KeyShot is a standalone ray tracing renderer based on CPU and GPU with plugins for integration into a variety of popular DCC and CAD applications. It features an intuitive workflow designed to allow everyone to create photorealistic renders of imported 3D models, along with simple technical animation capabilities. While it is used by artists in entertainment to create portfolio renders and was previously a de facto third-party renderer for ZBrush, its key market is product visualization.

KeyShot 2024.1 has received updates to performance and workflow, with two notable new features listed in the release notes. The main one is the new built-in Image Sharpening effect, demonstrated in the video above, aimed at reducing the need for post-processing renders in image editing software.

Additionally, KeyShot has been updated to use OptiX 8, the latest version of NVIDIA's GPU ray tracing API, resulting in approximately a 12% increase in average rendering performance in GPU mode. Beyond the main application, performance of the KeyShot Web Viewer, used for viewing online content created with the KeyShot Web add-on, has also been improved.

KeyShot 2024.1 is available for Windows 10 and above and macOS 11.7 and above. Integration plugins are available for a range of DCC and CAD tools, including 3ds Max, Blender, Cinema 4D, and Maya. The software is available by subscription only, with a KeyShot Pro subscription costing $1188 per year. KeyShot Web and network rendering are available through separate subscriptions.