Gaffer
C
C tier on Visual Effects SoftwareScore 6.7 · #13 of 38
- Android app
- Not listed
- Free plan
- Yes
- Runs on
- Linux, Windows
Summary
Gaffer is ranked #13 of 38 in visual effects software on Everything Xiaomi. It runs on Linux, Windows. There is a free plan.
Gaffer plans and pricing
All plansGaffer Free Free to use at home or in a studio · released under the BSD License gafferhq.org · 9 Oct 2026
Compared on visual effects software
- Free plan
- Yesgafferhq.org
- Node-based compositing
- Yesgafferhq.org
- Supported platforms
- Linux, Windowsgafferhq.org
- Render engine
- hybridgafferhq.org
Facts
- What it does
- Gaffer is a free, open-source node-based VFX application for building, tweaking, iterating, and rendering scenes.gafferhq.org · 9 Oct 2026
- Users
- Gaffer is intended for look developers, lighters, compositors, VFX artists, and technical directors.gafferhq.org · 9 Oct 2026
- Scene workflows
- Its node graph and scene hierarchy support non-destructive importing, building, manipulating, duplicating, combining, pruning, splitting, and inspecting scenes.gafferhq.org · 9 Oct 2026
- Scripting
- Gaffer supports in-application scripting in Python and Open Shading Language (OSL).gafferhq.org · 9 Oct 2026
- Renderers
- The site lists Arnold, Cycles, 3Delight, and RenderMan as supported renderers, with Tractor also supported for workflows.gafferhq.org · 9 Oct 2026
- Performance
- Gaffer’s multi-threaded, deferred evaluation engine is designed to work with large 3D and 2D data sets.gafferhq.org · 9 Oct 2026
- Extensibility
- Its API and framework let users add custom modules, nodes, and UI, integrate renderers and render farms, and implement new data types.gafferhq.org · 9 Oct 2026
- Operating systems
- The download page offers Linux and Windows builds; Linux requires glibc 2.28 or higher, and Windows 10/11 must be 64-bit.gafferhq.org · 9 Oct 2026
- Hardware
- An Nvidia GPU is recommended.gafferhq.org · 9 Oct 2026
- Third-party integrations
- The download page lists Arnold 7.4 and 7.5, Cycles 5.1.0, 3Delight 2, RenderMan 26.3/27.2/27.3, and Tractor 2 as compatible; Deadline support is available through an extension.gafferhq.org · 9 Oct 2026
- Community integrations
- The Resources page describes a community-created ShotGrid integration with file management, asset loading, and publishing support.gafferhq.org · 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- Users can ask questions and discuss feature requests on the gaffer-dev mailing list and GitHub Discussions; a community-run Discord is also listed.gafferhq.org · 9 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- Gaffer provides a user guide, API manual, and reference documentation for enthusiasts and studios working in VFX.gafferhq.org · 9 Oct 2026
- Security and compliance
- The official pages opened describe Gaffer as open source under the BSD License and do not state security certifications or compliance claims.gafferhq.org · 9 Oct 2026
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Where it ranks on Everything Xiaomi
- Best Visual Effects Software in 2026#13 of 38
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Sources
- gafferhq.org· checked 9 Oct 2026
- gafferhq.org/download/· checked 9 Oct 2026
- gafferhq.org/resources/· checked 9 Oct 2026
- gafferhq.org/documentation/1.7.3.0/· checked 9 Oct 2026