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Adobe Substance 3D Sampler vs Material Maker: catalog facts
Adobe Substance 3D Sampler	Material Maker
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Best for: Material and texture artists building realistic surfaces from real-world samples	Best for: Game developers creating procedural PBR materials without paid tools
Paid Included in the paid Substance 3D Collection plan, with a free trial.	Free Open source; releases are distributed through itch.io and Steam.
Windows, macOS	Windows, macOS, Linux
Creates tileable materials from photos and scans Tools for tiling, fold removal and surface details Blends materials with filters Extensive content library	Over 200 nodes, with custom nodes in GLSL Exports materials for Godot, Unity and Unreal Large community library of materials and brushes
Only available through a Substance 3D subscription Requires an Adobe account	Texture painting tool is still experimental Node-based workflow takes time to learn
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Not open source	Open source
License: Proprietary	License not stated
Account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Adobe Substance 3D Sampler adobe.com/products/substance3d/apps/sampler.html Catalog checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Material Maker materialmaker.org Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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