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Material Maker vs Adobe Substance 3D Sampler: catalog facts
Material Maker	Adobe Substance 3D Sampler
Best for: Game developers creating procedural PBR materials without paid tools	Best for: Material and texture artists building realistic surfaces from real-world samples
Free Open source; releases are distributed through itch.io and Steam.	Paid Included in the paid Substance 3D Collection plan, with a free trial.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS
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	Creates tileable materials from photos and scans Tools for tiling, fold removal and surface details All 4 strengths for Adobe Substance 3D Sampler Creates tileable materials from photos and scans Tools for tiling, fold removal and surface details Blends materials with filters Extensive content library
Texture painting tool is still experimental Node-based workflow takes time to learn	Only available through a Substance 3D subscription Requires an Adobe account
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Not open source
License not stated	License: Proprietary
No account needed	Account needed
Offline features available	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Material Maker materialmaker.org Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Adobe Substance 3D Sampler adobe.com/products/substance3d/apps/sampler.html Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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