Gaussian Splatting Ecosystem & Plugin Directory

Discover industry-leading integrations and platforms that empower your 3D Gaussian Splatting workflow.

This directory lists every major 3D application, game engine, compositor, and Structure-from-Motion (SfM) tool that supports Gaussian Splatting — whether through native features or third-party plugins. Use the filters to narrow by category, or jump to a specific application to find free and paid plugin options, compatibility notes, and direct download links.

Adobe After Effects logo
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Substance 3D logo
Adobe Substance 3D
Agisoft Metashape logo
Agisoft Metashape
Autodesk 3ds Max logo
Autodesk 3ds Max
Autodesk Maya logo
Autodesk Maya
Blender logo
Blender
Chaos V-Ray logo
Chaos V-Ray
Cinema4D logo
Cinema4D
COLMAP logo
COLMAP
Corona14 logo
Corona14
D5 Render logo
D5 Render
DaVinci Resolve logo
DaVinci Resolve
Godot logo
Godot
Houdini logo
Houdini
Nuke logo
Nuke
OctaneRender logo
OctaneRender
PlayCanvas logo
PlayCanvas
PyCuSFM logo
PyCuSFM
RealityScan logo
RealityScan
Rhino logo
Rhino
SketchUp logo
SketchUp
Solidworks logo
Solidworks
Spark.js logo
Spark.js
TouchDesigner logo
TouchDesigner
Unity logo
Unity
Unreal Engine logo
Unreal Engine

Gaussian Splatting Plugins for Adobe After Effects

Users can work with any trained ply using Irrealix's plugin.

Users can use Postshot's native free AE plugin, but must use Postshot.

Gaussian Splatting Plugins for Adobe Substance 3D

People can explore Gaussian Splatting in Substance 3D's Viewer.

Gaussian Splatting Plugins for Agisoft Metashape

Metashape offers COLMAP Export in their Standard License.

Gaussian Splatting Plugins for Autodesk 3ds Max

Users can access Gaussian Splatting in Autodesk 3ds Max through Chaos's V-Ray 7.

Gaussian Splatting Plugins for Autodesk Maya

Users can access Gaussian Splatting in Maya through Chaos's V-Ray 7.

Nerfstudio also offers a free plugin to Maya.

Gaussian Splatting Plugins for Blender

Kiri Engine has a free plugin to Blender.

Nerfstudio has a free plugin for Blender.

SkySplat is a comprehensive Blender addon that streamlines the complete workflow for creating 3D Gaussian Splats from drone footage.

Gaussian Splatting Plugins for Chaos V-Ray

Gaussian Splatting began to be supported in Chaos V-Ray 7. V-Ray works seamlessly with 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, Houdini, Maya, Nuke, Revit, Rhino, SketchUp, and Unreal.

Gaussian Splatting Plugins for Cinema4D

Users can access Gaussian Splatting in Cinema4D through Chaos's V-Ray 7.

Bring Gaussian splat scans (.PLY) into Cinema 4D with full controls for viewing, relighting, animation, and rendering.

Gaussian Splatting Plugins for COLMAP

COLMAP is a free Structure from Motion (SfM) and Multi-View Stereo (MVS) pipeline with a graphical and command-line interface used by platforms like Nerfstudio. Recent research, such as GLOMAP, seek to radically accelerate the SfM pipeline.

Gaussian Splatting Plugins for Corona14

Corona 14 now supports gaussian splatting.

Gaussian Splatting Plugins for D5 Render

D5 Render 3.0 expands native gaussian splatting support.

Gaussian Splatting Plugins for DaVinci Resolve

Gaussian Splatting is compatible with DaVinci Resolve through the Irrealix plugin.

Gaussian Splatting Plugins for Godot

A compute-based gaussian splatting rasterizer implemented in Godot.

Gaussian Splatting Plugins for Houdini

GSOPs is an open source repository that allows users to import, render, edit, and export 3D Gaussian splatting models, or to generate synthetic training data.

Houdini 21 brings gaussian splatting support.

A plugin that renders 3D Gaussian Splats natively inside Houdini 21 Solaris.

