TouchDesigner Alternatives for Linux

TouchDesigner is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Autodesk Maya. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Pure Data or PraxisLIVE. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to TouchDesigner and 13 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to TouchDesigner are Houdini, Fugio, Cables and Fragmentarium.

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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.

    68 Autodesk Maya alternatives

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  2. 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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    • Mac
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  3. 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.

    48 Pure Data alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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  4. PraxisLIVE icon
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    PraxisLIVE is an open-source, visual programming environment. Experiment with and create projects using a visual patching system coupled with the power of programming in Java, Processing and GLSL.

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  5. 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).

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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  6. Cables icon
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    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.

    18 Cables alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  7. Fragmentarium icon
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    Fragmentarium is an open source, cross-platform IDE for exploring pixel based graphics on the GPU.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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  8. Coollab icon
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    Coollab is a free, open-source, node-based software for creating generative visuals in real time. It is designed to be very intuitive and easy to use, yet very powerful and flexible!

    10 Coollab alternatives

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  9. ORCA icon
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    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.

    38 ORCA alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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  10. 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.

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    • Mac
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  11. HoloMapper icon
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    Real-time projection mapping software for creators, VJs, and visual artists. Warp images, videos, GIFs, text, and animations onto walls, objects, and custom surfaces using mesh controls, Bezier curves, snapping tools, and live projector output.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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    • Steam
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  12. Dead Deer icon
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    Dead Deer is a 3D modeler, 3D game maker, and a 3D demo maker designed to create games.

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