Get free VFX image viewer and video playback tool DJV 3.6
Check out the new shot review toolset in ex-Lucasfilm developer Darby Johnston's open-source image viewer for VFX and animation.
Sunday, September 27th, 2026
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SuperSplat Editor 3.0 is a huge performance update
Big update to the free online tool for viewing and editing 3D Gaussian Splats lets you visualize tens of millions of Gaussians smoothly.
Friday, September 11th, 2026
New CG software you may have missed: 7 September 2026
Discover what's new in CG tools including LiquiGen, Unity, and free apps RealityScan Mobile, 3DGS Render for Blender, and Sisir.
Monday, September 7th, 2026
ArmorPaint 1.0 is out after eight years in early access
The first 'official' release of the open-source alternative Substance 3D Painter is now ready to download. Check out its new features.
Friday, September 4th, 2026
Autodesk open-sources Golaem for Houdini and Unreal Engine
Add-ons for loading caches from the Maya crowd simulation add-on now available under an Apache 2.0 license, alongside Golaem 9.3.2.
Monday, August 3rd, 2026
Check out this free Gaussian Splatting plugin for After Effects
Open-source tool from the creators of 3D scanning app Kiri Engine gets 3DGS data into After Effects for use in compositing and motion graphics.
Thursday, July 30th, 2026
ASWF and DreamWorks Animation release MoonRay 2026.29
Latest open-source version of the production renderer used on movies like The Bad Guys 2 adds work-in-progress MaterialX support.
Tuesday, July 28th, 2026
Khronos Group sponsors free glTF importer/exporter for 3ds Max
New open-source add-ons provide a long-overdue free way to import glTF files into 3ds Max, backed by the creator of the format.
Thursday, July 16th, 2026
Google open-sources GNM Head, its parametric human head model
Parametric model based on real-world scan data generates realistic 3D heads and expressions. Blender and 3ds Max add-ons available.
Wednesday, July 15th, 2026
Blender 5.2 LTS is here: discover its 5 key features
Read our pick of the latest features in the open-source 3D software, from cloth physics in Geometry Nodes to a big change to Cycles.
Tuesday, July 14th, 2026
Open-source material authoring software Material Maker 1.7 is out
Check out the new features in the free alternative to Substance 3D Designer, including a new Dynamic Sky Material. Now also on Steam.
Tuesday, July 14th, 2026
Check out free cross-platform retopology tool AutoRemesher
Open-source app converts 3D scans or sculpts to clean, low-poly, all-quad geometry. Comes with an unofficial Blender bridge plugin.
Wednesday, July 8th, 2026
Get versions of the free Thinkbox tools that work with 3ds Max 2027
Get new versions of particle tools Krakatoa MX, Frost MX, Stoke MX and XMesh MX recompiled to support current versions of 3ds Max.
Monday, July 6th, 2026