A fully free, open-source 3D creation suite that rivals paid software costing thousands of dollars. The community loves it for 3D animation, product visualization, and even 2D frame-by-frame work via its Grease Pencil tool.
Blender is the rare free tool that professionals actually use. If you need 3D animation and don't want to pay $245/month for Maya, Blender is the obvious answer — and the community agrees it's getting better every year.
“I do all my 3D work in Blender. Mostly Product Animation and Industrial Explainers. But I wish it would be faster and easier to animate text and 2d shape layers so I can rid of AE”
r/MotionDesign community member (Wurzelgemiise) · read thread →
“I do like blender and love they've kept it free. For many years was c4d which is a bit expensive if you just dabble in 3d”
r/MotionDesign community member (BigJamDick) · read thread →
“Blender (3D animation, 2D frame by frame) — common recommendation”
r/animation AutoModerator wiki · read thread →
“Top Trending in Animation software category based on user reviews and market presence”
G2 (Top Trending) · read full review →
“Best for free and open source 3D creation suite — Comprehensive 3D pipeline including modeling and sculpting”
G2 reviewer · read full review →
“Blender is entirely free for anyone”
PCMag (Cinema 4D review comparison) · read full review →
