Autodesk Maya

Autodesk Maya is a professional 3D application for modeling, animation, rigging, simulation and rendering. It is used in film, television, game development and visual effects pipelines, and is listed here under both design and media and streaming.

Maya offers tools for character animation and rigging, modeling, effects simulation and look development, and it can be extended with scripting and plugins, which is why it often serves as the core of studio pipelines. The vendor page blocked automated access when this entry was written, so confirm the current feature set and licensing on the Autodesk website.

Maya is proprietary software installed on the user's computer and sold by subscription through Autodesk. It is relevant to animators, technical artists and studios producing animated or effects-heavy content.