Hero Patterns vs Mextures
Hero Patterns
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| Figure | Hero Patterns | Mextures |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $7.42/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 5 |
| Spec score · Texture Libraries | 8.0 (#8) | 8.2 (#5) |
| Audience | The patterns are described as being for use on web projects. | The maker describes the collection as suitable for photographers, filmmakers, and designers, including landscape, portrait, macro, album art, matte painting, social media, and blogs. |
| Integrations | The page provides CSS for applying patterns but does not name third-party integrations. | The maker says Film Presets are compatible with Console, Lightroom CC 2021/2022, Final Cut Pro, and Adobe Premiere, with software-specific versions required for separate purchases. |
| Product | Hero Patterns provides repeatable SVG background patterns for web projects. | Mextures offers photo editing textures, overlays, film presets, and apps for creating film-like effects. |
| Support | The maker’s page points to Twitter and Dribbble for updates; it does not state a support channel. | The Console page directs questions to [email protected]. |
Plans
Mextures
- X-Film Overlay Pack$10 a month
- Mextures Yearly Membership$89 a year
- ConsoleFree
- Mextures Photo Editor$1.99, paid once
- Mextures Lifetime Membership$139, paid once
In their own words
Hero Patterns
Hero Patterns is a web collection of repeatable SVG background patterns for web projects. Select a pattern and adjust its foreground color, background color, and foreground opacity before using it. The selected design can be downloaded as an unstyled SVG, or you can copy generated CSS rules for applying it as a background. The assets are procedural, and the site links to the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license with commercial use listed as its scope. Hero Patterns has a free plan costing free, and the site says the collection will always be free. There is no free trial. Steve Schoger says he draws and maintains the collection and describes himself as a UI designer and illustrator from Kitchener, Ontario. He says updates will continue and directs visitors to Twitter and Dribbble for update news. Those channels are mentioned for updates, while no support channel or third-party integration is stated. The About section also links to Zondicons, described as free premium SVG icons for digital products.
Mextures
Mextures offers photo-editing textures, overlays, film presets, and apps for creating film-like effects. Its iOS editor supports unlimited layers that can be moved, hidden, rotated, and adjusted for opacity. The product page lists more than 200 stackable textures, including grain, dust, light leaks, and color gradients, along with 30 film presets and more than 300 Formulas. Formula Manager lets users import Formulas from others and export their own to share. Console is a free Photoshop plugin in beta; it works with Photoshop CC 2016–2023 on Windows 10 or newer and macOS 11 or newer. The maker warns that the current Console version crashes with the latest Photoshop and macOS Sonoma. Film Presets are compatible with Console, Lightroom CC 2021/2022, Final Cut Pro, and Adobe Premiere, with separate software-specific versions required for separate purchases. They are not conversion LUTs, so RAW or LOG footage needs to be normalized first. Listed options include the iOS app at 1.99 USD once and the X-Film Overlay Pack at $10 a month.