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Marmoset Toolbag vs InstaMAT: catalog facts
Marmoset Toolbag	InstaMAT
Best for: Game and 3D artists who bake, texture and present assets	Best for: 3D artists and studios building procedural materials and texturing assets
Paid Paid software with a free trial.	Free + paid options A free Pioneer license is available, with commercial licences for other use.
Windows, macOS	Windows, macOS, Linux
Baking, texturing and rendering in one application Both ray-traced and raster renderers All 4 strengths for Marmoset Toolbag Baking, texturing and rendering in one application Both ray-traced and raster renderers UDIM support and a bevel shader Regular updates and a library of materials and brushes	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
Paid licence required after the trial Not a modeling tool; models come from other software	Free license carries attribution terms Pipeline features are aimed at studios more than hobbyists
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Not 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
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Marmoset Toolbag marmoset.co/toolbag Catalog checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for InstaMAT instamaterial.com Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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