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Design & 3D
39 of 147 listings · last entry 29.10.2026
Adobe Fresco
Design & 3D · v6.4
Drawing app with live brushes, vector layers and Photoshop document roundtrip.
OctaneRender
Design & 3D · v2025.2
Unbiased GPU renderer with spectral materials used in DCC plugins.
Redshift
Design & 3D · v2025.4
Production GPU renderer from Maxon for Cinema 4D, Maya and Houdini.
Mari
Design & 3D · v7.1
Foundry 3D paint for UDIM textures on film and games lookdev assets.
3DCoat
Design & 3D · v2025.1
Voxel sculpt, retopo, UV and PBR paint in one desktop DCC.
Modo
Design & 3D · v17.0
Modeling and lookdev DCC with meshfusion, UV tools and a renderer.
Marmoset Toolbag
Design & 3D · v5.03
Realtime lookdev, baking and turntable renderer for game assets.
Corel Painter
Design & 3D · v2023
Natural-media painting with custom brushes, textures and cloning.
Clip Studio Paint
Design & 3D · v4.0
Comics and illustration studio with 3D figures, frames and animation.
Krita
Design & 3D · v2.8.2
Free and open-source raster graphics editor built for digital illustration and 2D animation.
Adobe XD
Design & 3D · v57
UI design and prototype tool with components, states and share links.
Affinity Designer
Design & 3D · v2.6
Vector illustration app with pixel persona, symbols and print-ready export.
Affinity Publisher
Design & 3D · v2.6
Desktop publishing with studio link into Designer and Photo documents.
CorelDRAW
Design & 3D · v2026
Vector illustration and layout suite used in signage and print shops.
Substance 3D Designer
Design & 3D · v15.0
Node-based material authoring for tileable PBR graphs and filters.
Substance 3D Sampler
Design & 3D · v5.0
Photogrammetry-to-material tool that turns photos into PBR maps.
Substance 3D Stager
Design & 3D · v3.1
Lookdev staging app for lighting, cameras and product stills.
Adobe InDesign
Design & 3D · v20.4
Page layout for books, magazines, interactive PDFs and print packs.
SolidWorks
Design & 3D · v2026
Parametric mechanical CAD with drawings, simulation and PDM workflows.
KeyShot
Design & 3D · v2025.2
CPU/GPU product renderer with materials, HDRI lighting and animation.
Marvelous Designer
Design & 3D · v2025
Pattern-based cloth simulation for garments, avatars and lookdev.
Autodesk Revit
Design & 3D · v2026
BIM authoring for buildings, families, sheets and coordination models.
Autodesk Inventor
Design & 3D · v2026
Mechanical CAD for parts, assemblies, drawings and simulation.
Rhinoceros 3D
Design & 3D · v8.14
NURBS modeler with Grasshopper, SubD and visualization pipelines.
SketchUp
Design & 3D · v2025
Push-pull modeler for architecture massing, interiors and layout.
Autodesk 3ds Max
Design & 3D · v2026
Modeling, lookdev and animation DCC used in games, viz and motion graphics.
AutoCAD
Design & 3D · v2026
2D/3D CAD drafting for architecture, mechanical and documentation sets.
Autodesk Fusion
Design & 3D · v2026
CAD/CAM/CAE workstation for parametric parts, assemblies and toolpaths.
Adobe Illustrator
Design & 3D · v29.3
Vector graphics editor for logos, typography, icons and print illustration.
Figma
Design & 3D · v2025.1
Collaborative interface design tool for UI, prototyping and design systems.
Sketch
Design & 3D · v101.3
Mac-native vector design app for UI and product interfaces.
Cinema 4D
Design & 3D · v2025.1
Maxon's 3D modeling, animation and motion graphics application.
Autodesk Maya
Design & 3D · v2025.3
Professional 3D animation and VFX software for film and games.
Houdini
Design & 3D · v20.5
SideFX procedural 3D software for VFX simulation and procedural modeling.
ZBrush
Design & 3D · v2025.1
Digital sculpting tool for high-detail characters and concept models.
Substance 3D Painter
Design & 3D · v11.0
Adobe texturing tool for painting PBR materials directly on 3D models.
Inkscape
Design & 3D · v1.4
A vector graphics editor for illustrations, diagrams and scalable artwork.
GIMP
Design & 3D · v2.10.38
An open-source image editor for retouching, composition and illustration.
Blender
Design & 3D · v4.3.2
An open-source 3D creation suite for modeling, animation and rendering.