TouchDesigner Alternatives

TouchDesigner is described as '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' and is an app in the video & movies category. There are more than 25 alternatives to TouchDesigner for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and iPad apps. The best TouchDesigner alternative is Autodesk Maya. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Vvvv or Tooll3. Other great apps like TouchDesigner are Autodesk 3ds Max, Pure Data, Sketchfab and Houdini.

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TouchDesigner alternatives page was last updated Feb 10, 2025
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  1. Autodesk Maya icon
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    Professional-grade 3D modeling, animation, rendering, and visual FX software used in films, TV, and games, featuring advanced tools, Bifrost effects, and a visual programming environment for intricate simulations.

    61 Autodesk Maya alternatives

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    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Autodesk Maya Features

    1.  3D Sculpting
    2.  Keyframe Animation
    3.  Texturing
    4.  Cross-Platform

    Autodesk Maya VS TouchDesigner

     
    • Autodesk Maya is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to TouchDesigner.

    • Autodesk Maya is the most popular commercial alternative to TouchDesigner.

    • Autodesk Maya is Paid and ProprietaryTouchDesigner is Free Personal and Proprietary
  2. Autodesk 3ds Max icon
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    Professional-grade software designed for 3D modeling, rendering, and animation, equipped with comprehensive tools for creating detailed worlds. Widely used across film, TV, games, and design projects, it includes the powerful Arnold renderer, offering artistic control over scenes and characters.

    84 Autodesk 3ds Max alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Autodesk 3ds Max Features

    1.  Splines
    2.  Keyframe Animation
    3.  Parametric Modeling
    4.  Bones

    Autodesk 3ds Max VS TouchDesigner

     
  3. 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

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Vvvv Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Visual Programming
    3.  DirectX Video Acceleration
    4.  3D Renderer

    Vvvv VS TouchDesigner

     
    • Almost everyone thinks Vvvv is a great TouchDesigner alternative.

    • Vvvv is the most popular free alternative to TouchDesigner.

    • Vvvv is Free and ProprietaryTouchDesigner is Free Personal and Proprietary
  4. Tooll3 icon
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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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    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 TouchDesigner

     
    • Tooll3 is the most popular Open Source alternative to TouchDesigner.

    • Tooll3 is Free and Open SourceTouchDesigner is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • Tooll3 is LightweightTouchDesigner is not according to our users
  5. 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.

    44 Pure Data alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Pure Data Features

    1.  Support for MIDI
    2.  Visual Programming

    Pure Data VS TouchDesigner

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

    78 Sketchfab alternatives

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    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online

    Sketchfab Features

    1.  Built-in viewer
    2.  Built-in 3D model viewer
    3.  WebGL
    4.  Embeddable
    5.  API Integration
    6.  Online Sharing

    Sketchfab VS TouchDesigner

     
    • Sketchfab is the most popular Web-based alternative to TouchDesigner.

    • Sketchfab is Freemium and ProprietaryTouchDesigner is Free Personal and Proprietary
  7. 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.
    50 Houdini alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Houdini Features

    1.  Procedural Modeling
    2.  Node Based
    3.  Motion Capture
    4.  3D Sculpting
    5.  3D Renderer

    Houdini VS TouchDesigner

     
  8. Max/MSP icon
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    Interactive visual programming environment for music, audio, and media

    In use for over twenty years by performers, composers, artists, scientists, teachers, and students, Max is the way to make your computer do things that reflect your individual ideas and dreams.

    Max gives yo.

    40 Max/MSP alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Max/MSP Features

    1.  Visual Programming
    2.  Real-time processing

    Max/MSP VS TouchDesigner

     
  9. Vuo icon
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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...

    License model

    • Free PersonalOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac

    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

    Vuo VS TouchDesigner

     
  10. MagicaCSG icon
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    A lightweight signed distance field editor and renderer.

    131 MagicaCSG alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    MagicaCSG Features

    1.  Rendering

    MagicaCSG VS TouchDesigner

     
  11. picoCAD icon
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    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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    Country of Origin

    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free

    picoCAD VS TouchDesigner

     
  12. Coollab icon
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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!

    10 Coollab alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    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 TouchDesigner

     
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