2022 Toolfarm Awards Results are IN!

A big thank you to everyone who voted in the 2022 Toolfarm Awards. The big winners this year were Adobe and Maxon. We also had showings from Blackmagic Design and iZotope. Congratulations to all of the winners! Below, see how your favorite VFX, 3D, Motion Graphics, Video, and Audio tools fared!
I’m a nerd for data. For fun, I’ve listed the previous few year’s winners. We changed our voting format in 2019 to simplify the process. We can safely say that the more things change, the more things stay the same! Next year, I will add more plugins back into the questions.
We’ll be contacting the winners of our drawing later today.
Favorite Bundle or Product Suite (VFX, 3D, Audio)

Winner: Adobe Creative Cloud
With 42.9% of the vote, Adobe Creative Cloud wins this category in a landslide. Adobe Creative Cloud does have everything a digital artist would need… photo editing, video editing, motion graphics tools, print tools, web, and much more.
Runners up:
Previous Winners: Favorite Bundle or Product Suite (VFX, 3D, Audio)
2021 winner: Adobe Creative Cloud
2020 winner: Adobe Creative Cloud
2019 winner (tie): Adobe Creative Cloud, Boris FX Continuum
Favorite Chroma Keying Tool for Video

Winner: Adobe After Effects
After Effects took 46.6% of the vote. The 2nd and 3rd-place runners-up were VERY close in votes.
Keylight in After Effects has been a favorite for years.
Runners Up:
Previous Winners: Favorite Chroma Keying Tool for Video
2021 winner: Adobe After Effects
2020 winner: Adobe After Effects
2019 winner: Adobe After Effects
Favorite Roto & Tracking Tool

Winner: Adobe After Effects
After Effects took over 41% of the vote, while Mocha came in with about 35% in a close second.
After Effects has the Roto Brush and Refine Matte tools for Rotoscoping, or you can do it with the pen tool. It also has a built-in Tracker.
Runners Up:
Previous Winners: Favorite Roto & Tracking Tool
2021 winner: Adobe Creative Cloud
2020 winner: Boris FX Mocha Pro
2019 winner: Boris FX Mocha Pro
Favorite Particle or Fluid Generating VFX Tool

Winner: Red Giant Trapcode Particular
Trapcode took a comfortable lead with over 36% of the vote. X-Particles didn’t do too shabbily, however with almost 20% of the vote.
In recent releases, they have a Designer that opens which makes it so easy and visual. It’s no surprise that so many After Effects depend on it.
Runners Up:
Previous Winners: Favorite Particle or Fluid Generating VFX Tool
2021 winner: Trapcode Particular
2020 winner: Trapcode Particular
2019 winner: Trapcode Particular
Favorite 3D Modeling, Painting, or Sculpting Software

Winner: Maxon Cinema 4D
Another massive triumph, Maxon Cinema 4D took half the votes. Cinema 4D has all of the features a 3D artists needs: modeling, texturing, lighting, Pyro, and other simulation tools. Not only that, Maxon is always improving it and adding new features! Maxon Cinema 4D is available by itself or as part of Maxon One.
Runners Up:
- Blender
- Autodesk 3ds Max
Previous Winners: Favorite 3D Modeling, Painting, or Sculpting Software
2021 winner: Maxon Cinema 4D
2020 winner: Maxon Cinema 4D
2019 winner: Maxon Cinema 4D
Favorite 3D Rendering Software

Winner: Redshift by Maxon
Redshift had a comfortable lead with almost 35% of the vote. Arnold Render had a close 4th place.
Redshift from Maxon is the world’s first fully GPU-accelerated, biased renderer, and it’s very popular with Cinema 4D users in particular. Artists depend on Redshift for realistic, accurate renders.
Runners Up:
Previous winners: Favorite 3D Rendering Software
2021 winner: Redshift by Maxon
2020 winner: Redshift
2019 winner: Redshift
Favorite Non-Linear Editor

Winner: Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe Premiere Pro creamed the competition with 59% of the vote! If you’re a Premiere Pro user, you already know how it’s powerful and full of features. It’s so well integrated with After Effects too.
Runners Up:
Previous winners: Favorite Non-Linear Editor
2021 winner: Adobe Premiere Pro
2020 winner: Adobe Premiere Pro
2019 winner: Adobe Premiere Pro
Favorite Color Grading and Finishing Tool

Winner: Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve
Blackmagic swept this category with almost 45% of the vote. It’s a powerful tool with gobs of features at a fantastic price point! Professional Editing, Color, Effects, and Audio Post! Resolve’s got it all.
Runners Up:
Previous winners: Favorite Color Grading and Finishing Tool
2021 winner: Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve
2020 winner: Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve
2019 winner: Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve
Favorite AR / VR / 360° Tool

Winner (Tie): Adobe Creative Cloud, Unity
Not the most popular category, the field of winners was pretty evenly matched, with Unreal Engine missing the tie for first by only a few votes.
Runner Up:
- Unreal Engine
Previous winners: Favorite AR / VR / 360° Tool
2021 winner: Adobe Creative Cloud
2020 winner: Adobe Creative Cloud
2019 winner: Mettle Mantra VR
Favorite Audio Plugins

Winner: iZotope Ozone
It was a close race this year between iZotope Ozone and RX. Ozone won it by a nose.
iZotope Ozone 10 is the industry’s most advanced audio mastering software, enabling creators to master faster than ever before with intuitive, AI-powered modules.
Runners Up:
Previous winners: Favorite Audio Plugins
2021 winner: iZotope RX
2020 winner: iZotope RX
2019 winner: iZotope RX
Posted by Michele