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3DCoat vs SculptGL: catalog facts
3DCoat	SculptGL
Best for: 3D artists who sculpt and texture models in one program	Best for: Digital sculpting tool that runs in a web browser with no installation
Paid Paid software with a 30-day trial and a free unlimited learning mode.	Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external services are separate.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Web
Sculpting, retopology, UV mapping and texturing in one application Voxel and polygon workflows combined All 4 strengths for 3DCoat Sculpting, retopology, UV mapping and texturing in one application Voxel and polygon workflows combined GPU node system for procedural materials and masks Free learning mode with no time limit	Dynamic topology, multiresolution subdivision and vertex painting all work in the browser, and finished sculpts export… Full strengths for SculptGL Dynamic topology, multiresolution subdivision and vertex painting all work in the browser, and finished sculpts export to OBJ, PLY and STL.
Commercial licence needed for production work Wide feature set takes time to learn	It is a sculpting toy rather than a production pipeline, with no rigging, animation or precise measurement tools.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Not open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for 3DCoat 3dcoat.com Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for SculptGL stephaneginier.com/sculptgl Catalog checked September 22, 2026

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