Instead of Mixos Paint
Mixos Paint alternatives
Mixos Paint is for artists who want to paint layered PBR materials directly onto 3D models in a browser. It combines brushes and geometry-driven masks with live viewport updates; layers can adjust color, height, roughness and metallic channels. It imports GLB, glTF, FBX and OBJ models, and includes 2,669 ready-made materials. Painting is free without a time limit, but exporting finished maps requires a paid plan, starting at $8.99 per month. Paid exports reach 4K, and Mixos supports web, desktop and mobile platforms.
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Surface Labs
Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+3Free node-based procedural material authoring — Surface Labs builds graph-based textures and supports 8192 × 8192 desktop authoring, while Mixos paints materials directly on 3D models.
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InstaMAT
Free plan LinuxMacWindowsProcedural materials and production pipelines — InstaMAT adds 16K material rendering, UDIM painting and pipeline automation, while Mixos exports up to 4K.
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Marmoset Viewer
Free plan AndroidiPhoneMac+2Sharing interactive 3D presentations — Marmoset Viewer presents interactive WebGL scenes rather than painting textures like Mixos.
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Trumble
Free plan LinuxMacWeb+1Browser-based PBR painting and texture baking — Trumble adds 2D texture editing, browser baking and direct Google Drive autosaving alongside mesh painting.
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AwesomeBump
Free plan LinuxMacWindowsGenerating maps from a source image — AwesomeBump generates and converts texture maps from a single image, rather than painting layered materials onto models like Mixos.
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LigidPainter
Free plan LinuxMacWindowsFree 3D texturing with channel-specific tools — LigidPainter offers 3D and 2D painting, custom brushes and vectoral painting, while Mixos adds browser access and live integrations.
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Mari
Free plan LinuxWindowsHigh-resolution VFX and animation texturing — Mari supports UDIM textures up to 32K × 32K and painting across eight streams, beyond Mixos’s 4K export maximum.
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ColorMinis
Free plan AndroidiPhoneMac - 9
Blacksmith3D
Free plan Windows - 10
Forge Material Studio
Free plan WebWindows - 11
Material Maker
Free plan LinuxMacWindows - 12
MeshCoat
Free plan LinuxMacWindows - 13
Knald
Free plan Windows - 14
MechaPaint
Free plan MacWindows - 15
Pigmi
Free plan LinuxMacWindows - 16
Materialize
Free plan Windows - 17
TextureLab
Free plan LinuxMacWindows - 18
Texel
Free plan APIWeb - 19
Wafer
Free plan iPhoneMacWindows - 20
ShaderMap
Free plan Windows - 21
VFX Texture Lab
Free plan LinuxWindows - 22
Adobe Substance 3D Modeler
Free trial ExtensionWindows - 23
ArmorPaint
Paid AndroidiPhoneLinux+26.1 Visit site - 24
Filter Forge
Free trial MacWindows - 25
CrazyBump
Paid MacWindows5.7 Visit site
A better fit depends on whether you need model painting, procedural material authoring, production automation or presentation. Some alternatives trade direct painting for node graphs, larger resolution limits or pipeline tools; Marmoset Viewer focuses on sharing interactive scenes, not creating textures. Check the platforms and export workflow you need, along with resolution and price. Mixos also states that it has no security certifications or uptime guarantee, so studios weighing operational requirements may want to compare those considerations as well.