The Best Open Source ZBrush AlternativesTop 3D Modelers & Digital Painting Tools like ZBrush

The best open source alternative to ZBrush is Blender. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to ZBrush and ten of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to ZBrush are Bforartists, Armory 3D, SculptGL and CrackArt.

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  1. Blender icon
     1865 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.

    159 Blender alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 1994

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • Steam
    • Flatpak
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    • European Union flagEU
    Splash Artwork for Blender 4.3
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  2. Bforartists icon
     34 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.

    76 Bforartists alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2017

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • MorphOS
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  3. Armory 3D icon
     33 likes

    Armory is an open-source 3D game engine with full Blender integration, turning it into a complete game development tool. The result is a unified workflow from start to finish, making you work faster. No more jumping between different applications.

    50 Armory 3D alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (Zlib)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2017

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Blender
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  4. SculptGL icon
     23 likes

    SculptGL is a browser-based 3d-modeling application.

    25 SculptGL alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2015

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
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  5. CrackArt icon
     10 likes

    CrackArt is a free open source 3D paint and texturing application that includes Texture Painting, Texture Baking, Procedural Materials and Textures, and much more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. SculptForge icon
     2 likes

    SculptForge is a free, open-source digital sculpting application for artists, students and studios. It follows ZBrush's keys and gestures and covers the whole sculpting workflow: SubTools, subdivision levels and sculpt layers, dynamic topology, voxel remeshing and quad...

    4 SculptForge alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Homebrew
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  7. Instant Meshes: A free quad-based autoretopology program.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. Nirvana 3D icon
     1 like

    A game engine written in Python, extending support across multiple GPU devices with 3D rendering, PBR Renderer and much more.

    Cost / License

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
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  9. Dilay icon
     6 likes

    Dilay is an open source, easy to use 3D sculpting application. With an update, roughly, one every 2 weeks, it is well maintained.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2016

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. Dead Deer icon
     3 likes

    Dead Deer is a 3D modeler, 3D game maker, and a 3D demo maker designed to create games.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2018

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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