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Adobe Substance 3D Designer vs Adobe Substance 3D Sampler: catalog facts
Adobe Substance 3D Designer	Adobe Substance 3D Sampler
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Best for: 3D artists authoring procedural materials and textures for games and film	Best for: Material and texture artists building realistic surfaces from real-world samples
Paid Included in the paid Adobe Substance 3D Collection plan, with a free trial.	Paid Included in the paid Substance 3D Collection plan, with a free trial.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS
Non-destructive node-based workflow Procedural materials with unlimited variations Widely used standard for material authoring	Creates tileable materials from photos and scans Tools for tiling, fold removal and surface details Blends materials with filters Extensive content library
Requires an Adobe subscription Node graphs take time to learn	Only available through a Substance 3D subscription Requires an Adobe account
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Not open source	Not open source
License not stated	License: Proprietary
Account needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Adobe Substance 3D Designer adobe.com/products/substance3d/apps/designer.html Catalog checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Adobe Substance 3D Sampler adobe.com/products/substance3d/apps/sampler.html Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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