Kinematic 0.5.3 is out. Crowds and traffic that find their own way, and a Clip Launcher that plays on the beat. What's new
Free and openmacOS · Windows · Linux · Raspberry Pi

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One free app for 3D, images, video, simulation, live shows and sound.

Also on Windows, Linux and Raspberry Pi. No account, no license key.

FreeFor anything you make, forever.
No sign-inNo account, no key, no seat count.
Fully openNo lock-in. Nothing proprietary.
Yours to extendPython, your own nodes and tools.
Five ways in

A free creative tool for everyone.

Modelers and editors start in the viewport. Simulation, show and sound artists start on the canvas.

October 2026

New in 0.5.3

Fill a scene with people, cars, birds or fish that find their own way around. Play a show from a grid of clips that start on the beat. Rig a body or a face from a few dots.

Free and open.Yours, forever.

Free to usePersonal work, paid work, a museum install that runs for ten years.

Nothing in the wayNo account, no license key, no seat count, no trial.

Fully openNo lock-in, nothing proprietary. Take your work anywhere.

Make it yoursPython inside, plus your own nodes, panels and tools.

2,341node types
1,600+lighting fixture profiles
500+demos in the app
$0for everyone
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Get Kinematic 0.5.3

One download, every feature. The demo browser opens on first launch.

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