Visual Effects Without Limits.

Node-based compositing, backed by the freedom of open-source.

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Tools you can count on

The standard 2D compositing toolkit you already know and love.

  • OpenFX Plugin Support

    Industry-standard OFX plug-in support

  • 2D Tracking

    Fast, pixel-perfect tracking toolset

  • Roto

    Multi-layered rotoscoping toolset with per-vertex feathering

  • Keying

    Industry-proven chroma keying and matte refinement tools

  • Curve & dope-sheet editors

    Curve editor and dope sheet for complete control over keyframes

  • Headless rendering

    Smooth headless integration with render farms for distributed network rendering

A flatscreen monitor displaying Natron's node-based interface

Work smarter with nodes

No more hunting through nested pre-comps! Nuke and Fusion users will be right at home with Natron's node-based workflow. Group, merge, and tinker to achieve just about any effect. Create pixel perfect mattes, set-extensions, and more!

Build, group, and save your own node snippets to create and share custom tools and presets. Natron features drag-and-drop installation of community-made PyPlugs (Gizmos).

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Latest version: 2.5.0

Released November 25, 2022: Changelog

System requirements

macOS

Supports Snow Leopard up to the latest version of macOS on Intel hardware.

Windows

Supports Windows 8.1/10/11 on 64 bit, x86 hardware.

GNU/Linux

Supports any x86_64 distribution with X11, glibc 2.17+ and libgcc 4.8+.