TouchDesigner AlternativesOnly apps categorised as VFX Software

The best VFX alternative to TouchDesigner is Autodesk Maya. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try TiXL or Vuo. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to TouchDesigner and eight of them are VFX Software so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting VFX Software alternatives to TouchDesigner are Houdini, Notch, Smode Studio and Coollab.

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  1. Autodesk Maya icon

    Autodesk Maya

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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

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • This alternative is disputed. Autodesk Maya is a legitimate TouchDesigner alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • 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
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    TiXL

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

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

    • TiXL is Free and Open SourceTouchDesigner is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • TiXL is LightweightTouchDesigner is not according to our users
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    Houdini

     40 likes
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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
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    Autodesk Maya

    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.

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    Vuo

     12 likes
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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

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  7. Notch icon

    Notch

     6 likes
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. Smode Studio icon

    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

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    I like smode as an alternative as it's optomised for realtime visuals.

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    • Smode Studio is Paid and ProprietaryTouchDesigner is Free Personal and Proprietary
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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!

    10 Coollab alternatives

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    • Linux
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  11. LightWave icon

    LightWave

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    LightWave 3D combines a state-of-the-art renderer with powerful, intuitive modeling, and animation tools. Tools that may cost extra in other professional 3D applications are part of the product package, including 999 free cross-platform render nodes, support for Windows and Mac...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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