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 | ||||
| Autodesk 3ds max | Proprietary | |||
| Autodesk Maya | Proprietary | |||
| Autodesk Softimage | Proprietary | |||
| Anim8or | Freeware | |||
| ASAP | Proprietary | |||
| Blender | GPL | |||
| Brazil r/s | Proprietary | |||
| BRL-CAD | BSD, LGPL | |||
| Bryce | Proprietary | |||
| Cinema 4D | Proprietary | |||
| form•Z RenderZone Plus | Proprietary | |||
| Gelato | Proprietary, Freeware | |||
| Holomatix Rendition | ||||
| Imagine 3D | ||||
| Indigo Renderer | Proprietary | |||
| Kerkythea | Freeware | Microsoft, Mac OS X, linux | ||
| LightWave 3D | Proprietary | |||
| LuxRender | GPLv3 | |||
| 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 | |||
| Pixie | GPL | |||
| PhotoRealistic RenderMan | ||||
| POV-Ray | POV-Ray License | Microsoft (32,64 bit), Mac OS 9.2.2, Mac OS X, linux | ||
| Radiance | ||||
| Real3D (3D modeling software) | ||||
| Realsoft3D | Proprietary | |||
| Sunflow | ||||
| TurboSilver | ||||
| V-Ray | Proprietary | |||
| YafaRay | LGPL |