Laby Skin Studio vs MCTools

Laby Skin Studio is a browser editor for building Minecraft skins pixel by pixel, with a rotating 3D model and a flat 2D texture view that remain synchronized. You can start with Steve or Alex, upload a skin PNG, or select one from the Laby library and combine body parts from different skins. Editing layers can be reordered, hidden, renamed, and adjusted for opacity and blend modes. Drawing options include brushes with different shapes and sizes, fill modes, auto-tone shading, a clone stamp, lasso and magic wand selections, and symmetry. Filters include grayscale, colorize, brightness, contrast, saturation, hue shift, posterize, outline, and gradients with dithering. The editor switches between classic Steve and slim Alex models. It saves work, including layers, in the page URL and exports a 64×64 PNG for Minecraft: Java Edition. Its touch-optimized layout supports phones and tablets, using one finger to paint and two to rotate or zoom. It is free, with no account needed.

MCTools is a free, browser-based set of Minecraft utilities, with no account needed. Its 3D Skin Editor lets you paint on a rotatable character model, switch between 3D and 2D views, and choose Steve or Alex. Editing controls include undo and redo, pencil, fill, erase, color-pick, swap, selection, gradient, palette, layers, and mirroring. You can download a skin or use Java and Bedrock username lookup options. Other tools cover skin packs, avatars, custom packs, capes, coordinates, and color codes. The Pack Converter handles Java-to-Bedrock and Bedrock-to-Java conversion, with optional support for sounds, language files, animated textures, models, and PBR textures; some Java features, such as custom models and shaders, may not convert. MCTools says files are processed in the browser and stay on your device. Its privacy policy says it does not store files or other user data on its infrastructure, though a username lookup sends the username to a public service. The terms advise keeping your own backups.