Das Element
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Das Element, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Das Element's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Lite | €49 a year | Viewer license · requires at least one Standard license · €49 / year |
| Standard | €499 a year | Ingest elements · auto tagging · manage libraries · pipeline configuration · €499 / year |
| Studio Bundle | €2,199 a year | 3 standard licenses · 10 lite licenses · 1 CLI including API · floating licenses · €2199 / year |
| CLI / API & Machine Learning | €399 a year | Command-line version including API · Python 2 and 3 support · Automate pipeline tasks and run auto-tagging · billed annually |
| API & Machine Learning | €399 a year | CLI · API · Python 2 & 3 support · 399€ / year |
| Studio Bundle | €849, paid once | 3 standard licenses · 10 lite licenses · 1 CLI including API · floating licenses · €849 / 3 month |
The facts
Each one read from Das Element's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- 3D viewing limit
- The 3D viewer currently displays low-poly FBX and OBJ files; USD and Alembic can use custom thumbnails or turntable renders.checked 12 Oct 2026
- API access
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Ingest
- The Standard edition ingests elements into a configurable folder structure and supports custom naming conventions and proxy transcoding.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- DCC tools can receive assets through file-explorer drag and drop, and the documentation describes JSON data notation and custom drop handlers.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Licensing
- Only floating licenses are available, and the maker says they can also be used by a single user; licensing uses Reprise License Manager.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Lite limitation
- Lite is read-only for browsing and loading libraries; creating libraries, ingesting files, and machine learning require Standard.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Metadata and tagging
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Multiple libraries
- Users can create separate libraries for projects or asset types and search across libraries.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Offline and security
- The application works offline on-premises, and the maker says this helps studios address security concerns around NDAs.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Pipeline and API
- A CLI and Python API support pipeline integration and automation, including ingestion tasks.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Das Element helps organize and tag visual effects asset libraries using structured folders, proxies, a database, categories, and searchable tags.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker provides documentation, a help desk, video tutorials, and support by email.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported asset types
- Images,video files,image sequences,HDR images,3D models,3D materials,3D scene files,project files,folders,360° images/video and PDFs; examples include EXR,JPG,MOV,MP4,FBX,OBJ,Alembic,Houdini,Maya,Blender,Nuke and After Effectschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Supported media
- It supports images, videos, image sequences, HDR images, 3D models, project files, and other media including PDFs.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported operating systems
- The maker lists Linux, Windows 10 and 11, and macOS, and lists iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, Android, and Windows Mobile as unsupported.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 23 Sep 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Munich, Germanychecked 19 Oct 2026
- Maker and headquarters
- The imprint identifies Jonas Kluger as the sole proprietor and lists an address in Munich, Germany.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Machine learning
- On-premises machine learning features assist with asset tagging and search without requiring an internet connection.checked 12 Oct 2026
Alternatives to Das Element
- 1
Brandworkz
Free planAndroidiOSWebAPI8.9$500 one-time - 2
Air
Free planiOSWebAPIExtension8.6From $25 a month - 3
Unity
Free planAndroidiOSWebAPI8.4Free plan - 4
Razuna
Free planAndroidiOSWebAPI8.3From $99 a month - 5
Playbook
Free planAndroidiOSWebAPI8.3From $10 a month - 6
Artwork Flow
Free planAndroidiOSWeb8.2From $30 a month