ZBrush AlternativesOnly apps categorised as 3D Printing Tools

The best 3D Printing alternative to ZBrush is meshmixer, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to ZBrush and eight of them are 3D Printing Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting 3D Printing Tool alternatives to ZBrush are Clavicula, Microsoft 3D Builder, SculptForge and Online 3D Editor.

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  1. meshmixer icon
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    meshmixer is an experimental 3D modeling tool for making 3D mashups without too much hassle.

    45 meshmixer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  2. Clavicula icon
     13 likes

    Clavicula is a free 3D modeling software aimed at artists and users of all levels. It allows you to quickly give shape to your artistic, design, or engineering ideas, to create highly complex objects using a relatively simple toolkit.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. View, capture, personalize, and print 3D models. Download many kinds of 3D files and edit them using the 3D modeling space. Take a picture with your webcam and make it 3D.

    124 Microsoft 3D Builder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2017

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. 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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  5. Free browser-based 3D editor with a Blender-style interface — model, sculpt, animate, rig, render and export, with nothing to install.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Online
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  6. Sculptopa icon
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    Sculptopa is a browser-based mesh editing tool designed as a lightweight alternative to desktop tools like Meshmixer and Blender. It focuses on practical workflows such as cleaning, repairing, sculpting and preparing STL and mesh files without requiring local installs or GPU hardware.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Online
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  7. Forma3D icon
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    3D mesh editor for iPad and iPhone — built for makers, 3D printing enthusiasts, and anyone who needs to fix or modify 3D models on the go.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  8. Studios-Pro icon
     1 like

    Browser-based 3D suite for turning photos into reliefs, lithophanes and animated GLB models, painting STL/3MF files with multi-color tools, calculating filament layer swaps, generating QR coasters, viewing models in WebAR, and exporting CNC/DXF designs locally.

    28 Studios-Pro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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