Cinema 4D Lands on iPad as Maxon's Autograph Goes Free and ZBrush Expands to Windows on Arm

Maxon's Spring 2026 release brings Cinema 4D to iPad for the first time, returns Autograph as a free download for individuals, and extends ZBrush, Cinema 4D, and Red Giant tools to Windows on Arm hardware, per the company's official announcement.

The company is showing C4D for iPad and ZBrush for Windows on Arm in beta at NAB booth N2741, with the full Maxon One Spring 2026 ecosystem rolling out across desktop and mobile.

Cinema 4D Goes Mobile

Cinema 4D for iPad is positioned as the first professional 3D application built natively for a tablet interface, following the same mobile-first playbook Maxon used for ZBrush for iPad last fall. Core modeling and design tools have been rebuilt around touch input rather than ported from the desktop UI, letting artists work directly on geometry with gestures and Apple Pencil.

Maxon is recommending an iPad with an M3 chip or later for the app, which is slated to ship in late 2026. The iPad version slots alongside the desktop release, so scenes can move between devices inside the Maxon One subscription.

Autograph Returns as a Free Download

Autograph, Maxon's motion graphics and compositing application, is coming back as a free download for individual artists. Feature set includes a native Cloner system carried over from C4D, responsive design tools for building graphics that adapt across multiple aspect ratios, and support for USD, OpenEXR, ACES, OpenColorIO, and OpenFX.

The OpenFX support opens the door to third-party plugins, with RE:Vision Effects, BorisFX, and Digital Anarchy already in the compatibility list. That gives free users access to commercial-grade effects libraries inside a compositor built around C4D-style procedural tools.

Windows on Arm Support

ZBrush desktop, Cinema 4D, and the Red Giant suite inside Premiere Pro and After Effects now run natively on Windows on Arm hardware, covering the Snapdragon X machines that have entered the creative workflow over the past year. Redshift is available on Windows on Arm through CPU rendering, with GPU support not yet part of the release.

CEO Framing

Dave McGavran, Maxon's CEO, tied the three announcements together around accessibility, interoperability, and user empowerment, framing the iPad launch and free Autograph as lowering the entry barrier while the Windows on Arm expansion and open format support widen where Maxon tools can run. The release follows Maxon's recent push into adjacent verticals, including its Digital Twin app for product marketing.