Alternatives and similar repositories for cycles

Users that are interested in cycles are comparing it to the libraries listed below

• ramakarl / win_openvdb
  Windows x64 Build for OpenVDB
  ☆35Updated 10 years ago
• martin-pr / embree_viewer
  Embree viewer is a simple implementation of a progressive renderer, based on Intel's Embree raytracing kernels. Its UI is written in SDL2…
  ☆27Updated 5 years ago
• hi2p-perim / freestroke
  3D painting tool
  ☆39Updated 12 years ago
• derkreature / MrSwizzle
  Image processing tool for physically based shading.
  ☆33Updated 4 years ago
• NCCA / NGL
  The NCCA Graphics Library
  ☆100Updated this week
• hpd / DigitalEmily
  Assets related to the Digital Emily project https://vgl.ict.usc.edu/research/DigitalEmily2/
  ☆71Updated 5 years ago
• wjakob / layerlab
  The layer laboratory
  ☆94Updated 2 years ago
• hpd / PBRTForMaya
  A Maya plugin for the PBRT v3 renderer http://www.pbrt.org/ https://github.com/mmp/pbrt-v3/
  ☆41Updated 5 years ago
• huxingyi / simpleuv
  Automatic UV Unwrapping Library for Dust3D
  ☆91Updated 5 years ago
• tszirr / mitsuba-im
  Immediate-mode fork of the mitsuba renderer. (See Wiki for branches.)
  ☆68Updated 4 years ago
• alaingalvan / GPU-Zen-2-Baker
  🥧 An OpenGL 4.x example of GPU Zen 2's ray casting techniques for baked texture generation chapter.
  ☆45Updated 6 years ago
• VladSerhiienko / FbxPipeline
  Yet another FBX exporter with flatbuffers serialization, goes with the Viewer (https://github.com/VladSerhiienko/Viewer, WIP).
  ☆66Updated 6 years ago
• behindthepixels / EDXFluids
  A fluid simulator featuring FLIP/PIC and narrow-band level set.
  ☆34Updated 6 years ago
• JoshuaSenouf / tracer
  Renderer using C++, Embree and USD to achieve Path Tracing techniques on the CPU
  ☆56Updated last year
• rgl-epfl / tekari
  A visualization and editing tool for reflectance data
  ☆139Updated 6 years ago
• ThunderLoom / ThunderLoom
  A physically based shader for woven cloth
  ☆101Updated 4 years ago
• teared / mikktspace-for-houdini
  Tangent space calculator for Houdini
  ☆39Updated 8 years ago
• superboubek / bcd
  Bayesian Collaborative Denoiser for Monte Carlo Rendering
  ☆185Updated 4 years ago
• wdas / ptexutils
  open source Ptex utilities (e.g. texture transfer)
  ☆71Updated 7 months ago
• Ray-Tracing-Systems / HydraAPI
  Hydra Renderer infrastructure layer
  ☆24Updated 7 months ago
• syoyo / lucille
  lucille global illumination renderer
  ☆90Updated 16 years ago
• sideeffects / openvdb_dev
  OpenVDB Development Repository
  ☆34Updated last month
• pvrbook / pvr
  ☆143Updated 6 years ago
• tsubo164 / Fujiyama-Renderer
  A Global Illumination Renderer
  ☆67Updated 5 years ago
• hpd / MitsubaForMaya
  A Maya plugin for the Mitsuba renderer
  ☆27Updated 5 years ago
• caosdoar / Fornos
  GPU Texture Baking Tool
  ☆114Updated 6 years ago
• derkreature / ShaderBall
  A shaderball asset for material preview
  ☆61Updated 10 years ago
• GPU-VCM / BDPM
  A GPU Path tracer implementing VCM
  ☆22Updated 8 years ago
• JiayinCao / Tiny-Shading-Language
  A cross-platform programmable shading language ( CPU only )
  ☆59Updated last year
• arhix52 / Strelka
  Realtime render for USD
  ☆26Updated 3 months ago