Gaussian Splatting Plugins for Nuke

Gaussian Splatting is compatible with Foundry's Nuke through the Irrealix plugin.

The 17.0 open beta adds native gaussian splatting support.

Gaussian Splatting Plugins for OctaneRender

OctaneRender began to offer support for Gaussian Splatting within their 2026.1.

Gaussian Splatting Plugins for PlayCanvas

PlayCanvas is an open-source 3D game engine/interactive 3D application engine. They are also the makers of 3DGS editor, SuperSplat.

Gaussian Splatting Plugins for PyCuSFM

Python wrapper for the NVIDIA cuSFM library, enabling GPU-accelerated Structure-from-Motion in Python pipelines.

Gaussian Splatting Plugins for RealityScan

Beginning with V1.5, Epic Games' RealityScan added support for Radiance Field export. The software is free for users who have generated less than $1 million USD in revenue over the past 12 months, as well as for educational institutions and students.

Gaussian Splatting Plugins for Rhino

Users can access Gaussian Splatting in Rhino through Chaos's V-Ray 7.

Veesus: View, examine and manipulate limitless amounts of Point Cloud data natively in Rhino.

Gaussian Splatting Plugins for SketchUp

Users can access Gaussian Splatting in Sketch-Up through Chaos's V-Ray 7.

Sketch Up is currently in a private beta with gaussian splatting support.

Gaussian Splatting Plugins for Solidworks

Allowing users to visualise and interact with splat data directly within SolidWorks alongside traditional engineering and design workflows.

Gaussian Splatting Plugins for Spark.js

An advanced 3D Gaussian Splatting renderer for THREE.js from World Labs.

Gaussian Splatting Plugins for TouchDesigner

This plugin allows users to use 3DGS plys non commercially for free and offers paid tiers for commercial use.

A collection of Gaussian splatting and point cloud tools built for TouchDesigner.

Gaussian Splatting Plugins for Unity

While not an official plugin, there is a great free plugin on GitHub from ArasP.

3D Gaussian Splatting with Unity VFX Graph.

UnityGaussianCapture is a Unity editor tool designed to capture views from a 3D scene for use in Gaussian Splatting pipelines. It exports data in a format compatible with COLMAP.

Gaussian Splatting Plugins for Unreal Engine

Volinga has a paid UE 5 plugin. Compatible with UE 5.1 – 5.6.

Postshot has a free plugin, but must use Postshot capture. Compatible with UE 5.4 to 5.7.

UnrealTwin converts complex scenes into lightweight, interactive experiences that run smoothly on any device.

Luma AI offers a Free Unreal Engine Plugin for NeRFs and Gaussian Splatting. Compatible with 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3.

Pico Splat offers a free UE 5 plugin, specifically for the Pico Ultra 4. Compatible with UE 5.4 – 5.5.

Akiya Research: 3D Gaussians Plugin is an importer and a renderer of training results of 3D Gaussian Splatting for Unreal Engine. Compatible with 5.1-5.4.

XVERSE: A free Unreal Engine 5 (UE5) based plugin aiming to provide real-time visualization, management, editing, and scalable hybrid rendering of Gaussian Splatting model. Compatible with UE 5.1-5.5.

Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers for how to use Gaussian Splatting in each supported application.

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How do I use Gaussian Splatting in Adobe After Effects?

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You can use Gaussian Splatting in Adobe After Effects through the following options:

  • Irrealix PluginPaid
  • Postshot AE PluginFree
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How do I use Gaussian Splatting in Adobe Substance 3D?

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You can use Gaussian Splatting in Adobe Substance 3D through the following option:

  • PluginFree
1 option available

How do I use Gaussian Splatting in Agisoft Metashape?

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You can use Gaussian Splatting in Agisoft Metashape through the following option:

  • Metashape COLMAP ExportPaid
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How do I use Gaussian Splatting in Autodesk 3ds Max?

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You can use Gaussian Splatting in Autodesk 3ds Max through the following option:

  • V-Ray ExtensionPaid
2 options available

How do I use Gaussian Splatting in Autodesk Maya?

