Forge Material Studio
6.0#22 in 3d texturing softwareFree planFree planWebWindows
VisitForge Material Studio vs Surface Labs
Surface Labs
7.5#3 in 3d texturing softwareFree planFree planAndroidiOSAPILinux
VisitForge Material Studio plans
- Free and open-sourceFree
Surface Labs plans
- Early accessFree
- Early-access downloadFree
Pick Forge Material Studio if…
It suits artists who want browser-based or Windows tools for building tileable PBR materials or deriving maps from albedo images. Windows users need Node.js 22.13 or newer, .NET 8 Desktop Runtime, and Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome for the launcher.
Pick Surface Labs if…
It suits indie developers and people working in Unity, Unreal Engine, Godot, VFX, or other PBR texture workflows. The command-line export and CI support may suit users automating texture output.