Autograph Shelf

Autograph landing page (free for individuals)

Maxon’s fastest public statement on what Autograph is, what’s included for individuals, and how third-party OpenFX fits.

Autograph landing page (Japanese)

Durable Japanese-language product page for official wording around free access, Cineversity training, Universe and Red Giant OFX access, OpenFX, EXR, USD, Filament, and third-party VFX integration.

Maxon announcement: Autograph is free for teams (May 7, 2026)

Canonical source for the May 7, 2026 team-license change: commercial team use is free, command-line/Python access is included, and Autograph is not counted against team license seat limits.

Maxon downloads page (Autograph current build)

Durable installer shelf for current Autograph downloads; currently lists Autograph 2026.0.2 for Windows and macOS plus Autograph 2026.0 Offline Help.

Getting Started with Maxon Autograph help root

Official Autograph help entry point for installation, licenses, interface basics, first steps, panels, workspaces, layers, and shortcuts.

Maxon Autograph Installation

Official install/update path for Autograph through Maxon App, including account sign-in, installing from Products, assigning or releasing a license, refreshing the license list, and launching from Maxon App.

Maxon App 2026.4.1 release notes (Autograph license-claim changes)

Current Maxon App note that says the Product tab has minor changes to Autograph license claiming, both manual and automatic. Use it when a first launch reports no Autograph license.

Maxon press release: free tools + Autograph return (April 16, 2026)

Most explicit official wording on the relaunch: Autograph returns as a free download for individuals for all core features, plus a quick standards + OFX-vendor snapshot.

Autograph product page

Best quick read for positioning, downloads, and what Maxon says the tool is for.

Last changed 2026-06-15T05:08:02+09:00 | Desk note: Primary source for official positioning, download links, and core tool description.

Autograph key features

Useful when you need the exact phrasing of features like responsive layouts, 3D space, and data linking.

Autograph 2026.0.2 release notes

Current rolling Autograph release-note page. As of June 10, 2026 it lists Autograph 2026.0.2 as a licensing-options update with no bug fixes and a known Smooth Angle crash path for extruded 3D Text layers.

Last changed 2026-06-15T05:08:02+09:00 | Desk note: Serves as a watchlist entry to revisit after point releases and verify which release-blocking issues are resolved.

Autograph release notes (Japanese)

Japanese version of the rolling Autograph release notes, useful when sharing current release caveats inside JP motion/design circles.

Autograph Knowledge Base section (index)

The Autograph section landing page on Maxon support. Useful as the canonical index even when it only lists release notes.

Maxon support: Release Notes index (Autograph appears here)

One page that lists release notes across Maxon products. Useful as a secondary “is there a new Autograph entry?” watchpoint.

Maxon Online Documentation (help.maxon.net)

The central documentation portal for Maxon products. Use this as the canonical home for manuals/help pages when Autograph docs expand.

Desk note: General documentation hub for navigating Maxon knowledge base and external resources.

Autograph user guide: setting up projects for Live Link (DaVinci Resolve)

Official how-to for using Autograph projects as Live Link generators in Resolve: main composition, exposed parameters, filters/transitions, hot reloading, and Starter limitations.

Last changed 2026-06-15T05:08:02+09:00 | Desk note: Essential guide for configuring Autograph projects as Live Link generators in DaVinci Resolve.

Autograph help: OpenFX plug-in startup crash blacklist

Practical support page for isolating OFX plug-ins that prevent Autograph from starting, including macOS, Windows, and Linux OFX paths plus blacklist setup.

Maxon support: Do you have help guides or official documentation?

Short support answer that points to help.maxon.net as the official documentation location.

System requirements for Autograph (Maxon support)

Quick hardware reality check. Includes an Autograph subsection with the minimum GPU notes.

Last changed 2026-06-15T05:08:02+09:00 | Desk note: Provides the official hardware reality check and minimum GPU notes required for Autograph installation.

