GIMP team releases GIMP 3.2 with new vector and link layers
Open-source image editor gets Smart Object-like link layers, plus a new Vibrance filter, and better interoperability with Photoshop.
Monday, March 16th, 2026
Free Resources
Been laid off? JangaFX is giving you its tools free for six months
Updated: games and VFX artists can now apply for temporary licenses of EmberGen, LiquiGen, IlluGen and GeoGen via JangaFX's web portal.
Friday, March 13th, 2026
Get NVIDIA's new path tracing fork of the Godot game engine
Experimental version of the game engine capable of 'really good' looking ray tracing is now available on GitHub under a MIT license.
Friday, March 13th, 2026
Neat free Blender add-on LimbKit generates 3D hands and feet
Fast, fun Geometry Nodes-based tool lets you block out hands, feet, paws and claws quickly for illustration or animation work.
Friday, March 6th, 2026
Get AlgoMesh's free Cinema 4D plugin for Differential Line Growth
Neat free add-on turns splines into complex organic forms suitable for motion graphics and VFX. Works with text splines too.
Monday, March 2nd, 2026
Download the free edition of RenderMan 27.2
Free edition of the renderer is licensed for personal use and tools development. Compatible with Blender, Houdini, Katana and Maya.
Saturday, February 28th, 2026
Pikimov 5 is a free alternative to After Effects and CapCut
Promising browser-based app gets a new Classic editor for video editing, as well as editors for 2D and 3D motion design.
Tuesday, February 24th, 2026
Quixel Mixer is discontinued: get the final version for free
Quixel Mixer 2023.1 makes it possible to run the material-authoring software offline indefinitely, unlike previous versions.
Friday, February 20th, 2026
Get free VFX image viewer and video playback tool DJV 3.3
Check out the new features in former Lucasfilm developer Darby Johnston's open-source image viewer for VFX and animation work.
Sunday, February 15th, 2026
Try Scatter: a free physics-based scattering plugin for Blender
Intuitive free tool also lets you scatter objects on curves, surfaces or volumes, or place them by clicking in the viewport.
Wednesday, February 11th, 2026
Get a free kitbash asset pack worth $50
Vampawn Entertainment's Medieval Modular Wall Pack is normally sold for $49.99. Blender, UE5, FBX, GLB and OBJ formats. Commercial use.
Tuesday, February 10th, 2026
DreamWorks Animation releases MoonRay 2.40
Check out the new features in the open-source release of the production renderer used on movies like The Bad Guys 2.
Monday, February 9th, 2026
Kangaroo Builder for Maya now supports topology transfer
Handy rig-building toolset can now warp all the blendshapes for one character to another with different topology. Free for personal use.
Thursday, February 5th, 2026