Principalele funcționalități ale imageengine/cortex sunt: CG Software API and Scripting.
Alternativele open-source pentru imageengine/cortex includ: blurstudio/cross3d. blurstudio/py3dsmax. chadmv/cgcmake — CMake modules for common applications related to computer graphics. loonghao/photoshop-python-api. lumapictures/pymel. qmasingarbe/pymiere.