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What it does
Goxel is a 3D voxel editor for creating images and models from cubic volumetric pixels.Read 19 Oct 2026 · goxel.xyz
Purpose
Goxel is a voxel editor for creating 3D graphics formed of cubes.Read 3 Oct 2026 · github.com
Audience
The maker describes voxel art as used in video games and as a standalone art style.Read 3 Oct 2026 · goxel.xyz
Platforms
The download page offers desktop builds for Windows, macOS, and Linux, plus iOS and Android versions.Read 3 Oct 2026 · goxel.xyz
Free plan
YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · goxel.xyz
Integrations
The maker lists file format export options; no third-party service integrations are stated on the opened pages.Read 3 Oct 2026 · github.com
Security
No security or compliance details are stated on the opened maker pages or repository README.Read 3 Oct 2026 · github.com
Support
The maker provides an email contact in the repository README; no support plan is listed.Read 3 Oct 2026 · github.com
License
The source code is released under the GNU GPL 3 license; the maker says commercial licensing is available by contacting them.Read 3 Oct 2026 · github.com
Android update
Google Play shows the app updated for Android 16 on July 26, 2026.Read 19 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
Apple privacy
Apple's listing reports that the developer declared no data collected for the iOS app.Read 19 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
Build system
Building from source uses SCons or the provided make targets.Read 19 Oct 2026 · github.com
Changelog update
Version 0.15.1, dated 2024-07-28, fixed a macOS save crash and improved extrusion, navigation and help text.Read 19 Oct 2026 · github.com
Color depth
The editor supports 24-bit RGB colors.Read 19 Oct 2026 · github.com
Colors and undo
The repository lists 24-bit RGB colors and an unlimited undo buffer.Read 3 Oct 2026 · github.com
Contributor terms
Contributors must sign a CLA, partly so the maintainer can distribute the mobile branch under a non-GPL licence.Read 19 Oct 2026 · github.com
Desktop release
The official download page identifies version 0.15.1 as the current stable desktop release.Read 19 Oct 2026 · goxel.xyz
Desktop version
The current stable desktop version shown is 0.15.1.Read 3 Oct 2026 · goxel.xyz
Developer documentation
The repository includes an internals document describing copy-on-write voxel blocks, volumes, layers, undo snapshots and rendering architecture.Read 19 Oct 2026 · github.com
Developer identity
Google Play identifies Guillaume Marie Bernard Chereau as the Android developer and lists a Taipei, Taiwan address.Read 19 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
Export
The maker lists export to OBJ, PLY, PNG, MagicaVoxel, and Qubicle formats.Read 3 Oct 2026 · github.com
Export formats
Official pages list MagicaVoxel, Qubicle, glTF2, OBJ, PLY and Build Engine export.Read 19 Oct 2026 · goxel.xyz
Google Play privacy
The Android store listing states that no data is shared with third parties and no data is collected.Read 19 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
Independent alternatives
AlternativeTo lists MagicaVoxel, 3D-Coat, vengi, VoxelShop and SpriteStack among Goxel alternatives.Read 19 Oct 2026 · alternativeto.net
Independent directory listing
AlternativeTo categorizes Goxel as free and open source and describes it as a 24-bit voxel editor with unlimited scene size and undo.Read 19 Oct 2026 · alternativeto.net
Layer editing
Layers keep separate parts of a scene as independently editable 3D models.Read 19 Oct 2026 · goxel.xyz
Layers
Layers let users separate a scene into independently editable 3D models.Read 3 Oct 2026 · goxel.xyz
Licence
The project is released under GNU GPL version 3, with a commercial licence available by contacting the author.Read 19 Oct 2026 · github.com
Limit: Android workflow
Google Play reviewers asked for clearer save-to behavior, file naming and FBX export, describing basic file operations as messy.Read 19 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
Limit: Apple export
A reviewer reported that OBJ and other model exports appeared to complete but produced no accessible file and email sharing failed.Read 19 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
Limit: Apple file workflow
A reviewer called file creation and saving awkward, requested image import, and said some box-selection and movement operations did not work reliably.Read 19 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
Linux build dependencies
Debian or Ubuntu builds require SCons, pkg-config, GLFW development files and GTK3 development files.Read 19 Oct 2026 · github.com
Maker activity
Noctua Software says it develops mobile games, apps and web services using open-source tools and libraries.Read 19 Oct 2026 · noctua-software.com
Maker legal name
Noctua Software Limited was founded in 2012 by Guillaume Chéreau in Hong Kong.Read 19 Oct 2026 · noctua-software.com
Materials
The mobile listing says layers can use different materials, including transparent and emissive materials.Read 19 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
Path tracing
The Android listing advertises physically based path tracing.Read 19 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
Praise: Apple Pencil and tools
Reviewers praised Apple Pencil support, feature parity with desktop and the range of tools and export types.Read 19 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
Praise: Apple usability
An App Store reviewer described the app as easy to use and liked its ability to enlarge scenes substantially.Read 19 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
Procedural rendering removal on iOS
The iOS version history says procedural tools were removed in version 0.14.0 because they were difficult to maintain and lightly used.Read 19 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
Rating on Apple App Store
3.8 out of 5 from 50 ratingsRead 19 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
Rating on Google Play
3.9 out of 5 from 99 reviewsRead 19 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
Rendering
Listed rendering features include marching cubes, procedural rendering, and ray tracing.Read 3 Oct 2026 · github.com
Rendering modes
Goxel includes Marching Cube rendering, procedural rendering and ray tracing.Read 19 Oct 2026 · github.com
Scripting
The 0.12.0 changelog introduced basic scripting but characterizes it as very limited.Read 19 Oct 2026 · github.com
Source language
The repository says the code is C99 with GNU extensions and does not compile with Microsoft Visual C.Read 19 Oct 2026 · github.com
Undo history
The feature list describes an unlimited undo buffer.Read 19 Oct 2026 · github.com
Unlimited scene size
The desktop editor uses sparse matrices so scenes are not limited to a fixed maximum size.Read 19 Oct 2026 · goxel.xyz
Unlimited scenes
The maker says Goxel supports unlimited scene size.Read 3 Oct 2026 · goxel.xyz
Windows build dependencies
Windows source builds use MSYS2 MinGW plus GLFW, libtre, SCons and make packages.Read 19 Oct 2026 · github.com

Plans and prices

Desktop Free free Windows, macOS and Linux desktop release · version 0.15.1 Read 19 Oct 2026 · goxel.xyz
Desktop Free Free desktop version · scene size described as unlimited Read 3 Oct 2026 · goxel.xyz
Android app €2.99, paid once €2.99 one-time Google Play price Android app · 1K+ downloads shown Read 19 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
iOS app $4.99, paid once $4.99 one-time App Store price iPhone and iPad · iOS/iPadOS 9.3 or later Read 19 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
iOS Priced on request Available through iTunes; price not stated on the opened page Read 3 Oct 2026 · goxel.xyz

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