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Autograph

Updated: check out motion designer Mike Gaynor's neat After Effects alternative, currently free in beta - and now available for Windows.

Thursday, June 25th, 2026

Both individual artists and studios can now use Maxon's USD-based motion design and VFX software on commercial projects for free.

Thursday, May 7th, 2026

Check out the new features in the plugins for motion design and VFX, including support for free motion graphics software Autograph.

Tuesday, April 21st, 2026

Full Pro version of the 2D animation and motion design tool for Windows and macOS is now free to individual artists for commercial use.

Friday, April 17th, 2026

USD-based, responsive-design-friendly motion graphics and VFX tool is publicly available again - and is free to individual artists.

Wednesday, April 15th, 2026

Latest update to the popular suite of sketch-based retopology tools fixes a long-standing issue with Blender itself. Check out the other changes.

Tuesday, April 7th, 2026

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

Next-gen motion graphics app Autograph discontinued - but there is now a workaround to activate your existing software offline.

Monday, June 16th, 2025

Big update to the compositing and motion design app adds a DaVinci Resolve Live Link, an After Effects converter - and a new free edition.

Tuesday, January 21st, 2025

Updated 24 December: Find discounts on CG hardware and software available until New Year, including 3DCoat, FumeFX and Yeti.

Tuesday, December 24th, 2024

Check out the new features in the motion design and VFX software, including the Vector Blur modifier, and updates to 3D workflow.

Tuesday, July 9th, 2024

Check out the new features in the motion graphics app, including tools for animating with motion paths, and support for more 3D file formats.

Wednesday, May 1st, 2024

High-performance video retiming tool's new AI-trained algorithm reduces 'wobbles, gloopiness and ghosting' on tricky shots.

Thursday, March 7th, 2024