Paint 3D AlternativesOnly apps categorised as 3D Painting Apps for Mac

Paint 3D is not available for Mac but there are some alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac 3D Painting App alternative is ZBrush. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Artist3D. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Paint 3D and seven of them are 3D Painting Apps available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac 3D Painting App alternatives to Paint 3D are Autodesk Mudbox, Adobe Substance 3D Painter, BodyPaint 3D and MARI.

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Paint 3D alternatives are mainly 3D Painting Apps, but if you're looking for 3D Modelers or Digital Painting Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Mac, Mac + Free, Linux, Mac + 3D Modelling, 3D Painting, Mac + 3D Painting and 3D Modelling. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Paint 3D.
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  1. ZBrush icon
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    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.

    55 ZBrush alternatives

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    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Most users think ZBrush is a great Paint 3D alternative.

    • ZBrush is the most popular iPad alternative to Paint 3D.

    • ZBrush is Paid and ProprietaryPaint 3D is Free and Proprietary
    • ZBrush is LightweightPaint 3D is not according to our users
  2. Autodesk Mudbox icon
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    Autodesk Mudbox offers tools for creating detailed organic and inorganic 3D assets. It features an efficient layer workflow that allows blending, masking, and more, and has a familiar interface for sculpting and texture painting. Ideal for professional 3D modeling tasks.

    51 Autodesk Mudbox alternatives

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    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

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  3. 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.

    15 Adobe Substance 3D Painter alternatives

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    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Linux
    • Steam
     
  4. Artist3D icon
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    Artist3D is an extraordinarily easy-to-use 3D polygon modeling tool. It works completely without forms, pull-down menus, pop-up menus and text input. Only one modeling window covers each operation function. Less than 30 operation elements control the active interaction options.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Most users think Artist3D is a great Paint 3D alternative.

    • Artist3D is the most popular iPhone alternative to Paint 3D.

    • Artist3D is Freemium and ProprietaryPaint 3D is Free and Proprietary
  5. BodyPaint 3D icon
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    BodyPaint 3D - For all Your 3D Painting Needs.

    Wouldn't it be great if you could have all your favorite image editing tools in a single 3D environment? Wouldn't it be great if they worked in conjunction with your 3D application rather than against it? Well, that is exact.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  6. MARI icon
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    MARI is a creative texture-painting tool that can handle extreme projects. MARI was developed at Weta Digital to handle the massively complex, highly detailed look development work demanded of the texture department by projects such as District 9, The Lovely Bones, and Avatar.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Curvy 3D icon
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    3D modelling software for artists. An easy to pick up, fast, non-technical modelling tool, ideal for first time 3D modellers. Draw in 3D, Sculpt and Paint.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Steam
     
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