Windows ARM known limitations (Autograph not supported yet)

Concrete platform reality check: Maxon documents WinARM support limits and explicitly states Autograph is not yet supported on WinARM.

Maxon licensing: one machine at a time (FAQ)

Licensing FAQ that clarifies you can install on many devices but only run an individual license on one machine at a time; points teams to Teams licensing.

Maxon App: how to assign a license

General Maxon App license-assignment support note: sign in, open Licenses, pick the product, and click Assign.

Maxon App guide: Licenses tab

Durable Maxon App manual page for Assign, Release, and Transfer behavior in the Licenses pane.

Maxon licensing: cannot split one license across devices

Clarifies a Maxon One license behaves as a single seat even across included products; useful for studios evaluating mixed setups.

Where to find the Maxon EULA

Pointer page to the EULA, plus how Maxon communicates EULA updates (MyMaxon account email).

Teams Program (Maxon for Business)

Maxon’s studio/enterprise licensing program page (dashboard, premium support, onboarding, training). Useful for answering “what about teams?” fast.

Teams pricing (seats + minimums)

Public Teams pricing page with seat-based pricing, minimum seat counts, and notes about floating/SSO add-ons.

Maxon press release (NAB 2026)

Official announcement that explicitly calls out OpenFX and early third‑party plugin vendors (RE:Vision Effects, BorisFX, Digital Anarchy).

Maxon welcomes Autograph team (acquisition context)

The June 5, 2025 context note that explains the Left Angle transition and why trust questions still exist.

Autograph knowledge base section

Use this as the shelf for future Autograph support pages and updates.

Maxon help hub

General Maxon documentation hub when the knowledge-base note points you outward.

Last changed 2026-06-15T05:08:02+09:00 | Desk note: General documentation hub for navigating Maxon knowledge base and external resources.

Red Giant 2026.4.1 support for Autograph

Current Red Giant support note for Autograph: confirms the supported-host lane and records the April 28 crash fixes for Real Lens Flares and Optical Glow.

Last changed 2026-06-15T05:08:02+09:00 | Desk note: Records crash fixes for Real Lens Flares and Optical Glow when obscuration layers are selected, validating the supported-host lane.

Autograph help: Welcome Screen

First-session hub covering Cineversity tutorials, Maxon Studio, demo projects, recent projects, Maxon App updates, help, and settings.

Autograph help: Format Overview

Practical reference for output boundaries, Viewer clipping, bounding boxes, and why Autograph compositions can be treated as infinite canvases.

Autograph help: Render Options

Useful preview-quality reference for Motion Blur, Retime, clipping, pixel aspect, Faster Preview, and Downscale switches.

Autograph help: Templates and Packages

Collect Files, package creation, main composition setup, and reusable project/template packaging.

Autograph Live Link troubleshooting

Resolve OpenFX cache clearing, CUDA fallback, and template-library update checks for Autograph Live Link.

Cineversity: Getting Started with Autograph (series)

The cleanest official learning entry point right now.

Autograph training hub (Cineversity)

Use the Autograph filter to discover series, quick lessons, and webinars.

Cineversity: Introducing Maxon Studio

Useful companion if you're testing Autograph's Maxon Studio integration for Red Giant search, previews, and presets.

Cineversity: Autograph category page (filtered index)

Direct index of Autograph training content when you just want the filtered list.

CG Channel: Maxon releases Autograph for free

A clean recap of the relaunch, positioning, and where Autograph sits versus After Effects.

CG Channel: Autograph is now free to studios

Durable outside coverage of the May 7 team-license change, including the useful caveat that future development funding remains an open question.

Prolost: Maxon Autograph (Stu Maschwitz)

Short, credible reaction from a motion-design practitioner: calls out speed and the free-for-individuals move without turning into a press echo.

GIGAZINE: Maxon Autograph relaunch coverage

Mainstream explainer that is still linkable as a single page and points to tutorials.

