Materialize

What Materialize is

Materialize is a free, standalone Windows tool for building game materials from images. It generates height, metallic, smoothness, normal, edge, and occlusion textures using diffuse, height, and normal inputs. Textures can be tiled seamlessly and saved or loaded in various formats. XML clipboard commands automate repeated work, including opening and saving multiple texture files. The site describes Materialize being used for metallic, smoothness, and occlusion textures in environments from Uncharted 1 and 2. Materialize is open source under GNU GPL v3, and its Unity project source is hosted on GitHub. The download should be extracted where temporary files can be written without special permission. Loading images may require the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable. The FAQ says the maker does not request or collect personal information. Materialize runs on Windows only; there is no Mac or Linux version. Documentation is not yet provided, with video tutorials suggested instead. Support is available by email.