No. 4 of 19 ·Color Management Software

OpenColorIO

Windows · Mac · Linux · API

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Three barsScore 6.5

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely3 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

OpenColorIO is ranked #4 of 19 in color management software on Freedom251. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

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OpenColorIO Free Open-source color management solution opencolorio.org · 4 Oct 2026

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The record

Purpose: OpenColorIO is a color management solution geared toward motion picture production, especially visual effects and computer animation.
Audience: The project describes use for artists, studios integrating color management into pipelines, and developers building or upgrading color management frameworks.
Python API: The project says its Python API can be used to integrate a studio pipeline or modify a configuration.
Config merging: Config merging is in preview and allows control over name and alias conflicts and duplicate color spaces.
GPU support: The OCIO GPU renderer supports the Khronos Vulkan graphics API.
ACES support: The project says ACES 2.0 support is feature complete and supports ACES 2.0 Output Transforms as OCIO views.
Color space attributes: OCIO supports Color Interop ID and attributes for ICC and AMF.
Integrations: The supported applications listed include Blender, Autodesk Maya, Houdini, Nuke, Photoshop, Unreal Engine, and many other tools.
Integration limits: The homepage lists version requirements for some integrations, including Blender 2.64 and up, Maya 2016 and up, and Unreal Engine 4.22 and up.
Installation: The current documentation says prebuilt libraries are not provided as downloadable artifacts apart from package managers; Python bindings and command-line tools can be installed from PyPI.
License: OpenColorIO is licensed under the BSD-3-Clause license.
Support: The project directs users to its Slack channel, user and developer mailing lists, or GitHub issues for help and contact.
Security: The opened official pages did not state a security certification or compliance claim.
Company identity: The documentation describes OpenColorIO as a project hosted by the Academy Software Foundation.
Price from: Free

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Sources

opencolorio.org· checked 4 Oct 2026
opencolorio.readthedocs.io/_/downloads/en/latest/pdf/· checked 4 Oct 2026
opencolorio.readthedocs.io/en/v2.4.0/aswf/license.html· checked 4 Oct 2026
opencolorio.readthedocs.io/en/v2.6.0/aswf/cla_dco.html· checked 4 Oct 2026