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

The best free alternative to Autodesk Mudbox is Blender, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Autodesk Mudbox and many of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Autodesk Mudbox are Bforartists, Sketchfab, Paint 3D and SculptGL.

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  1. Blender icon

    Blender

     1773 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.

    142 Blender alternatives

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    Platforms

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

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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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.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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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.
    3 of 4 comments
    • 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. Bforartists icon

    Bforartists

     33 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.

    75 Bforartists alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • MorphOS
    Splash
     
  4. Sketchfab icon

    Sketchfab

     34 likes

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

    80 Sketchfab alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    Browse a huge archive of content
     
  5. 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.

    19 Paint 3D alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Paint 3D screenshot 1
     
  7. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Main window
     
  9. Quixel Mixer icon

    Quixel Mixer

     6 likes

    Quixel Mixer is a software allowing to create and modify 3D textures.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. MagicaCSG icon

    MagicaCSG

     5 likes

    A lightweight signed distance field editor and renderer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. meshmixer icon

    meshmixer

     13 likes

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

    41 meshmixer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    meshmixer screenshot 1
     
  13. Zmodeler icon

    Zmodeler

     8 likes

    ZModeler (or Zanoza Modeler) is a 3D modeling application. It is aimed at modelers who model for computer games such as 18 Wheels of Steel, Grand Theft Auto, Need for Speed, Midtown Madness or similar video games.

    64 Zmodeler alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main window with mesh
     
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    BlenderCompat

     1 like

    Compatibility DLL for running Blender 3.x on Windows 7 and a patch to modify the Blender source to use it.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
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