Nuke
Shares rank 7 of 8 animation software by recommenders
People recommend Nuke as a go-to tool for visual effects work and praise its color editing. No recurring caveats came up in the quotes.
People recommend Nuke as a go-to tool for visual effects work and praise its color editing. No recurring caveats came up in the quotes.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Go-to tool for daily work
“We use Nuke for this purpose and I really like it.”
Comment from 15 Jan 2026 in “I Hate GitHub Actions with Passion” “Nuke has become my go to tool for this”
Comment from 15 Jan 2026 in “I Hate GitHub Actions with Passion”
Other animation software people recommend
The four most recommended other animation software, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Motion | 17 | 1 | 94% | 7 | — | Approved |
| CorridorKey 2.0 | 17 | 5 | 77% | 2 | — | — |
| Adobe After Effects | 14 | 12 | 54% | 10 | — | — |
| ntsc-rs | 14 | 1 | 93% | 2 | — | — |
| NukeThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
6 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Nuke is a giant beast that doesn't really do what comfy does”
“nuke holds the top spot in”
“color editing on nuke is a dream”
“Nuke has become my go to tool for this”
“We use Nuke for this purpose and I really like it.”
“Nuke's use of both linear and non-linear scales for slider values”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.