Best Material Maker Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from 3D texturing software ranked against Material Maker on the same published basis.
- 1Material Maker vs Mixos Paint
- 2Material Maker vs Surface Labs
- 3Material Maker vs Trumble
- 4Material Maker vs InstaMAT
- 5Material Maker vs Mari
- 6Material Maker vs Marmoset Viewer
- 8Material Maker vs Forge Material Studio
- 9Material Maker vs Texel
- 10Material Maker vs ArmorPaint
- 11Material Maker vs Wafer
- 12Material Maker vs MechaPaint
- 13Material Maker vs CrazyBump
- 14Material Maker vs LigidPainter
- 15Material Maker vs TextureLab
- 16Material Maker vs VFX Texture Lab
- 17Material Maker vs AwesomeBump
- 18Material Maker vs ColorMinis
- 19Material Maker vs Filter Forge
- 20Material Maker vs MeshCoat
- 21Material Maker vs Pigmi
Material Maker alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mixos Paint | 7.6 | Free plan | $8.99/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Surface Labs | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | Trumble | 7.3 | Free plan | $3/mo | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 4 | InstaMAT | 7.2 | Free plan | $3/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | Mari | 7.1 | Free plan | $57.42/mo | Linux, Windows |
| 6 | Marmoset Viewer | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 8 | Forge Material Studio | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Web, Windows |
| 9 | Texel | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 10 | ArmorPaint | 6.5 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | Wafer | 6.5 | No | — | iOS, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | MechaPaint | 6.3 | No | — | Mac, Windows |
| 13 | CrazyBump | 6.0 | No | — | Mac, Windows |
| 14 | LigidPainter | 6.0 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 15 | TextureLab | 5.9 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 16 | VFX Texture Lab | 5.8 | No | — | Windows, Linux |
| 17 | AwesomeBump | 5.7 | No | — | Windows, Linux, Mac |
| 18 | ColorMinis | 5.7 | No | — | iOS, Android |
| 19 | Filter Forge | 5.7 | No | — | Windows, Mac |
| 20 | MeshCoat | 5.7 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 21 | Pigmi | 5.7 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
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Questions about Material Maker alternatives
What is the best alternative to Material Maker?
Mixos Paint, number 1 in 3D texturing software with a score of 7.6 out of 10. The others here: Surface Labs, Trumble, InstaMAT and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Material Maker?
Mixos Paint is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 8 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.