CraftPBR vs TextureForge

CraftPBR is a web tool for generating tileable PBR material sets from text prompts, with reference-photo generation available on Pro. A set includes albedo, normal, roughness, and height maps; exports also include metalness and derived ambient occlusion. The browser generator uses WebGPU, and the site says materials can be generated in under eight seconds. Users can adjust tiling, roughness, and normal strength, then preview materials on a sphere, cube, or cloth. Export presets are listed for Unreal, Unity, Godot, and Blender, with PNG as the export format. Community materials can be browsed, downloaded, forked, and remixed; published materials are free, remixable, and credited. Free-plan materials appear in the public Community library, while Pro projects can remain private. The Free plan provides 10 credits per month for 1K materials. Pro costs $19 a month and Studio costs $39 a month; a one-time credit pack costs 9.99 USD once. Monthly credits reset each cycle and do not roll over, while credit-pack credits never expire.

TextureForge is a free web app for generating PBR texture maps and materials for games, 3D renders, and VFX projects. It uses Stable Diffusion text-to-image and image-to-image models, allowing generation from a written description or a source image. Outputs include Albedo/BaseColor, normal, roughness, and height maps. Users can preview generated maps and PBR materials in the browser in real time, then download them with filenames and folder structures organized for their workflow. A community gallery lets visitors browse and download materials made by other users. The maker identifies digital artists and game developers as intended users, especially during early development, previs, and alpha testing. Downloaded materials can be imported into the user’s chosen 3D program. Replicate is identified as the API used for Stable Diffusion generation. The project describes storing user descriptions and generated asset URLs in a database, without stating security certifications or compliance claims. TextureForge runs in the browser and supports text-to-texture, image-to-texture, PBR map generation, and 3D material previews. The official page does not state plan prices.