CGiN (JP): Maxon Autograph is now free for individuals

Japanese-language recap that stays close to the official messaging and is easy to share in JP motion-design circles.

Lenovo Creator Community: Maxon Autograph is now free

Lightweight community echo; useful as a shareable link outside the usual motion-design press lane.

Computer Graphics World: Maxon announces free tools + Autograph return

Press-center recap that mirrors the NAB messaging and keeps the Autograph free-for-individuals line visible.

ProVideo Coalition: Free After Effects, or freemium loss leaders

Long-form context on Autograph and Cavalry as free challengers to After Effects, with useful caveats about adoption, pricing, and ecosystem lock-in.

ProVideo Coalition: Autograph is free for teams and enterprises

Useful quick coverage of free commercial team access, command-line/Python inclusion, and the Cineversity onboarding path.

80 Level: Autograph by Maxon now available for free

Clean extra recap that calls out renamed tools and the free-for-individuals condition.

Creative Bloq: free After Effects alternatives (includes Autograph)

Mainstream framing of Autograph as part of the post-subscription Adobe-alternative wave.

The Verge: the creative software industry has declared war on Adobe (mentions Autograph)

Mainstream analysis framing Autograph as one example of a free alternative to Adobe’s motion-design subscription lane.

CGVisual: Maxon Autograph — free for individuals (Apr 17, 2026)

Traditional-Chinese recap that points directly to the official product page + release notes.

Digital Production: Maxon Autograph 2026 is here

Short feature recap that emphasizes the USD/3D angle and responsive aspect workflow.

ProVideo Coalition: Maxon iPad NAB note (mentions Autograph return)

Trade coverage that repeats the official positioning plus the early OpenFX vendor list.

Creative COW: Maxon announces free tools (includes Autograph)

Secondary write-up of the press release that is easy to share inside motion-design circles.

Creative COW: Motion Design Tools — April 2026 (Autograph + Cavalry)

A higher-signal take because it frames the real question: what changes for After Effects users now?

slashCAM: Maxon Autograph now free for individuals

German/English industry coverage with a fairly detailed feature list and context.

r/MotionDesign: Is Maxon Autograph actually worth learning in 2026?

Decision-thread questions: readiness, advantage vs After Effects, and whether it’s too early.

r/MotionDesign: Autograph is back (launch thread)

First reactions and links from the launch-day chatter.

r/LeftAngleAutograph

Small but focused subreddit that tends to surface release-note reposts and early troubleshooting.

r/LeftAngleAutograph: Autograph 2026.0.0 release notes repost (MaxonDouglas replies on Linux)

A release-note repost thread with MaxonDouglas replies: confirms no subscription is needed and says Linux requests are being passed up the chain (no promises).

r/MotionDesign: “Maxon Autograph” (current-user thread)

More recent thread that surfaces early-adopter friction and expectations.

r/LeftAngleAutograph: Welcoming Autograph to Maxon (Linux support discussion)

High-signal replies about Linux support not being available "currently", plus requests being tallied.

r/LeftAngleAutograph: Autograph Live Link (is it still in the Maxon release?)

A small but important reality-check thread: users ask if Live Link still exists; replies claim it is not in this release and is being requested back.

r/Cinema4D: Autograph lives on (install + pipeline questions)

Excitement plus practical friction: Maxon App licensing questions and pipeline curiosity.

Max3D.pl forum: Maxon Autograph (launch chatter, PL)

Polish forum thread reacting to the relaunch; includes links to intro/talk videos and early expectations.

Maxon Red Giant product page: Red Giant OFX tools in Autograph

Durable Maxon product page that describes Red Giant OFX access in Autograph through the Modifier list and the integrated Maxon Studio plugin page.

Red Giant compatibility table (Autograph column)

The most concrete list today for which Red Giant OFX tools are flagged compatible with Autograph.

