KeenTools releases GeoTracker for Houdini in free open beta
KeenTools has made GeoTracker, its popular geometry-based object and camera tracking add-on for After Effects, Blender and Nuke, available for Houdini.
GeoTracker for Houdini, currently available free in open beta, integrates the technology in Houdini as a native SOP node, and works in both OBJ and Solaris contexts.
An accessible tracking add-on, aimed at non-specialist VFX and motion graphics artists
Originally available for Nuke, and subsequently released for After Effects and Blender, GeoTracker is an intuitive object and camera tracking tool.
It is intended to make everyday tracking tasks accessible to non-specialists, including VFX artists, motion designers and 3D generalists.
Workflow is straightforward, with users clicking in the viewport to ‘pin’ a tracking object – usually an imported 3D model – to the corresponding object in video footage.
GeoTracker then reconstructs the motion of the object throughout the course of the footage.
The tracked geometry can then be used in a number of ways inside Houdini, including as a collider or emitter in simulations.
Part of the KeenTools 2026.2 releases
The open beta forms part of KeenTools 2026.2, the latest update to KeenTools plugins, which also include specialist face modeling and tracking tools FaceBuilder and FaceTracker.
It’s the main feature of the update: the other changes are just “minor fixes and improvements”.
Price and system requirements
GeoTracker for Houdini is compatible with Houdini 20.5+ on Windows, Linux and macOS. The software is currently available free in open beta.
KeenTools 2026.2 is available rental-only, with each individual plugin costing $18/month or $179/year for individuals, or $499/year for studios.
Download the open beta of GeoTracker for Houdini
(Includes video tutorials explaining how to use the software)
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