List of ray tracing software

Ray tracing is a technique that can generate near photo-realistic computer images. A wide range of free software and commercial software is available for producing these images. This article lists notable ray-tracing software.

Software	License	Platforms	Notes	Screenshot
3Delight	Proprietary
Amiga Reflections	Proprietary	Amiga
Autodesk 3ds max	Proprietary
Autodesk Maya	Proprietary
Autodesk Softimage	Proprietary
Anim8or	Freeware
ASAP	Proprietary
Blender	GPL
Brazil r/s	Proprietary
BRL-CAD	BSD, LGPL	Linux, Microsoft Windows
Bryce	Proprietary	Microsoft Windows
Cinema 4D	Proprietary
form•Z RenderZone Plus	Proprietary
Gelato	Proprietary, Freeware
Holomatix Rendition	Proprietary	Microsoft Windows	30 days free trial
Imagine 3D	Proprietary	MSDOS, Microsoft Windows
Indigo Renderer	Proprietary
Kerkythea	Freeware	Microsoft, Mac OS X, Linux
LightWave 3D	Proprietary
LuxRender	GPLv3	Linux
Manta Interactive Ray Tracer	MIT	Mac OS X, Linux
Maxwell Render	Proprietary
Mental ray	Proprietary
Modo	Proprietary
OptiX	Proprietary	Microsoft, Mac OS X, linux
Picogen	GPLv3	Linux, Microsoft Windows
Pixie	GPL
PhotoRealistic RenderMan	Proprietary
POV-Ray	Proprietary POV-Ray License	Microsoft (32,64 bit), Mac OS 9.2.2, Mac OS X, linux
Radiance	BSD	Linux, Mac OS X
Real3D (3D modeling software)	Proprietary
Realsoft3D	Proprietary
Sunflow	Open Source		Written in Java
TurboSilver	Proprietary	Amiga
V-Ray	Proprietary
YafaRay	LGPL