Vfx GitHub Repositories (2026) · Open Source Tools

Open Source API and interchange format for editorial timeline information.

Curated, CC0 reference hub for 3D, VFX, and game dev. 3,400+ tools, assets, and tutorials across 12 sections. Searchable, filterable, free.

Open-source Higgsfield on ComfyUI: 120 image, video, VFX and audio apps, every model open weights; runs on Modal or your own GPU

MaterialX is an open standard for the exchange of rich material and look-development content across applications and renderers.

A ComfyUI node pack with its frontend for VFX plates. Paint on the first frame to erase, add or relight, and the edit carries through the shot. On a blank plate, paint your fluids like smoke and fire. Export keeps the plate’s own format and every untouched pixel.

A render management system you can deploy for visual effects and animation productions.

Free EXR file viewer. DJV is a free, open-source high bit-depth image sequence player built for professional film, VFX & animation workflows. Use it for frame-accurate dailies, shot review, and A/B comparisons. Available for Linux, macOS, and Windows.

MCP-first AI video editor in Rust/C++. Every operation is an AI-callable tool.

A modern open source rendering engine for animation and visual effects

🎆 Hanabi — a GPU particle system plugin for the Bevy game engine.

232 pixel art effects, every one a small piece of code. Plus a Claude Code skill to make your own.

Collaboration Platform for Animation and VFX Productions

Universal Scene Description standalone editor

CGRU - AFANASY

Reading, writing, and processing images in a wide variety of file formats, using a format-agnostic API, aimed at VFX applications.