zenustech/zeno
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ZEn NOde system - a simulation & rendering engine in nodes observed · 2026-10-04
Health v2 · maintenance only
66/100
- Activity 97
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2033
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 21
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1404 stars · 169 forks observed · 2026-10-04
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
ZENO is an open-source, node-based 3D simulation and rendering system written in C++. It lets users build complex physics simulations and visualizations by connecting nodes in a dataflow graph, designed for large-scale VFX work.
Use cases
- simulate cinematic physics effects for VFX shots
- build procedural 3D scenes with a node graph
- visualize large-scale simulation results
- create particle and fluid simulations
- prototype algorithms as reusable node tools
- render 3D scenes from simulation data
When to choose
- you need a free, open-source node-based alternative to Houdini for simulation work
- your simulations are large-scale and need high performance
- you want to wrap custom C++ algorithms as visual node tools
When to avoid
- you need a polished turnkey DCC app with extensive vendor support
- you only need simple video editing or 2D compositing
- you require a large ecosystem of third-party plugins and tutorials
Facets
application · maturity active
simulation graphics gui data-visualization simulation graphics computer-vision windows cpp node-editor vfx dataflow-programming 3d rendering procedural game-development linux desktop
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/zenustech/zeno · fetched 2026-10-04 · 1f5f8cd689ac
- homepage: http://zenustech.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · e3e0dfee6337
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| zenustech/zeno | main | 66 |
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