Noesis vs SLADE3
Noesis
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SLADE3
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| Figure | Noesis | SLADE3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 1 |
| Spec score · Game Asset Extractors | 7.0 (#21) | 8.1 (#5) |
| Archives | Noesis can extract many archive types, but the manual says there are exceptions and no general archive viewer or browser is planned. | It can create, open, and save archives, import and export files, and manage entries across multiple archives in tabs. |
| Purpose | Noesis previews and converts hundreds of model, image, and animation formats. | SLADE3 is an editor for Doom-engine games and source ports that can view, modify, write, and convert game-specific and generic formats. |
| Support | The manual invites detailed bug reports but says direct replies are not guaranteed. | Users can report bugs or request features through the GitHub issue tracker and discuss SLADE on Discord or the ZDoom forum thread. |
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SLADE3
SLADE3 is a free editor for Doom-engine games and source ports, available for Linux, macOS, and Windows. It handles archives and the resources inside them: users can create, open, save, import, export, order, convert, and revert entries, with several archives open in tabs for copying and pasting between them. Supported archive formats include Doom WAD and ZIP/PK3, Quake PAK and WAD2, Build GRP and ART, Shadowcaster DAT and LIB, and Amulets & Armor RES. Its map editor covers Doom, Hexen, and UDMF maps, with 3D editing and automatic sector generation. The text editor offers syntax highlighting, calltips, autocomplete, auto-indent, and find-and-replace. Graphics can be viewed, converted, palette-remapped, and exported to PNG; Doom composite textures can also be edited. SLADE3 plays several audio formats, including MUS, MIDI, XMI, HMI, and HMP. Stable release 3.2.12 is listed alongside beta 3.3.0 Beta 2, which may have bugs, crashes, or unfinished features.