LigidPainter
LigidPainter is a free application for texturing 3D models, with painting available directly on a model or in a 2D scene.
What LigidPainter is
LigidPainter is a free application for texturing 3D models, with painting available directly on a model or in a 2D scene. It can generate seamless materials and textures for selected material channels or process all channels automatically. Painting tools include custom brushes, normal-map painting, filter and vectoral painting, and XYZ mirroring. Its material workflow covers albedo, roughness, metallic, normal, height, and ambient-occlusion textures, with procedural materials, PBR workflow, and node-based authoring listed. Projects are stored as folders; users can access saved textures there or export them. The maker displays Windows, Linux, and Apple platform icons, and its build guide describes building for Windows and Unix-like systems. The itch.io download page offers a 194 MB Windows 64-bit MSI and identifies version 3.0.0 as in development. The maker says the source can be inspected on GitHub, though its license restricts source use and distribution. The license permits unchanged binary distribution with attribution but bars selling it. The itch.io page reports antivirus flags that may prevent the MSI download, and the maker’s guide is marked outdated.
Good
- Paints directly on 3D models or in a 2D scene.
- Generates seamless materials and textures.
- Supports multiple material channels, including roughness and normal.
- Includes custom brushes and XYZ mirroring.
- Projects retain textures in folders for access or export.
Watch out
- The app is listed as in development.
- The maker’s guide is marked outdated.
- Antivirus flags may prevent downloading the Windows MSI.
- The license bars selling unchanged binaries.
Who it suits
LigidPainter suits people who need to paint and create materials for 3D models on Windows, macOS, or Linux. Its in-development status, outdated guide, and stated download caveat may matter to prospective users.
Verdict
LigidPainter combines 3D texture painting with material generation and several channel-specific tools. Check its development status, guide availability, and stated MSI download issue before relying on it.
Plans and prices
From LigidPainter's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| LigidPainter | Free | Completely free; itch.io lists it as name your own price |
The facts
Each one read from LigidPainter's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Availability
- The itch.io download page offers a 194 MB Windows 64-bit MSI; the maker page displays Windows, Linux, and Apple platform icons.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Build
- The maker's build guide says CMake commands can build the project for Windows and Unix-like operating systems and lists OpenAL, Freetype, and zlib as required binaries.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Community and support
- The maker invites users to join its Discord community and provides an email contact at [email protected].checked 7 Oct 2026
- Guides
- The maker's guide is marked outdated, and the itch.io page says proper guides may be hard to find because the developer is focused on another application.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The maker's pages opened describe LigidAPI as a separate rendering and image processing library, but do not state that it integrates with LigidPainter.checked 7 Oct 2026
- License
- The license permits public distribution of the unchanged binary with attribution but prohibits selling it; it restricts use and distribution of the source code.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Material generation
- It can generate seamless materials and textures for individual material channels, or process all channels automatically.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Painting
- It supports painting on 3D models or in a 2D scene, custom brushes, normal map painting, filter painting, vectoral painting, and XYZ mirroring.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Project files
- Projects are stored as folders, and saved textures can be accessed through the project folder or exported.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- LigidPainter is a free 3D model texturing application.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Security
- The maker says users can inspect the source code on GitHub, and the itch.io page reports antivirus flags on the MSI that may prevent download.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Status
- The itch.io page lists the app as in development and identifies version 3.0.0.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Texture channels
- The guide describes albedo, roughness, metallic, normal map, height map, and ambient occlusion textures for model materials.checked 7 Oct 2026
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