Alternatives to Goxel

Create 3D artwork from colored voxel blocks. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Goxel.

  • MagicaVoxel

    A free voxel editor and path-traced renderer that makes good-looking blocky art with almost no learning curve.

    FreeProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    MagicaVoxel adds a built-in GPU path tracer and is quick to learn, but is closed source, Windows and macOS only, and unmaintained since 2021.

  • vengi

    Voxel art suite with an editor, a format converter and a thumbnailer.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    vengi is an MIT-licensed voxel suite with an editor, thumbnailer and a converter for many voxel formats, though its documentation assumes prior knowledge.

  • VoxelShop

    Voxel editor for building blocky models and exporting them for games and rendering.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    VoxelShop is an Apache-2.0 voxel editor exporting Collada, OBJ, PLY and sprite sheets, but it is Windows-focused and development has been quiet.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Goxel as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • 3D Slash

    A beginner-friendly 3D modeling tool where you shape models by carving and adding blocks.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOSWeb

    Goxel builds models from colored voxel blocks as free, open-source desktop software for Windows, macOS and Linux, with layers and several export formats, but no web or mobile version.

  • Asset Forge

    Block-based tool for assembling 3D models and 2D sprites for games from pre-made parts.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsLinux

    Goxel is free, open-source voxel modeling on Windows, macOS and Linux with layers and several export formats, replacing pre-made blocks with freely placed colored voxels.

  • Crocotile 3D

    A desktop tool for building low-poly 3D models and environments by placing 2D tiles in 3D space.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    Goxel is a free, open-source voxel editor on Windows, macOS and Linux with layers and several export formats, building models from colored blocks instead of tilesets.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.