RE:Vision Effects: Effections for Autograph

Concrete third‑party OpenFX vendor page explicitly targeting Autograph.

RE:Vision Effects: REZup for Autograph

Another explicit Autograph page (quality upscaling) that confirms ongoing vendor maintenance.

RE:Vision Effects: Twixtor for Autograph

Explicit Autograph host page for Twixtor (downloads + compatibility language + release notes link).

RE:Vision Effects: RE:Lens for Autograph

Explicit Autograph host page for RE:Lens (downloads + compatibility language + release notes link).

RE:Vision Effects: ReelSmart Motion Blur for Autograph

Explicit Autograph host page for ReelSmart Motion Blur (downloads + compatibility language + release notes link).

OpenFX standard overview (Academy Software Foundation)

Background reference for what OpenFX is and why it matters for plugin ecosystems.

Boris FX: what host applications support Sapphire?

Useful reality check: shows which OFX hosts are officially qualified (Autograph is not listed, so treat it as a test-first host).

Boris FX: my host supports OFX but isn't on the supported list — is it safe?

Clear vendor guidance for the current Autograph situation: OFX may work, but support/qualification is a different promise.

Boris FX Mocha Pro: supported hosts matrix (Autograph not listed)

Another vendor-supported host list you can use to gauge when Autograph use is unofficial/unsupported even if OFX loads.

Autograph 2026.0.2 Update Watch

Licensing-options update note with a practical warning for extruded 3D Text layer Smooth Angle crashes.

Autograph 2026 First Look

A short evaluation note on what matters first in the 2026 relaunch.

Autograph System Requirements Reality Check

Concise platform note for GPU, memory, Windows/macOS, Linux, and WinARM evaluation caveats.

Autograph Multi-Format Delivery Checklist

Desk checklist for responsive layout and delivery workflows.

Is Autograph Worth Learning in 2026?

Direct answer to the main current decision question for After Effects users.

Autograph Plugin Reality in 2026

Map of what the plugin lane really looks like after the Red Giant 2026.4.1 Autograph crash fixes.

Autograph Learning Path (April 2026)

Official-first learning route while the help/docs surface is still consolidating.

Autograph Live Link in DaVinci Resolve (setup checklist)

Desk-ready checklist now that Maxon has a concrete Live Link help page.

Autograph EXR Workflow Worth Studying

Real workflow article on EXR passes, fog, grading, and film grain.

Autograph First Project Setup Checklist

Desk-ready first-session checklist for Welcome Screen, demo projects, format previews, packaging, and Resolve Live Link checks.

Autograph Free for Teams Watch

Update-watch note separating the confirmed May 7 free team-license change from adoption, roadmap, and plugin-support assumptions.

Known issues from current Autograph release notes

Revisit after each point release. As of 2026.0.2, Maxon still lists a crash risk when changing Smooth Angle on an extruded 3D Text layer.

Last changed 2026-06-15T05:08:02+09:00 | Desk note: Serves as a watchlist entry to revisit after point releases and verify which release-blocking issues are resolved.

OFX compatibility and Maxon Studio coverage

Useful lane for testing what actually works in production versus what is newly announced.

Last changed 2026-06-15T05:08:02+09:00 | Desk note: Confirms initial OFX plugin support and Maxon Studio integration added in the April 15 release.

Maxon NAB 2026 announcement (Autograph is free for individuals)

Maxon’s public NAB note that explicitly positions Autograph as free for individuals and calls out early third-party OFX vendor names.

Red Giant 2026.4.1 release notes (Autograph crash fixes)

The current Red Giant support page now combines Autograph host support with concrete April 28 fixes for Real Lens Flares and Optical Glow crash paths.

Desk note: Records crash fixes for Real Lens Flares and Optical Glow when obscuration layers are selected, validating the supported-host lane.

