OpenColorIO
- Android app
- Not listed
- Free plan
- Yes
- Runs on
- api, Linux, Mac, Windows
Summary
OpenColorIO is a free color-management solution for motion-picture production, with particular use in visual effects and computer animation. It serves artists, studios integrating color management into pipelines, and developers building or upgrading color-management frameworks. Its Python API can be used to integrate a studio pipeline or change a configuration. Config merging is in preview, with controls for name and alias conflicts and duplicate color spaces. The GPU renderer supports the Khronos Vulkan graphics API, and the project describes ACES 2.0 support as feature complete, including ACES 2.0 Output Transforms as OCIO views. It also supports Color Interop ID and attributes for ICC and AMF. Listed integrations include Blender, Autodesk Maya, Houdini, Nuke, Photoshop, and Unreal Engine, with version requirements for some applications. OpenColorIO is available as an API and for Linux, macOS, and Windows. Current documentation points users to package managers for prebuilt libraries; Python bindings and command-line tools can be installed from PyPI. The project is hosted by the Academy Software Foundation and uses the BSD-3-Clause license.
Who it is for
It suits artists and studios managing color in motion-picture, visual-effects, or animation pipelines, as well as developers building color-management frameworks. Teams can use the Python API to integrate a pipeline or modify a configuration.
What is good
- Free and BSD-3-Clause licensed
- Python API supports pipeline integration
- GPU renderer supports Vulkan
- Listed integrations include Blender, Maya, and Nuke
What to know first
- Config merging is still in preview
- Prebuilt libraries are not generally downloadable artifacts
- Some integrations have application version requirements
Verdict
OpenColorIO offers color-management tools and integrations for production pipelines across Linux, macOS, and Windows. Consider its preview status for config merging and the package-manager route for prebuilt libraries when planning adoption.
OpenColorIO plans and pricing
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- Free plan
- Yesopencolorio.org
Facts
- Purpose
- OpenColorIO is a color management solution geared toward motion picture production, especially visual effects and computer animation.opencolorio.org · 4 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The project describes use for artists, studios integrating color management into pipelines, and developers building or upgrading color management frameworks.opencolorio.org · 4 Oct 2026
- Python API
- The project says its Python API can be used to integrate a studio pipeline or modify a configuration.opencolorio.org · 4 Oct 2026
- Config merging
- Config merging is in preview and allows control over name and alias conflicts and duplicate color spaces.opencolorio.org · 4 Oct 2026
- GPU support
- The OCIO GPU renderer supports the Khronos Vulkan graphics API.opencolorio.org · 4 Oct 2026
- ACES support
- The project says ACES 2.0 support is feature complete and supports ACES 2.0 Output Transforms as OCIO views.opencolorio.org · 4 Oct 2026
- Color space attributes
- OCIO supports Color Interop ID and attributes for ICC and AMF.opencolorio.org · 4 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The supported applications listed include Blender, Autodesk Maya, Houdini, Nuke, Photoshop, Unreal Engine, and many other tools.opencolorio.org · 4 Oct 2026
- Integration limits
- The homepage lists version requirements for some integrations, including Blender 2.64 and up, Maya 2016 and up, and Unreal Engine 4.22 and up.opencolorio.org · 4 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The current documentation says prebuilt libraries are not provided as downloadable artifacts apart from package managers; Python bindings and command-line tools can be installed from PyPI.opencolorio.readthedocs.io · 4 Oct 2026
- License
- OpenColorIO is licensed under the BSD-3-Clause license.opencolorio.readthedocs.io · 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project directs users to its Slack channel, user and developer mailing lists, or GitHub issues for help and contact.opencolorio.org · 4 Oct 2026
- Security
- The opened official pages did not state a security certification or compliance claim.opencolorio.org · 4 Oct 2026
- Company identity
- The documentation describes OpenColorIO as a project hosted by the Academy Software Foundation.opencolorio.readthedocs.io · 4 Oct 2026
Company
- Founded
- 2003opencolorio.org · 28 Sept 2026
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Sources
- opencolorio.org· checked 4 Oct 2026
- opencolorio.readthedocs.io/_/downloads/en/latest/pdf/· checked 4 Oct 2026
- opencolorio.readthedocs.io/en/v2.4.0/aswf/license.html· checked 4 Oct 2026
- opencolorio.readthedocs.io/en/v2.6.0/aswf/cla_dco.html· checked 4 Oct 2026