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What VoxelShop is

VoxelShop is a free, open-source application for creating, editing, and optimizing voxel models. Its front, top, and left views accompany a 3D workspace. Tools include drawing and erasing voxels, color picking, flood fill, selection, copy and paste, moving, cloning, rotating, and mirroring. Users can build reusable palettes and enter colors as RGB, CMYK, HSB, or hexadecimal values. Models can have layers that users hide, rename, reorder, merge, or select to limit tool use. In the 3D view, cavity filling and interior-voxel removal can help reduce export size. The documentation lists image and voxel import formats, including PNG, JPG, BMP, BINVOX, KVX, and several VOX variants; exports include MagicaVoxel and Collada formats and bitmap model slices. Users can bind their own keyboard shortcuts. The project offers tutorials, usage documentation, and a forum link. It is available for Linux, macOS, and Windows, and its listed plan is free. Animation support is described as in development.

Who it suits

VoxelShop suits people creating or editing voxel models who want palette, layer, import, and export tools across Linux, macOS, or Windows.

What it does well

  • Front, top, left, and 3D editing views
  • Reusable palettes support RGB, CMYK, HSB, and hex
  • Layers can be reordered, merged, or hidden
  • Cavity filling and voxel removal can reduce export size
  • Available for Linux, macOS, and Windows

What to know first

  • Animation support is still in development
  • Version 1.8.0 cannot import VSD files into an existing scene
  • Version 1.8.26 is listed as a pre-release

Plans

PlanBilled and limitsPrice
VoxelShopNo paid plans or usage limits stated on the opened maker pagesFree

As github.com lists them, read 9 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Getting started

  1. Open the VoxelShop project website on GitHub.
  2. Choose the release or installation route for Linux, macOS, or Windows.
  3. Use the tutorials and usage documentation to get started.

Verdict

VoxelShop offers a broad set of voxel editing and model optimization tools, with imports and exports across listed formats. Note that animation is still in development and VSD files cannot be imported into an existing scene in version 1.8.0.

Questions

Is VoxelShop free?

Yes. The VoxelShop plan is free, and the software is open source under the Apache-2.0 license.

Which operating systems does it support?

VoxelShop is available for Linux, macOS, and Windows.

What can I import?

The documentation lists PNG, JPG, JPEG, and BMP images, along with voxel formats including BINVOX, KV6, KVX, QB, RAWVOX, MagicaVoxel VOX, Vox Game VOX, Voxlap VOX, and VXL. Version 1.8.0 cannot import VSD files into an existing scene; a saved model can only be opened as a new scene.

Can VoxelShop animate models?

The maker’s documentation says model animation support is in development.

What export options are documented?

VoxelShop exports to multiple file formats. Documented options include MagicaVoxel and Collada exporters, plus exporting model slices as bitmap images.

Where can I find help?

The maker’s documentation links to a forum and provides tutorials and usage documentation.

Facts from VoxelShop's own pages

Animation
The maker’s documentation says model animation support is in development. · simlu.github.io, 9 Oct 2026
Color management
Users can manage a reusable color palette and choose colors using RGB, CMYK, HSB, or hexadecimal values. · simlu.github.io, 9 Oct 2026
Editing tools
Its tools include drawing and erasing voxels, color picking, flood fill, selection, copy and paste, move, clone, rotation, and mirroring. · simlu.github.io, 9 Oct 2026
Editing views
It provides front, top, and left axis views alongside a 3D view for viewing and editing models. · simlu.github.io, 9 Oct 2026
Export
VoxelShop can export to multiple file formats, and its releases document MagicaVoxel and Collada exporters and exporting model slices as bitmap images. · simlu.github.io, 9 Oct 2026
Import formats
The documentation lists image formats PNG, JPG, JPEG, and BMP, plus voxel formats including BINVOX, KV6, KVX, QB, RAWVOX, MagicaVoxel VOX, Vox Game VOX, Voxlap VOX, and VXL. · simlu.github.io, 9 Oct 2026
Import limitation
Version 1.8.0 cannot import VSD files into an existing scene; a saved model can only be opened as a new scene. · simlu.github.io, 9 Oct 2026
Keyboard shortcuts
Users can freely bind shortcuts, including single-letter shortcuts, in the shortcut manager. · simlu.github.io, 9 Oct 2026
Layers
Models can use multiple layers that can be hidden, renamed, reordered, merged, or selected to restrict tool use. · simlu.github.io, 9 Oct 2026
License and security
The GitHub repository displays an Apache-2.0 license and a Security and quality count of 0. · github.com, 9 Oct 2026
Model optimization
The 3D view includes tools to fill model cavities or remove interior voxels, which can reduce exported file sizes. · simlu.github.io, 9 Oct 2026
Purpose
VoxelShop provides tools to create, optimize, and generate voxel models. · simlu.github.io, 9 Oct 2026
Recent release status
The GitHub releases page lists version 1.8.26 as a pre-release and says it contains minor fixes to the installation script. · github.com, 9 Oct 2026
Support
The maker’s documentation links to a VoxelShop forum and provides tutorials and usage documentation. · simlu.github.io, 9 Oct 2026

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