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Instant Terra
What Instant Terra is
Instant Terra is a Windows application for procedural terrain generation. It supports both map dimensions, along with custom assets and seed control. Users can export terrain as heightmaps, meshes, masks, color maps, normal maps, vector maps, and flow maps, with destinations including Unreal Engine, Unity, Houdini, and Clarisse. A free plan is available, as are paid perpetual licenses. Instant Terra costs $149, paid once and covers terrain up to 8k × 8k, for users with revenue under $500k, with one year of updates. Instant Terra Unlimited costs $199, paid once; it allows unlimited terrain size, retains the under-$500k revenue condition, and includes one year of updates. Schools and students can get free educational licenses. Wysilab, the maker, is headquartered in Montpellier, France.
Who it suits
Instant Terra suits Windows users creating procedural terrain for supported export formats or tools. Schools and students can use the free educational licenses, while the named paid plans have different terrain-size and revenue conditions.
What it does well
- Free plan available
- Controls terrain generation with custom assets and seeds
- Exports heightmaps, meshes, masks, and several map types
- Supports Unreal Engine, Unity, Houdini, and Clarisse
- Free educational licenses for schools and students
What to know first
- Available only on Windows
- Instant Terra license limits terrain to 8k × 8k
- Unlimited plan retains an under-$500k revenue condition
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Instant Terra | Perpetual license · 8k × 8k terrain size · Revenue under $500k · 1 year of updates | $149, paid once |
| Instant Terra Unlimited | Perpetual license · Unlimited terrain size · Revenue under $500k · 1 year of updates | $199, paid once |
| Instant Terra PRO | Unlimited terrain size · No revenue condition | On request |
| Educational edition | Free educational licenses for schools and students | On request |
As wysilab.com lists them, read 20 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Instant Terra offers procedural terrain generation with a broad set of export formats and destinations.
Facts from Instant Terra's own pages
- Headquarters
- Montpellier, France · wysilab.com, 4 Oct 2026
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