Hero Lab AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Virtual Tabletops

The best Virtual Tabletop alternative to Hero Lab is D&D Beyond, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Hero Lab and six of them are Virtual Tabletops so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Virtual Tabletop alternatives to Hero Lab are Beyond Tabletop, Adventurekeep, GM Forge and DM Helpmate.

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Hero Lab

Paid • Proprietary

Award-winning character management software for RPGs. Create new characters (and re-create old ones), manage character evolution, print character sheets, and use your laptop at the game table.

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Hero Lab alternatives page was last updated Oct 18, 2020

D&D Beyond
D&D Beyond is the official digital toolset for Dungeons & Dragons fifth edition. Twitch integration and a massive online compendium of official characters, spells, items and more provide an easy to use system with everything dungeon masters and tabletop D&D gamers...
31 D&D Beyond alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application types
- Virtual Tabletop
- Role-playing Game
Platforms
- Online
- Twitch
D&D Beyond Features
Works Offline
Clean character sheets
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D&D Beyond VS Hero Lab
Is D&D Beyond a good alternative to Hero Lab?
- D&D Beyond is the most popular Web-based alternative to Hero Lab.
- D&D Beyond is the most popular free alternative to Hero Lab.
- D&D Beyond is Freemium and ProprietaryHero Lab is Paid and Proprietary

Beyond Tabletop
Beyond Tabletop is a set of tools for RPG players with easy-to-use online character sheets and maps. Subscription-free and designed to be used on all devices online. Currently offering a battle map and character sheets for Pathfinder and D&D 5e.
37 Beyond Tabletop alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- Virtual Tabletop
Platforms
- Online
Beyond Tabletop Features
Browser-based
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Adventurekeep
Adventurekeep is an online toolkit for Dungeon Masters to create epic adventures with ease. Adventurekeep provides state-of-the-art tools for building and running 5e adventures.
25 Adventurekeep alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- Virtual Tabletop
Platforms
- Online
Adventurekeep Features
Browser-based
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Adventurekeep VS Hero Lab
Is Adventurekeep a good alternative to Hero Lab?
- Adventurekeep is the most popular commercial alternative to Hero Lab.
- Adventurekeep is Paid and ProprietaryHero Lab is also Paid and Proprietary

GM Forge
GM Forge is a Standalone Virtual Tabletop and is a sandbox for GMs. Friends can join through web browsers for free once the GM purchases a copy.
20 GM Forge alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- Virtual Tabletop
Platforms
- Windows
- Steam
GM Forge Features
Map-Editor
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DM Helpmate
DM Helpmate is an offline, downloadable DM (Dungeon Master) companion for Windows featuring an interactive database, links to spells and spell slots, attack and damage dice rolls, skill checks, filtering by parameters and tags and much more.
25 DM Helpmate alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application type
- Virtual Tabletop
Platforms
- Windows
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Adventure Builder
The Adventure Builder is a tool that helps Dungeon Masters run Dungeon and Dragons campaigns.
26 Adventure Builder alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- Virtual Tabletop
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
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