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LigidPainter

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What it is

LigidPainter is a free application for texturing 3D models on Windows, macOS, and Linux. It can generate seamless materials for selected channels or process all channels automatically. Artists can paint directly on models or in a 2D scene with custom brushes, normal-map painting, filter painting, vectoral painting, and XYZ mirroring. The material workflow covers albedo, roughness, metallic, normal, height, and ambient-occlusion textures, with procedural materials, PBR workflows, and node-based authoring listed. Projects are stored as folders, allowing saved textures to be accessed there or exported. Itch.io identifies version 3.0.0 and describes the application as in development. Its download page offers a 194 MB Windows 64-bit MSI, while the maker displays Windows, Linux, and Apple icons. The maker invites users to Discord and provides an email contact. Antivirus flags on the MSI may prevent downloading, and the maker’s guide is marked outdated.

For and against

For

  • Free application for 3D model texturing
  • Supports painting in 3D and 2D scenes
  • Covers albedo, roughness, metallic, and other channels
  • Available for Windows, macOS, and Linux
  • Projects remain accessible through folders

Against

  • Listed as in development
  • Windows MSI may trigger antivirus flags
  • Maker’s guide is marked outdated
  • Download page offers a 194 MB Windows MSI

The verdict

LigidPainter provides broad channel-based texturing tools without a listed price. Its development status, outdated guide, and reported antivirus flags warrant attention before adopting it for production work.

Who it suits

It suits 3D artists who need material-channel painting and procedural texturing across desktop operating systems. Users should be comfortable with an in-development project and limited guidance.

Plans and prices

LigidPainter

Free

Completely free; itch.io lists it as name your own price

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On the record

Availability
The itch.io download page offers a 194 MB Windows 64-bit MSI; the maker page displays Windows, Linux, and Apple platform icons.merttetik.itch.io · read 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.ligidtools.com · read 7 Oct 2026
Community and support
The maker invites users to join its Discord community and provides an email contact at [email protected].ligidtools.com · read 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.ligidtools.com · read 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.ligidtools.com · read 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.github.com · read 7 Oct 2026
Material generation
It can generate seamless materials and textures for individual material channels, or process all channels automatically.ligidtools.com · read 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.ligidtools.com · read 7 Oct 2026
Project files
Projects are stored as folders, and saved textures can be accessed through the project folder or exported.ligidtools.com · read 7 Oct 2026
Purpose
LigidPainter is a free 3D model texturing application.merttetik.itch.io · read 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.merttetik.itch.io · read 7 Oct 2026
Status
The itch.io page lists the app as in development and identifies version 3.0.0.merttetik.itch.io · read 7 Oct 2026
Texture channels
The guide describes albedo, roughness, metallic, normal map, height map, and ambient occlusion textures for model materials.ligidtools.com · read 7 Oct 2026

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