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Mari vs Adobe Substance 3D Painter: catalog facts
Mari	Adobe Substance 3D Painter
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Best for: Texture artists working on film and VFX assets	Best for: 3D artists texturing assets for games, film and product visuals
Paid Commercial software with a free trial available.	Paid Paid Adobe product, alone or in the Substance 3D Collection, with a 30-day free trial.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS
Handles very large assets with hundreds of UDIM texture maps Node Graph and layer workflows for procedural and hand-painted textures Paints up to eight channels at once with Multi-channel Paint Includes Smart Masks and ready-made procedural content	Paints textures and materials directly onto 3D models Real-time preview while texturing Non-destructive layer-based workflow Part of the wider Substance 3D Collection
Paid professional software aimed at studios Specialised for texturing rather than modelling or rendering	Paid software with no free tier beyond the trial Requires an Adobe account Closed source
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Not open source	Not open source
License: Proprietary	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Mari foundry.com/products/mari Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Adobe Substance 3D Painter adobe.com/products/substance3d/apps/painter.html Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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