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What it is

VoxelShop is a free, open-source application for creating, editing, optimizing, and generating voxel models. It provides front, top, and left views alongside a 3D workspace. Users can draw and erase voxels, select areas, fill regions, copy and paste, move, clone, rotate, and mirror their work. A reusable palette supports RGB, CMYK, HSB, and hexadecimal color values. Models can be split into layers that users can hide, rename, reorder, merge, or select to limit where tools apply. For cleanup, the 3D view can fill cavities or remove interior voxels, which may reduce exported file size. The documentation lists imports for common image types and multiple voxel formats, including several VOX variants. Export options include MagicaVoxel and Collada, as well as bitmap images of model slices. Users can assign their own keyboard shortcuts. Tutorials, usage documentation, and a forum are linked from the project. VoxelShop is available for Linux, macOS, and Windows; its documentation says animation support is still in development.

Spec sheet

Purpose
VoxelShop provides tools to create, optimize, and generate voxel models.Read 9 Oct 2026 · simlu.github.io
Support
The maker’s documentation links to a VoxelShop forum and provides tutorials and usage documentation.Read 9 Oct 2026 · simlu.github.io
Animation
The maker’s documentation says model animation support is in development.Read 9 Oct 2026 · simlu.github.io
Color management
Users can manage a reusable color palette and choose colors using RGB, CMYK, HSB, or hexadecimal values.Read 9 Oct 2026 · simlu.github.io
Editing tools
Its tools include drawing and erasing voxels, color picking, flood fill, selection, copy and paste, move, clone, rotation, and mirroring.Read 9 Oct 2026 · simlu.github.io
Editing views
It provides front, top, and left axis views alongside a 3D view for viewing and editing models.Read 9 Oct 2026 · simlu.github.io
Export
VoxelShop can export to multiple file formats, and its releases document MagicaVoxel and Collada exporters and exporting model slices as bitmap images.Read 9 Oct 2026 · simlu.github.io
Import formats
The documentation lists image formats PNG, JPG, JPEG, and BMP, plus voxel formats including BINVOX, KV6, KVX, QB, RAWVOX, MagicaVoxel VOX, Vox Game VOX, Voxlap VOX, and VXL.Read 9 Oct 2026 · simlu.github.io
Import limitation
Version 1.8.0 cannot import VSD files into an existing scene; a saved model can only be opened as a new scene.Read 9 Oct 2026 · simlu.github.io
Keyboard shortcuts
Users can freely bind shortcuts, including single-letter shortcuts, in the shortcut manager.Read 9 Oct 2026 · simlu.github.io
Layers
Models can use multiple layers that can be hidden, renamed, reordered, merged, or selected to restrict tool use.Read 9 Oct 2026 · simlu.github.io
License and security
The GitHub repository displays an Apache-2.0 license and a Security and quality count of 0.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com
Model optimization
The 3D view includes tools to fill model cavities or remove interior voxels, which can reduce exported file sizes.Read 9 Oct 2026 · simlu.github.io
Recent release status
The GitHub releases page lists version 1.8.26 as a pre-release and says it contains minor fixes to the installation script.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Plans and prices

VoxelShop Free No paid plans or usage limits stated on the opened maker pages Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Free and open source.
  • Offers three axis views and a 3D view.
  • Reusable palettes support four color formats.
  • Layers can restrict where tools apply.
  • Exports MagicaVoxel, Collada, and bitmap slices.

Limits

  • Animation support is in development.
  • Version 1.8.0 cannot import VSD into an existing scene.
  • The listed 1.8.26 release is a pre-release.

Who it suits

VoxelShop suits people making voxel models who want multi-angle editing, layer controls, and file import and export options. It is available on Linux, macOS, and Windows.

Verdict

VoxelShop offers a broad set of modeling, palette, layer, and cleanup tools at no listed cost. Check its VSD import restriction and in-development animation support if those affect your workflow.

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