Source Filmmaker
The Source Filmmaker (SFM) is the movie-making tool built and used by us here at Valve to make movies inside the Source game engine.
About Source Filmmaker
The Source Filmmaker (SFM) is Valve's movie-making tool for making movies inside the Source game engine using the same assets as the game. It uses hardware rendering for a what-you-see-is-what-you-get workflow and includes base Team Fortress 2 assets with assets from early Meet the Team shorts.
Key features
- Supports Steam Workshop
Best for: Storytellers making movies with Source engine game assets.
Watch out for
- Requires Windows with Steam
- Needs at least 15 GB of hard drive space
Source Filmmaker at a glance
- Category
- Design & Creative › Video Editing & Animation
- Type
- App
- Pricing
- Free
- Platforms
- Windows
- Details verified
- Oct 22, 2026 · Official source
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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