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Purpose
POV-Ray is a free software tool for creating three-dimensional graphics.Read 9 Oct 2026 · povray.org
Integrations
The project news page lists a Blender-to-POV-Ray release and says white_dune supports POV-Ray export.Read 9 Oct 2026 · povray.org
Support
The project directs users to its newsgroups and forums for questions and problems, and to documentation and its wiki for help.Read 9 Oct 2026 · povray.org
License
Version 3.7 onward is released under the GNU Affero General Public License version 3 or later.Read 9 Oct 2026 · povray.org
Founded
2004Read 28 Sep 2026 · povray.org
Company
The project identifies Persistence of Vision Raytracer Pty. Ltd. as its registered Australian company and says it does not sell anything.Read 9 Oct 2026 · povray.org
Modeling
It supports primitive and advanced shapes, and combines objects with constructive solid geometry operations.Read 9 Oct 2026 · povray.org
Official version
The download page identifies version 3.7.0, released November 6, 2013, as the current official version for all platforms.Read 9 Oct 2026 · povray.org
Output
The feature list describes output images up to 48-bit color and formats including Targa, PNG, and PPM.Read 9 Oct 2026 · povray.org
Platform limitation
The download page says official binaries are currently provided only for Microsoft Windows; users on platforms without official binaries may need to build from source.Read 9 Oct 2026 · povray.org
Rendering features
Features include radiosity, photons for reflected and refracted caustics, atmospheric effects, and particle media.Read 9 Oct 2026 · povray.org
Scene language
It includes a scene description language for defining scenes.Read 9 Oct 2026 · povray.org
Security and trust
A 2024 development-status notice says official Windows releases are expected to be signed, while code signing was then an unresolved obstacle for beta development.Read 9 Oct 2026 · povray.org
Source code
Full source code, documentation, and example scenes are available from the project’s GitHub repository.Read 9 Oct 2026 · povray.org
Windows requirements
The Windows package requires Windows XP or later and includes 32-bit and 64-bit binaries.Read 9 Oct 2026 · povray.org

Plans and prices

POV-Ray 3.7.0 Free Free Software under AGPL-3.0-or-later · official binary for Windows · source code available for other platforms Read 9 Oct 2026 · povray.org

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