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Material Maker vs InstaMAT: catalog facts
Material Maker	InstaMAT
Best for: Game developers creating procedural PBR materials without paid tools	Best for: 3D artists and studios building procedural materials and texturing assets
Free Open source; releases are distributed through itch.io and Steam.	Free + paid options A free Pioneer license is available, with commercial licences for other use.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, 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	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
Texture painting tool is still experimental Node-based workflow takes time to learn	Free license carries attribution terms Pipeline features are aimed at studios more than hobbyists
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Not open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account 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 Material Maker materialmaker.org Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for InstaMAT instamaterial.com Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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