpak
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    Splash Artwork for Blender 4.3
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  2. Bforartists icon
     34 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • MorphOS
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  3. Houdini icon
     41 likes

    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.
    50 Houdini alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
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  4. 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.

    25 Plasticity alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
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  5. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. 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

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
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  7. 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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Figma
    • madewitharkit
    • WebGL
    • Sketch
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Create 3D UI in Vectary
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  8. Fragmentarium icon
     7 likes

    Fragmentarium is an open source, cross-platform IDE for exploring pixel based graphics on the GPU.

    65 Fragmentarium alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
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  9. RealFlow icon
     8 likes

    RealFlow is a stand-alone application for fluid and dynamics simulation that allows easy, intuitive control and visualization of the behaviour of fluids and rigid bodies, and their interaction with a surrounding environment.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. picoCAD icon
     6 likes

    picoCAD is a program to build and texture lowpoly 3D models. Programs for modelling are overly complicated, picoCAD aims to make it fun, easy, and accessible by focusing on the bare essentials. This program was made using pico 8.

    131 picoCAD alternatives

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    • Paid
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    • Mac
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    • Linux
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  11. Realsoft 3D icon
     2 likes

    Realsoft 3D is a full-featured 3D software package with a relatively low price tag.

    42 Realsoft 3D alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
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