Notch AlternativesMotion Graphics Software and other similar apps like Notch

Notch is described as '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' and is a VFX software in the video & movies category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Notch for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Flathub apps. The best Notch alternative is Adobe After Effects. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Tooll3 or Coollab. Other great apps like Notch are NUKE, Vuo, TouchDesigner and PopcornFX.

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  1. Adobe After Effects icon

    Adobe After Effects

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    Adobe After Effects offers top-tier motion graphics and visual effects capabilities, ideal for film, TV productions, and creative projects. Featuring advanced compositing with keyframe animation and layer techniques, it's geared for professionals seeking powerful solutions via Creative Cloud.

    52 Adobe After Effects alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Adobe After Effects 2017

    Top Adobe After Effects Features

    1.  Keyframe Animation
    2.  Motion Capture
    3.  Particle Engine
    4.  Support for 4K
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Colour Grading
    9.  Chroma Key / Green Screen
    10.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    11.  Node Based
    12.  Support for Layers

    Adobe After Effects VS Notch

     

    • Adobe After Effects is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to Notch.

    • Adobe After Effects is the most popular commercial alternative to Notch.

    • Adobe After Effects is Paid and ProprietaryNotch is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Tooll3

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    Tooll 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 Tooll3 alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Tooll3 screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Node Based
    2.  Keyframe Animation
    3.  GPU Acceleration
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Chroma Key / Green Screen
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Colour Grading
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Support for 4K
    10.  Support for Layers

    Tooll3 VS Notch

     

    • Tooll3 is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Notch.

    • Tooll3 is Free and Open SourceNotch is Paid and Proprietary
    • Tooll3 is LightweightNotch is not according to our users
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    NUKE

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    NUKE is a powerful compositing application that delivers unparalleled speed, an efficient multi-channel scanline rendering engine, and a first-class feature set that is unrivalled in the desktop market.

    19 NUKE alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    NUKE screenshot 1

    NUKE Features

    1.  Node Based
    2.  Motion Capture
    3.  Real time collaboration
    4.  File Versioning
    5.  Video Masking
    6.  Nodal Compositing
    7.  MultiTrack
    8.  Color correction

    NUKE VS Notch

     

    • NUKE is the most popular Linux alternative to Notch.

    • NUKE is Paid and ProprietaryNotch is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Vuo

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    Vuo lets media creators make interactive animations, exhibits, performances, and professional-grade media projects by connecting up simple building blocks. Media creators can use these blocks to manipulate audio input, images, layers, videos, and 2D + 3D graphics, as well as...

    25 Vuo alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Compositions made in Vuo

    Top Vuo Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Node Based
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    5.  Support for Layers
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Support for 4K
    8.  Colour Grading
    9.  Support for scripting
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  Support for MIDI
    12.  Portable

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    TouchDesigner

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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

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Sample project screen

    TouchDesigner Features

    1.  Node Based
    2.  Interactive Visualization

    TouchDesigner VS Notch

     
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    PopcornFX

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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.

    25 PopcornFX alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    PopcornFX screenshot 1

    PopcornFX Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Node Based
    4.  3D Renderer
    5. Unity icon  Unity Integration
    6. Unreal Engine icon  Unreal Engine Integration

    PopcornFX VS Notch

     
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    Coollab

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    Coollab'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!

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Coollab screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Node Based
    4.  Hardware Accelerated
    5.  Live Preview
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Support for MIDI
    8.  Procedural Modeling
    9.  Non Destructive Editing
    10.  Ad-free
    11.  Image Processing
    12.  Visual Programming

    Coollab VS Notch

     
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    Isadora

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    Isadora is the award winning, interactive media presentation tool that allows you to follow your artistic impulse. Whether you are an artist, designer, performer, or VJ, you can quickly and easily harness the limitless potential of digital media and real-time interactivity with...

    21 Isadora alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Example Isadora document (patching enviroment)

    Isadora Features

    1.  Motion Capture
    2.  Visual Programming
    3.  Built-in video mapper
    4.  Javascript scripting
    5.  Real-time processing
    6.  Multi Channel

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    Simmetri

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    Simmetri is a creative toolbench and sandbox for building interactive 3D experiences for VR and screens. It's powerful enough for stadium-filling professional VJ's, while accessible and educational enough for VR-creation-hungry students, designers, artists, programmers...

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
    Simmetri screenshot 1

    Simmetri VS Notch

     
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    Smode Studio

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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

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    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Smode Studio screenshot 1

    Smode Studio VS Notch

     
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    Haeppie Sales Space

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    haeppie is made for Sales & Customer Success Teams - Turn buyer journeys into more revenue and get all decision makers on the same page with haeppie Sales Spaces.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Create individual Sales Spaces as a single destination for your customer.

    Haeppie Sales Space Features

    1.  Web-Based

    Haeppie Sales Space VS Notch

     

    • Haeppie Sales Space is the most popular Web-based & SaaS alternative to Notch.

    • Haeppie Sales Space is Freemium and ProprietaryNotch is Paid and Proprietary
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