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Mitsuba

Mitsuba is a research-oriented rendering system in the style of PBRT, from which it derives much inspiration.

Top 6 Open-Source Alternatives to Mitsuba

appleseed Unity Horde3D MoonRay Wings 3D Malt

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Mitsuba are appleseed, Unity, and Horde3D. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.
  1. appleseed is an open source, physically-based global illumination rendering engine primarily designed for animation and visual effects.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #3D #3D Rendering #Game Development 1 social mentions

  2. 2
    The multiplatform game creation tools for everyone.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Game Development #Game Engine #3D Game Engine 197 social mentions

  3. Horde3D is a small open source 3D rendering engine that is written to create a graphics engine that offers visual effects expected in next-generation games that has a intuitive interface accessible from any programming language.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #3D #Game Development #3D Rendering

  4. MoonRay is DreamWorks Animation’s in-house 3D renderer, used to render all DreamWorks movies since How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #3D #3D Rendering #Game Development 1 social mentions

  5. Wings 3D is a subdivision modeler inspired by Nendo and Mirai from Izware.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #3D #Digital Drawing And Painting #3D Modeling

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    Blender rendering framework for Non-Photorealistic Rendering (NPR).
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #3D #Game Development #3D Rendering

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