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Pigmi

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What Pigmi is

Pigmi is a desktop editor for building texture palettes, gradient atlases, and PBR material maps. It runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows, and its Free plan costs nothing. Gradient tools cover linear, radial, and conic forms, with editable color stops, opacity, stepped rows and columns, and RGB or HSL interpolation. Palette items can be arranged in nested folders, selected together, reordered, hidden, isolated, copied, pasted, and searched by name. Material settings include albedo, roughness, metallic, emission, clearcoat, and clearcoat roughness. Enabled maps export as PNG or WebP, and Pigmi can create a packed MRC map; synchronized edits update the document and exports. Palette generation uses Huemint and retains locked color stops. Three optional Blender add-ons cover palette UV mapping, vertex-color painting, and attaching mesh parts to faces or edges. Editing and exporting work locally, while palette generation sends constraints to Huemint. A local STDIO MCP adapter lets compatible AI clients inspect and edit the open document; it requires Node.js.

Who it suits

Pigmi suits texture artists and other users building palettes, gradients, or PBR material maps. It may also fit Blender workflows that use its optional add-ons.

What it does well

  • Runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
  • Supports multiple gradient types and color interpolation.
  • Exports PNG, WebP, and packed MRC maps.
  • Includes three optional Blender add-ons.
  • Editing and exporting work locally.

What to know first

  • Palette generation sends constraints to Huemint.
  • The AI adapter requires Node.js.
  • Windows builds lack Authenticode signing.
  • The release is not notarized by Apple.

Plans

PlanBilled and limitsPrice
FreeFree to use · macOS, Windows, LinuxFree

As pigmi.ru lists them, read 8 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Getting started

  1. Visit https://pigmi.ru/.
  2. Choose the version for macOS, Windows, or Linux.
  3. Use the Free plan, priced at $0.
  4. For AI-client access, install Node.js for the local STDIO MCP adapter.

Verdict

Pigmi brings palette, gradient, and material-map editing into a desktop tool with several export options and Blender add-ons. Note the external palette-generation and update-check connections, and the current build-signing limitations.

Questions

How much does Pigmi cost?

Its Free plan is priced at $0.

Which operating systems does Pigmi support?

Pigmi runs on macOS, Windows, and Linux.

Can Pigmi export PBR maps?

It exports enabled maps as PNG or WebP and can produce a packed MRC map.

Does Pigmi work with Blender?

It has three optional Blender add-ons for palette UV mapping, vertex-color painting, and attaching mesh parts to faces or edges.

Is Pigmi open source?

Its source is available under PolyForm Perimeter License 1.0.1. The license restricts using it to provide a competing product or service without a separate license.

Does Pigmi connect to AI clients?

A local STDIO MCP adapter lets compatible AI clients inspect and edit the open document. The adapter requires Node.js.

Facts from Pigmi's own pages

AI integration
A local STDIO MCP adapter lets compatible AI clients inspect and edit the open document; the adapter requires Node.js. · github.com, 8 Oct 2026
Blender add-ons
Three optional Blender add-ons support palette UV mapping, vertex-color painting, and attaching mesh parts to faces or edges. · github.com, 8 Oct 2026
Build signing
The current release configuration uses ad-hoc macOS signing, has no Windows Authenticode signing, and is not notarized by Apple. · github.com, 8 Oct 2026
Exports
Pigmi exports enabled maps as PNG or WebP and can produce a packed MRC map; synchronized edits update the document and exports automatically. · github.com, 8 Oct 2026
Gradients
It supports linear, radial, and conic gradients, stepped rows and columns, RGB and HSL interpolation, editable color stops, and opacity. · github.com, 8 Oct 2026
Layers
Palette items can be organized into nested folders with multi-selection, ordering, visibility, isolation, copy and paste, and name search. · github.com, 8 Oct 2026
License
The source is available under PolyForm Perimeter License 1.0.1, which restricts using it to provide a competing product or service without a separate license. · github.com, 8 Oct 2026
Local files and network
Editing and exporting work locally; palette generation sends palette constraints to Huemint and update checks contact GitHub Releases. · github.com, 8 Oct 2026
Materials
Material properties include albedo, roughness, metallic, emission, clearcoat, and clearcoat roughness. · github.com, 8 Oct 2026
Palette generation
Palette generation uses Huemint and preserves locked color stops. · github.com, 8 Oct 2026
Purpose
Pigmi is a desktop editor for texture palettes, gradient atlases, and PBR material maps. · github.com, 8 Oct 2026
Support
The maker invites questions and bug reports through a personal Telegram contact and accepts donations to support hosting and development. · pigmi.ru, 8 Oct 2026

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