Pixar releases RenderMan 27.2
See the latest features in Pixar's production renderer, including new Stylized Looks nodes for artistic lighting and hatching effects.
Saturday, February 28th, 2026
Non-Commercial RenderMan
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
Pixar releases RenderMan 27.1
Latest update to the production renderer extends support for MaterialX Lama and checkpointing inside RenderMan XPU.
Sunday, December 7th, 2025
Pixar releases RenderMan 27
'Most significant release in a decade' for the heavyweight production renderer makes RenderMan XPU ready for final-frame output.
Friday, November 14th, 2025
Download the free edition of RenderMan 26.3
Free edition of the renderer is licensed for personal use and tools development. Compatible with Blender, Houdini, Katana and Maya.
Tuesday, April 9th, 2024
Pixar ships RenderMan 25.2
Check out the new features in the heavyweight production renderer, including new compositing modes in the Stylized Looks NPR toolset.
Friday, June 30th, 2023
Download the free edition of RenderMan 25.2
Free edition of the renderer is licensed for personal use and tools development. Now includes RenderMan XPU.
Tuesday, April 18th, 2023
Download the free edition of RenderMan 24
Get the latest Non-Commercial edition of Pixar's renderer for personal use and plugin creation.
Wednesday, June 30th, 2021