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InstaMAT vs Material Maker: catalog facts
InstaMAT	Material Maker
Best for: 3D artists and studios building procedural materials and texturing assets	Best for: Game developers creating procedural PBR materials without paid tools
Free + paid options A free Pioneer license is available, with commercial licences for other use.	Free Open source; releases are distributed through itch.io and Steam.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Layer painting and node graphs in one application Library of more than 1000 materials All 4 strengths for InstaMAT Layer painting and node graphs in one application Library of more than 1000 materials Plugins for Maya, 3ds Max, Blender, Unity and Unreal Engine Builds for Windows, macOS and Linux	Over 200 nodes, with custom nodes in GLSL Exports materials for Godot, Unity and Unreal All 3 strengths for Material Maker Over 200 nodes, with custom nodes in GLSL Exports materials for Godot, Unity and Unreal Large community library of materials and brushes
Free license carries attribution terms Pipeline features are aimed at studios more than hobbyists	Texture painting tool is still experimental Node-based workflow takes time to learn
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Not open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for InstaMAT instamaterial.com 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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