Design, Editing & Rendering Software Market Report 2025

The design, editing & rendering software market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $66.95 billion in 2024 to $70.59 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.4%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to digitalization of media, media consumption patterns, creative industry growth, globalization of media production, increased digital content creation.

The design, editing & rendering software market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $87.84 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.6%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to sustainable design, mobile editing apps, healthcare visualization, e-learning content creation, user-generated content platforms, video streaming industry growth. Major trends in the forecast period include real-time rendering for design visualization, cloud-based collaboration tools, AI-driven automation in editing, immersive 3d design experiences, subscription-based licensing models.

The increasing adoption of mobile devices is anticipated to drive the growth of the design, editing, and rendering software market in the future. Mobile devices are handheld computers that are compact enough to be easily carried and operated with one hand. These devices are becoming more powerful and capable of running sophisticated software applications, making them an appealing platform for design, editing, and rendering tools. For example, a report from Ericsson, a Sweden-based telecommunications and networking company, indicated that the number of smartphone users reached 3.62 billion in 2022 and rose to 4.25 billion in 2023, marking an increase of approximately 17.4%. This significant growth underscores the rapid global adoption of smartphones. Thus, the rising use of mobile devices is a key factor driving the growth of the design, editing, and rendering software market.

The design, editing, and rendering software products market is experiencing growth due to continuous technological innovation and increased accessibility to 3D-enabled devices. Greater internet penetration has facilitated higher awareness and usage of software products, mobile virtualization, mobile applications, and 3D entertainment. This has led to a surge in the adoption of 3D rendering and animation software products. For instance, in September 2022, Nextech AR Solutions Corp. introduced Toggle3D, an AI-powered SaaS platform enabling the creation, design, and configuration of 3D models. Such innovations in software products, coupled with enhanced access to 3D-enabled devices, contribute to the market's expansion.

Leading companies in the design, editing, and rendering software market are concentrating on developing cutting-edge software solutions, such as real-time rendering software, to maximize market share. Real-time rendering software is a graphics technique used for creating and displaying 3D images in real-time. Enscape, a Germany-based company, introduced Enscape 3.4 in July 2022, streamlining the process for architects and designers to transform models into immersive 3D experiences. This software update enables easy adjustments to existing images by modifying camera angles and ambient lighting conditions, eliminating the need to create entirely new views for each change.

Leading companies in the design, editing, and rendering software market are integrating automation capabilities, such as cloud technology, to optimize workflows and enhance productivity. Utilizing cloud technology in rendering software provides scalable processing power and storage, which results in quicker rendering times and facilitates collaborative workflows through remote access to high-performance computing resources. For example, in August 2023, Hybrid Software Group PLC, a software company based in the UK, launched iC3D Version 9, which includes automation improvements, enhanced user experience, and a significant upgrade to its PDF Editor utilizing advanced technology from its proprietary PDF Libraries for faster rendering and increased stability. This new version integrates smoothly with the Cloudflow Plugin Suite, enabling users to effectively manage digital workflows by easily opening, saving, and inserting files in any format. Moreover, iC3D Version 9 boosts overall performance, adds file-saving security for dynamic backgrounds, and expands language support, including a fully localized Portuguese version.

In July 2024, Seven2, a private equity firm based in France, acquired a majority stake in Lumion for an undisclosed amount. This acquisition represents a strategic initiative for Seven2 within the technology and media sector, specifically targeting the construction and infrastructure industry in France and the Benelux region. Lumion, a company based in the Netherlands, specializes in 3D rendering software.

Major companies operating in the design, editing & rendering software market include Alphabet Inc., Siemens AG, International Business Machines Corporation, NVIDIA Corporation, Larsen & Toubro ltd., Adobe Systems Incorporated, Dassault Systemes, Synopsys Inc., AUTODESK INC., Trimble Inc., ANSYS, Unity Technologies, NEMETSCHEK GROUP, Avid Technology Inc., Blackmagic Design Pty. Ltd., Corel Corporation, Graphisoft SE, The Foundry Visionmongers Ltd., Glassbox Inc., NewTek Inc., Chaos Group, MAXON Computer GmbH, Luxion Inc., D5 Render Inc., Solid Angle, Blender Foundation.

North America was the largest region in design, editing & rendering software market in 2024. Asia-Pacific was the second largest region in design, editing & rendering software market. The regions covered in the design, editing & rendering software market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the design, editing & rendering software market report are Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Bangladesh, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Hong Kong, New Zealand, USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, France, Germany, UK, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Russia, Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Ukraine, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Iran, Turkey, UAE, Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa.

Design software refers to a category of software utilized for the creation, modification, and display of various graphics and images, encompassing photos, 3D designs, and website frontends. Editing software is designed for the alteration of different media types, while rendering software involves generating images from a model.

The main types of design, editing, and rendering software include engineering design software, animation and VFX design software, and image/video editing and graphic design software. Engineering design software offers supporting services for creating infrastructure and physical assets, deployed through both cloud and on-premise models. It is utilized in industrial engineering, games, video production, and other fields. The end users of these software types include architects, builders, designers, remodelers, and others.

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The design, editing and rendering software market consists of sales of software, which includes developing, marketing, and distributing computer and mobile software used for design, photo-editing, video editing, animation, graphic designing, industrial designing and object rendering. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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