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You can use Gaussian Splatting in Autodesk Maya through the following options:

  • V-Ray ExtensionPaid
  • Nerfstudio PluginFree
3 options available

How do I use Gaussian Splatting in Blender?

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You can use Gaussian Splatting in Blender through the following options:

  • KIRI EngineFree
  • Nerfstudio Blender PluginFree
  • SkySplatFree
1 option available

How do I use Gaussian Splatting in Chaos V-Ray?

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You can use Gaussian Splatting in Chaos V-Ray through the following option:

  • Chaos V-RayPaid
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How do I use Gaussian Splatting in Cinema4D?

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You can use Gaussian Splatting in Cinema4D through the following options:

  • V-Ray ExtensionPaid
  • C4D Gaussian Splat StudioPaid
1 option available

How do I use Gaussian Splatting in COLMAP?

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You can use Gaussian Splatting in COLMAP through the following option:

  • COLMAPFree
1 option available

How do I use Gaussian Splatting in Corona14?

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You can use Gaussian Splatting in Corona14 through the following option:

  • Corona 14 Native SupportPaid
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How do I use Gaussian Splatting in D5 Render?

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You can use Gaussian Splatting in D5 Render through the following option:

  • Native SupportFree
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How do I use Gaussian Splatting in DaVinci Resolve?

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You can use Gaussian Splatting in DaVinci Resolve through the following option:

  • Irrealix PluginPaid
1 option available

How do I use Gaussian Splatting in Godot?

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You can use Gaussian Splatting in Godot through the following option:

  • GodotGaussianSplattingFree
3 options available

How do I use Gaussian Splatting in Houdini?

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You can use Gaussian Splatting in Houdini through the following options:

  • GSOPsFree
  • Native Houdini SupportPaid
  • Houdini-gsplatFree
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How do I use Gaussian Splatting in Nuke?

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You can use Gaussian Splatting in Nuke through the following options:

  • Irrealix PluginPaid
  • Native SupportPaid
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How do I use Gaussian Splatting in OctaneRender?

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You can use Gaussian Splatting in OctaneRender through the following option:

  • Native SupportFree
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How do I use Gaussian Splatting in PlayCanvas?

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You can use Gaussian Splatting in PlayCanvas through the following option:

  • Native SupportFree
1 option available

How do I use Gaussian Splatting in PyCuSFM?

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You can use Gaussian Splatting in PyCuSFM through the following option:

  • PyCuSFMFree
1 option available

How do I use Gaussian Splatting in RealityScan?

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You can use Gaussian Splatting in RealityScan through the following option:

  • Native SupportFree
2 options available

How do I use Gaussian Splatting in Rhino?

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You can use Gaussian Splatting in Rhino through the following options:

  • V-Ray ExtensionPaid
  • Veesus PluginPaid
2 options available

How do I use Gaussian Splatting in SketchUp?

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You can use Gaussian Splatting in SketchUp through the following options:

  • V-Ray ExtensionPaid
  • Native SupportPaid
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How do I use Gaussian Splatting in Solidworks?

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You can use Gaussian Splatting in Solidworks through the following option:

  • VeesusFree
1 option available

How do I use Gaussian Splatting in Spark.js?

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You can use Gaussian Splatting in Spark.js through the following option:

  • Native SupportFree
2 options available

How do I use Gaussian Splatting in TouchDesigner?

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You can use Gaussian Splatting in TouchDesigner through the following options:

  • y=f(x) Lab PluginFree
  • TDGSPaid
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How do I use Gaussian Splatting in Unity?

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You can use Gaussian Splatting in Unity through the following options:

  • ArasP PluginFree
  • Keijiro SplatVFX PluginFree
  • UnityGaussianCaptureFree
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How do I use Gaussian Splatting in Unreal Engine?

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You can use Gaussian Splatting in Unreal Engine through the following options:

  • Volinga Plugin ProPaid
  • Postshot PluginFree
  • MoshpitPaid
  • Luma AI PluginFree
  • PicoSplatPaid
  • Akiya Research PluginPaid
  • XVERSEFree