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LigidPainter

ligidtools.com

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Spec score 7.8 #16 of 29 in 3D Texturing Software

What it is

LigidPainter is free 3D texturing software for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It generates seamless materials and textures for selected material channels or processes all channels automatically. Artists can paint directly on models or in a 2D scene with custom brushes, normal-map and filter painting, vectoral painting, and XYZ mirroring. Its material workflow includes albedo, roughness, metallic, normal, height, and ambient-occlusion textures, with procedural materials, PBR workflows, and node-based authoring. Projects are stored as folders, allowing saved textures to be retrieved there or exported. The itch.io listing identifies version 3.0.0 and describes the application as in development; its download page offers a 194 MB Windows 64-bit MSI. The maker’s build guide describes Windows and Unix-like builds and lists OpenAL, Freetype, and zlib as required binaries. The license permits unchanged binary redistribution with attribution but prohibits selling it and restricts source-code use.

Spec sheet

Purpose
LigidPainter is a free 3D model texturing application.Read 7 Oct 2026 · merttetik.itch.io
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.Read 7 Oct 2026 · ligidtools.com
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.Read 7 Oct 2026 · merttetik.itch.io
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.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
Availability
The itch.io download page offers a 194 MB Windows 64-bit MSI; the maker page displays Windows, Linux, and Apple platform icons.Read 7 Oct 2026 · merttetik.itch.io
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.Read 7 Oct 2026 · ligidtools.com
Community and support
The maker invites users to join its Discord community and provides an email contact at [email protected].Read 7 Oct 2026 · ligidtools.com
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The maker's guide is marked outdated, and the itch.io page says proper guides may be hard to find because the developer is focused on another application.Read 7 Oct 2026 · ligidtools.com
Material generation
It can generate seamless materials and textures for individual material channels, or process all channels automatically.Read 7 Oct 2026 · ligidtools.com
Painting
It supports painting on 3D models or in a 2D scene, custom brushes, normal map painting, filter painting, vectoral painting, and XYZ mirroring.Read 7 Oct 2026 · ligidtools.com
Project files
Projects are stored as folders, and saved textures can be accessed through the project folder or exported.Read 7 Oct 2026 · ligidtools.com
Status
The itch.io page lists the app as in development and identifies version 3.0.0.Read 7 Oct 2026 · merttetik.itch.io
Texture channels
The guide describes albedo, roughness, metallic, normal map, height map, and ambient occlusion textures for model materials.Read 7 Oct 2026 · ligidtools.com

Plans and prices

LigidPainter Free Completely free; itch.io lists it as name your own price Read 7 Oct 2026 · ligidtools.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Free plan with name-your-own-price download
  • Painting on models or 2D scenes
  • Multiple PBR texture channels
  • Procedural and node-based material workflows
  • Projects can export textures

Limits

  • Application is still in development
  • Windows MSI may trigger antivirus flags
  • Maker’s guide is marked outdated
  • Documentation may be difficult to find

Who it suits

It suits artists who need free 3D texture painting and material generation across Windows, macOS, or Linux. Discord and email support are available.

Verdict

LigidPainter offers broad channel painting and material tools without a listed charge. Its development status, outdated guides, and reported antivirus flags are important before installation.

Where Specifiction places it

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