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ArmorPaint vs 3DCoat: catalog facts
ArmorPaint	3DCoat
Best for: Artists who want an open-source alternative to Substance Painter	Best for: 3D artists who sculpt and texture models in one program
Paid Prebuilt releases are offered from the download page; the source code is on GitHub.	Paid Paid software with a 30-day trial and a free unlimited learning mode.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Node-based procedural materials and brushes GPU painting at up to 16K textures All 4 strengths for ArmorPaint Node-based procedural materials and brushes GPU painting at up to 16K textures Ray-traced baking on Direct3D12, Vulkan and Metal Live-link plugins for Blender, Unreal Engine and Unity	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
Smaller user base and fewer tutorials than commercial texturing tools	Commercial licence needed for production work Wide feature set takes time to learn
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Not open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Offline features available	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for ArmorPaint armorpaint.org Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for 3DCoat 3dcoat.com Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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