Red Giant compatibility table (includes Autograph column)

Concrete compatibility chart you can point to when someone asks "which Red Giant tools are actually supported in Autograph?"

Cineversity: Getting Started with Autograph (Chad Perkins)

Direct link into Cineversity’s Getting Started series for Autograph (best “first real workflow path” right now).

Maxon Japan: Japanese subtitles for Autograph tutorial series

Official Japanese note announcing that all 21 Red Giant YouTube lessons in the Autograph introduction series now have Japanese subtitles.

NAB Show session: Faster Motion Graphics Workflows for Editors

Concrete workflow breakdown framing: multi-format responsive delivery, cloning, extrusion, and OFX as the selling core.

Maxon event listing: Post Production World Conference (Autograph session slot)

Useful schedule signal. Lists an "Autograph in Production" session (Chad Perkins + Jeff Greenberg) during the NAB week.

Maxon App 2026.3 release notes (Autograph appears in Maxon App)

Helpful for the install/activation story: release notes explicitly mention Autograph becoming available inside Maxon App.

Maxon Japan: Maxon One April 2026 release note (includes an Autograph feature breakdown)

Japanese-language workflow breakdown that includes an Autograph section and a concrete list of Red Giant tools claimed supported in Autograph.

CGWORLD: Maxon One April 2026 update overview

Japanese local coverage of the April Maxon One update, including Autograph as a new compositing tool and a concise summary of modifiers, USD/FBX import, multi-editing, UV Map Generator, and Cloner workflows.

Game Makers: Autograph 2026.0.0 Japanese release coverage

Japanese local coverage that explains Autograph 2026.0.0 for game/VFX creators, including the Maxon App requirement, Filament, USD/glTF support, Multi Editing, and commercial-use framing for individual users.

RE:Vision Effects: Effections for Autograph

Explicit Autograph host page for RE:Vision's bundled OFX tools (download + compatibility language).

RE:Vision Effects: Effections for Autograph release notes

Version history for the Autograph build of Effections (useful for checking recent maintenance).

RE:Vision Effects: REZup for Autograph

Another explicit Autograph-hosted OFX page. Good sanity check that vendor support is not hypothetical.

RE:Vision Effects: REZup for Autograph release notes (2.2.0 - May 27, 2026)

Autograph-specific REZup release notes listing version 2.2.0 on May 27, 2026. The new bullet is Flame Linux support, while the page remains a useful maintenance watchpoint for the Autograph host build.

RE:Vision Effects: DE:Noise for Autograph release notes (3.7.2 — Apr 16, 2026)

Autograph-specific release notes that explicitly say an upgrade is needed for Autograph 2026.

RE:Vision Effects: ReelSmart Motion Blur for Autograph release notes (6.6.5 — Apr 16, 2026)

Autograph-specific release notes that call out the April 16, 2026 build as required for Autograph 2026.

RE:Vision Effects: RE:Lens for Autograph release notes (2.6.3 — Apr 16, 2026)

Autograph-specific release notes for RE:Lens, with the same “Upgrade needed for Autograph 2026” flag.

RE:Vision Effects: RE:Match for Autograph release notes (2.6.3 — Apr 16, 2026)

Autograph-specific release notes for RE:Match, updated April 16, 2026 with the Autograph 2026 upgrade note.

RE:Vision Effects: RE:Map for Autograph release notes (4.1.11 - Apr 16, 2026)

Autograph-specific release notes for RE:Map, listing version 4.1.11 on April 16, 2026 with the Autograph 2026 upgrade note.

OpenFX standard overview (Academy Software Foundation)

Handy reference page for explaining what "OpenFX support" actually means in practice.

RE:Vision Effects: Potential issue with OpenFX plug-ins in Autograph

Short Autograph-specific FAQ that says Mac M1 / ARM64 users should use RE:Vision plug-ins released from February 2, 2023 or later, and points to the OpenFX plug-in blacklist route when plug-ins prevent Autograph from starting.