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 TiXL or Vvvv. Other great apps like TouchDesigner are Autodesk 3ds Max, Houdini, Pure Data and Vuo.

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TouchDesigner alternatives are mainly 3D Modelers, but if you're looking for VFX Software or 3D Animators you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source, Linux, Mac and iPad. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to TouchDesigner.
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  1. Fugio icon
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    Fugio is a free, open source, visual programming system for making digital art and creative projects using a wide range of technologies, for Windows, OS X, and Linux (including Raspberry Pi).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. Smode Studio icon
     4 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

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

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Smode Studio is Paid and ProprietaryTouchDesigner is Free Personal and Proprietary
  3. MagicaCSG icon
     5 likes

    A lightweight signed distance field editor and renderer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. With RenderJuice, render like the big studios. Just upload your .blend or .c4d file in your browser and start rendering. Cut down your render timelines and costs. Speed up renders by using the most powerful GPUs and algorithms from your workstation.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. Cables icon
     3 likes

    Cables is a tool for creating beautiful interactive content. An easy to navigate, node-based interface provides users with basic operators such as mathematical functions, shapes and materials that can be connected with virtual cables to create practically any imaginable scene.

    16 Cables alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  6. Fragmentarium icon
     8 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Coollab icon
     3 likes

    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!

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. Nirvana 3D icon
     1 like

    A game engine written in Python, extending support across multiple GPU devices with 3D rendering, PBR Renderer and much more.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
     
  9. VDMX icon
     4 likes

    VDMX5 was created from the ground up to meet the demands of realtime video performance. Built around a robust data processing architecture it was designed to be used with whatever hardware- or software- you've got available.

    16 VDMX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. ORCA icon
     6 likes

    Orca is an Esoteric Programming Language and live-coding environment for musical experimentation. In Orca, each letter of the alphabet is an operation, lowercase letters operate on bang, uppercase letters operate each frame.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. Polydust icon
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    Polydust is a 3D modeling app made for iPad. For low poly, polygonal and voxel graphics. Create beautiful models with powerful operations and modifiers.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPad
     
  12. Visibox icon
     1 like

    Visibox allows performers to control video like a musical instrument. Quickly drop in videos, images, or audio files to create immersive stadium-style concert visuals in any cafe, club, or live stream.

    8 Visibox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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