Autodesk Mudbox Alternatives3D Modelers & 3D Painting Apps like Autodesk Mudbox

Autodesk Mudbox is described as 'Digital sculpting and texture painting software for creating detailed organic and inorganic 3D assets with efficient layer workflows' and is a 3D Modeler in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Autodesk Mudbox for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and iPad apps. The best Autodesk Mudbox alternative is Blender, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Autodesk Mudbox are ZBrush, Bforartists, Cinema 4D and 3D-Coat.

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  1. Blender icon

    Blender

     1758 likes

    A comprehensive open-source 3D software suite for modeling, UV unwrapping, texturing, rigging, and animating. It supports renderings, simulations including fluid and cloth dynamics, complex compositing, video editing, and Python scripting, running across all major operating systems.

    141 Blender alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • Steam
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
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    Not specifically for sculpting or painting. Hard to understand.

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    MUCH more complex than mudbox, which is fairly easy to use. May be better as it has far more funcionality, but I wouldn't call it an alternative.

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    Mudbox is a sculpting tool. It does 3d stuff, but it's mostly for sculpting, and sculpting-based modeling. Blender is a general 3d modeling toolbox. Its sculpting tools are not intended to replace Zbrush or Mudbox unless they're all you have.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Blender is Free and Open SourceAutodesk Mudbox is Paid and Proprietary
    • Blender is Customizable, Lightweight and Privacy focusedAutodesk Mudbox is not according to our users
  2. ZBrush icon

    ZBrush

     83 likes

    Comprehensive digital sculpting tool offering advanced features like sculpting up to a billion polygons, customizable brushes, real-time painting, and powerful rendering system. Ideal for professionals in film, gaming, and more. Integrates with Redshift and supports Apple Pencil.

    56 ZBrush alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPad
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  4. Bforartists icon

    Bforartists

     34 likes

    Bforartists is a complete 3D suite to create 3D content. It offers you the full 3D art pipeline to create game graphics, prerendered movies and stills.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • MorphOS
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    Cinema 4D

     84 likes

    CINEMA 4D is a commercial, cross-platform, high-end 3-D graphics application, produced by MAXON Computer GmbH of Friedrichsdorf, Germany. Noted for its flexible interface and ease of use, it is capable of procedural and polygonal/subd modelling, animating, lighting, texturing...

    48 Cinema 4D alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  7. 3D-Coat icon

    3D-Coat

     46 likes

    3D-Coat is the one application that has all the tools you need to take your 3D idea from a block of digital clay all the way to a production ready, fully textured organic or hard surface model.

    69 3D-Coat alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Sketchfab

     34 likes

    Sketchfab is the first web service to publish interactive 3D content online in real-time without plugins.

    79 Sketchfab alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    Browse a huge archive of content
     
  10. Paint 3D icon

    Paint 3D

     28 likes

    Paint 3D is Microsoft's totally rebuilt and enhanced version of Microsoft Paint built for Windows 10 and with extensive 3D support as well as other helpful, long-needed additions like pen support and easier cropping feature.

    18 Paint 3D alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
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  11. Clavicula icon

    Clavicula

     12 likes

    Clavicula is a free 3D modeling software aimed at artists and users of all levels. It allows you to quickly give shape to your artistic, design, or engineering ideas, to create highly complex objects using a relatively simple toolkit.

    17 Clavicula alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Linux
    Main window
     
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    MagicaCSG

     5 likes

    A lightweight signed distance field editor and renderer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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    meshmixer

     13 likes

    meshmixer is an experimental 3D modeling tool for making 3D mashups without too much hassle.

    40 meshmixer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  14. Adobe Substance 3D Painter icon

    Adobe Substance 3D Painter

     27 likes

    Comprehensive 3D texturing tool offering advanced brushes, smart materials, real-time rendering, and versatility for both photorealism and stylized designs, making it an ideal choice for artists and designers to create lifelike, detailed assets with lighting and shadow effects.

    16 Adobe Substance 3D Painter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
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  15. SculptGL icon

    SculptGL

     20 likes

    SculptGL is a browser-based 3d-modeling application.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
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