Software & Apps

Software and apps to help you in your programming/game development/art journey.

Animation (General)

Rainbox Laboratory Free tools and plugins for 2D and 3D animation https://rainboxlab.org/category/tools/

Artificial Intelligence

Wit.ai https://wit.ai/

Audio & Music

Audacity Free download https://sourceforge.net/projects/audacity/

Reaper Free for 60 days; $60 after https://www.reaper.fm/

TouchDesigner Free download https://derivative.ca/download

Fonts

Birdfont Create your own font https://birdfont.org/

What The Font! Tool to determine and find fonts https://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/

Immersive Video

Wonda VR Free immersive video storytelling tool https://www.wondavr.com/

Projection

TouchDesigner Free download https://derivative.ca/download

Shaders

Shaders include textures, material, and lighting effects.

ShaderToy Free account https://www.shadertoy.com/

3D Modeling and Animation

Blender Free download https://www.blender.org/

Clara.io Free account https://clara.io/

ProBuilder (now in Unity!) Free Unity plugin http://www.procore3d.com/docs/probuilder/upgrading/overview/

SketchUp Free download https://www.sketchup.com/

Substance 3D (Painter, Designer, & Alchemist) Free year for students; reasonable price with perks afterward https://www.substance3d.com/download/

Tinkercad Free account https://www.tinkercad.com/

Vector Graphics

Inkscape Free download https://inkscape.org/

Vectr Free account https://vectr.com/