Adobe Substance 3D Painter AlternativesOnly apps categorised as 3D Painting Apps

The best 3D Painting alternative to Adobe Substance 3D Painter is 3D-Coat. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try InstaMAT or TextureCraft. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Adobe Substance 3D Painter and nine of them are 3D Painting Apps so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting 3D Painting App alternatives to Adobe Substance 3D Painter are ArmorPaint, MARI, Paint 3D and BodyPaint 3D.

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  1. 3D-Coat icon
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    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.

    71 3D-Coat alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Since 2010

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  2. ArmorPaint icon
     19 likes

    Armor paint is a standalone software for 3d texture painting in PBR. It is entirely GPU based, and supports windows and linux.

    12 ArmorPaint alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Application type

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    • Since 2018

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. InstaMAT icon
     7 likes

    InstaMAT offers a comprehensive solution for procedural material and asset creation, scalable texturing, and data-driven asset pipelines where instead of texturing a specific asset, you're now texturing an entire class of assets using a previously established workflow.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2020

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. MARI icon
     15 likes

    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.

    35 MARI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Quicker start-up and export
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  5. TextureCraft icon
     3 likes

    TextureCraft: An open-source, 3D texture painting workflow written from scratch in pure Rust.

    Cost / License

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    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • Flatpak
    • AppImage
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  6. Paint 3D icon
     29 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.

    20 Paint 3D alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2016

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. BodyPaint 3D icon
     12 likes

    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

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  8. MeshCoat icon
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    A dedicated 3D texture painting application for painting full PBR material channels directly onto 3D geometry with layers, procedural wear, and multi-mesh support.

    Cost / License

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    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
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  9. TextureFast is a next-generation creative tools company specializing in AI-driven texturing for 3D assets. The platform streamlines the traditionally labor-intensive texturing workflow, allowing creators to transform 3D models into high-quality, textured assets using simple text...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Online
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