Free MotionBuilder Alternatives

The best free alternative to MotionBuilder is Blender, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to MotionBuilder and 11 is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to MotionBuilder are Bforartists, Sketchfab, MagicaCSG and Rumba.

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  1. Blender icon

    Blender

     1773 likes

    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.

    142 Blender alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • Steam
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
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    Blender vs MotionBuilder Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    Blender have almost every required tools for 3d animation.

    In terms of motion builder alternative, it have complete rigging toolset including pose library and also graph editor gives control in tweaking the motion.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    dustinmeyer
    Positive
    0

    blender is the strongest altertive to motionbuilder it doesnt do 100% what motionbuilder does but it can do alot

    • Blender is Free and Open SourceMotionBuilder is Paid and Proprietary
    • Blender is Customizable, Lightweight and Privacy focusedMotionBuilder is not according to our users
  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.

    75 Bforartists alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • MorphOS
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    Bforartists vs MotionBuilder Comments
    dustinmeyer
    Positive
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    this has the base version of blender under the hood but more user friendly so there are tools in the NLA editor to work with motion capture

    • Bforartists is Free and Open SourceMotionBuilder is Paid and Proprietary
    • Bforartists is Lightweight and CustomizableMotionBuilder is not according to our users
  4. Sketchfab icon

    Sketchfab

     34 likes

    Sketchfab is the first web service to publish interactive 3D content online in real-time without plugins.

    80 Sketchfab alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Sketchfab vs MotionBuilder Comments
    dustinmeyer
    Negative
    0

    motionbuilder is made for cleaning up motion capture sektchfab is for posting 3d objects made on the web

    • Sketchfab is Freemium and ProprietaryMotionBuilder is Paid and Proprietary
  5. MagicaCSG icon

    MagicaCSG

     5 likes

    A lightweight signed distance field editor and renderer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. Rumba icon

    Rumba

     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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    BlenderCompat

     1 like

    Compatibility DLL for running Blender 3.x on Windows 7 and a patch to modify the Blender source to use it.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  9. Awakening icon

    Awakening

     5 likes

    Awakening is a powerful professional real-time 3D solution. With it, you can easily create eye-catching interactive 3D presentations, brief films, games...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Awakening vs MotionBuilder Comments
    dustinmeyer
    Negative
    0

    more options for editing meshes and scenes than motion capture

    • Awakening is Freemium and ProprietaryMotionBuilder is Paid and Proprietary
  10. Dead Deer icon

    Dead Deer

     3 likes

    Dead Deer is a 3D modeler, 3D game maker, and a 3D demo maker designed to create games.

    Cost / License

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Dead Deer vs MotionBuilder Comments
    dustinmeyer
    Negative
    0

    there is alot of 3d modeling options but not much in ways to edit motion capture

    • Dead Deer is Free and Open SourceMotionBuilder is Paid and Proprietary
  11. DX Studio icon

    DX Studio

     4 likes

    DX Studio combines the latest in real time 3D graphics technology from industry and gaming with rapid application development tools in a powerful 3d engine.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. MeshMagic 3D Modeling Software icon

    MeshMagic 3D Modeling Software

     2 likes

    Working with 3D files using MeshMagic free 3D modelling software is intuitive. Quickly draw a 2D design and expand it to a 3D mesh. Import an existing STL file or other 3D file and modify it.

    90 MeshMagic 3D Modeling Software alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    MeshMagic 3D Modeling Software vs MotionBuilder Comments
    dustinmeyer
    Negative
    0

    this software is editing meshes not motion capture

    • MeshMagic 3D Modeling Software is Free and ProprietaryMotionBuilder is Paid and Proprietary
  13. Endorphin icon

    Endorphin

     1 like

    endorphin is the industry's first Dynamic Motion Synthesis software.

    At the heart of endorphin are its Adaptive Behaviors, which - unlike animation data - are completely interactive. With Adaptive Behaviors, 3D characters essentially animate themselves. Move two Football pla.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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