3D Slicer Alternatives

3D Slicer is described as 'Slicer is a community platform created for the purpose of subject specific image analysis and visualization' and is an app in the sport & health category. There are more than 10 alternatives to 3D Slicer for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and iPhone apps. The best 3D Slicer alternative is Starviewer, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like 3D Slicer are Horos, InVesalius 3, MedSeg and OsiriX.

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3D Slicer alternatives are mainly DICOM Viewers but may also be 3D Printing Tools. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of 3D Slicer.

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Slicer is a community platform created for the purpose of subject specific image analysis and visualization.

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3D Slicer alternatives page was last updated Dec 19, 2022

Starviewer
It is a medical imaging viewer capable of connecting to PACS servers, and/or open locally stored DICOM files in a DICOMDIR as well as stacks of regular image slices (PNG, TIFF, JPG...)
14 Starviewer alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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Starviewer VS 3D Slicer
Is Starviewer a good alternative to 3D Slicer?
- Starviewer is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to 3D Slicer.
- Starviewer is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to 3D Slicer.
- Starviewer is Free and Open Source3D Slicer is also Free and Open Source

Horos
Horos - a free, open medical image viewer. The goal of the Horos Project is to develop a fully functional, 64-bit DICOM viewer for OS X based on OsiriX
26 Horos alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- DICOM Viewer
Platforms
- Mac
Horos VS 3D Slicer
Is Horos a good alternative to 3D Slicer?
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best alternative of osirix
Positive comment •Nov 10, 2018
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- Horos is Free and Open Source3D Slicer is also Free and Open Source

InVesalius 3
InVesalius generates 3D medical imaging reconstructions based on a sequence of 2D DICOM files acquired with Computed Tomography or Magnetic Resonance images equipments.
12 InVesalius 3 alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- DICOM Viewer
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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InVesalius 3 VS 3D Slicer
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MedSeg
Online tool for AI-enhanced medical image segmentation of radiological images (CT and MRI). Works with DICOM and NIfTI using Chrome.
4 MedSeg alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Platforms
- Online
MedSeg VS 3D Slicer
Is MedSeg a good alternative to 3D Slicer?
- MedSeg is the most popular Web-based alternative to 3D Slicer.
- MedSeg is Free and Proprietary3D Slicer is Free and Open Source

OsiriX
OsiriX is an image processing software dedicated to DICOM images (".dcm" / ".DCM" extension) produced by imaging equipment (MRI, CT, PET, PET-CT, SPECT-CT, Ultrasounds, ...). It is fully compliant with the DICOM standard for image comunication and image file...
28 OsiriX alternatives
License model
- Free Personal • Proprietary
Application type
- DICOM Viewer
Platforms
- Mac
- iPhone
- iPad
OsiriX Features
Image Processing
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OsiriX VS 3D Slicer
Is OsiriX a good alternative to 3D Slicer?
- OsiriX is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to 3D Slicer.
- OsiriX is Free Personal and Proprietary3D Slicer is Free and Open Source

Miele-LXIV
Miele-LXIV is a DICOM workstation, viewer and more. The project started in November 2014 as a fork of the popular open source 32-bit project OsiriX, but it has been modified to become a 64-bit application and to remove many of the limitations of the 32-bit version.
21 Miele-LXIV alternatives
License model
- Paid • Open Source
Application type
- DICOM Viewer
Platforms
- Mac
Miele-LXIV Features
Support for 64 bit
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Miele-LXIV VS 3D Slicer
Is Miele-LXIV a good alternative to 3D Slicer?
- Miele-LXIV is the most popular commercial alternative to 3D Slicer.
- Miele-LXIV is Paid and Open Source3D Slicer is Free and Open Source

Materialise Mimics
Materialise Mimics is software specially developed by Materialise for medical image processing. Use Mimics for the segmentation of 3D medical images (coming from CT, MRI, micro-CT, CBCT, 3D Ultrasound, Confocal Microscopy).
6 Materialise Mimics alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
- DICOM Viewer
- 3D Printing Tool
Platforms
- Windows
Materialise Mimics VS 3D Slicer
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Comments about Materialise Mimics as an Alternative to 3D Slicer

Guest
Materialise Mimics is a medically cleared software offering the most up-to-date segmentation tools for fast, easy and reliable (semi)-automatic and manual segmentations.
Positive comment •Mar 4, 2021
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- Materialise Mimics is Paid and Proprietary3D Slicer is Free and Open Source

ClearCanvas Workstation
ClearCanvas Workstation is a full featured, easy to use PACS Workstation that comes in two editions: Clinical, which is FDA 510(k) cleared and intended for clinical use, and Community, which is free and open source.
11 ClearCanvas Workstation alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- DICOM Viewer
Platforms
- Windows
ClearCanvas Workstation VS 3D Slicer
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AMIDE
AMIDE is a completely free tool for viewing, analyzing, and registering volumetric medical imaging data sets such as SPECT/PET/CT. Renderization in 3D and much more...
21 AMIDE alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
AMIDE VS 3D Slicer
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Vesalius3D
Vesalius3D 2.4.2 is a software application for high quality 3D Visualization and Navigation through personalized, patient specific, anatomical structures.
8 Vesalius3D alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- DICOM Viewer
Platforms
- Windows
Vesalius3D VS 3D Slicer
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Athena DICOM Viewer
Athena DICOM Viewer is a breakthrough medical imaging software, an evolution of DICOM Viewers. Developed to high production, Athena incorporates many useful resources, shortcuts and tools to have a better diagnostics and increase production.
23 Athena DICOM Viewer alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application type
- DICOM Viewer
Platforms
- Windows
Athena DICOM Viewer Features
Portable
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Athena DICOM Viewer VS 3D Slicer
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3D-DOCTOR
3D-DOCTOR is an advanced 3D modeling, image processing and measurement software for MRI, CT, PET, microscopy, scientific, and industrial imaging applications.
8 3D-DOCTOR alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
3D-DOCTOR Features
Rendering
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3D-DOCTOR VS 3D Slicer
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