Motion design tool Autograph is now free to studios
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
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Get Unity modeling, texturing and rigging tool UModeler X free
Popular alternative to ProBuilder for modeling, texturing and rigging 3D assets directly inside the Unity Editor is now available free.
Sunday, May 3rd, 2026
ArcBrush is a free node-based image editor and texture editor
Check out designer Albert Omoss's intriguing node-based image editor, pitched as a Photoshop alternative for game art and texture processing.
Friday, May 1st, 2026
KeenTools releases GeoTracker for Houdini in free open beta
Intuitive object and camera tracking tool for VFX and motion graphics is now available as a Houdini SOP, as well as a Blender and Nuke add-on.
Thursday, April 30th, 2026
Canva releases Affinity 3.2
Check out the latest features in the free image editing and vector design software, including a new integration with DaVinci Resolve.
Monday, April 27th, 2026
Houdini GPU liquid solver Paradigm 1.0 is now available
Check out the promising new GPU-accelerated sparse liquid solver from Theory Accelerated, creator of the popular Axiom fluid solver.
Thursday, April 23rd, 2026
3D texture painting app Wafer is now available for Windows
Updated: Sparseal's promising texture painting app gets its first official Windows release - and an experimental free build for macOS.
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026
Open-source material authoring software Material Maker 1.6 is out
See the new features in the free alternative to Substance 3D Designer, including a Controlled Variations system for material variants.
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026
Canva makes motion graphics and animation app Cavalry free
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
Maxon releases motion graphics software Autograph for free
USD-based, responsive-design-friendly motion graphics and VFX tool is publicly available again - and is free to individual artists.
Wednesday, April 15th, 2026
Download 480+ free kitbash assets and materials with Cargo 3.0
Check out the changes to KitBash3D and Greyscalegorilla's asset browser, plus the free 3D vehicles, buildings and materials available through it.
Sunday, April 12th, 2026
Get 650+ free assets for building dungeons in Blender and UE5
Build the low-poly 3D dungeon of your dreams with game art firm Tidal Flask Studios' FBX asset pack. Free for commercial use, but get in quick.
Wednesday, April 8th, 2026
Get free Maya character rigging toolset mGear 5.3
'Most feature-rich' update to the open-source rigging framework adds tools for automating Set Driven Key setup and blendshape transfer.
Tuesday, April 7th, 2026