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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Flathub
- PortableApps.com
- Haiku
- Steam
- Flatpak
- Snapcraft




Blender is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Adobe Substance 3D Sampler.
Blender is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Adobe Substance 3D Sampler.
- Blender is Free and Open Source
- Blender is Customizable, Lightweight and Privacy focused

































It doesn't do the same thing. Substance Alchemist is for scanning object textures, but Substance Designer is for generating textures procedurally.