PMCSkin3D vs Blockbench

PPMCSkin3D9.0Visit Blockbench8.8Visit

Higher score P PMCSkin3D #3 in Minecraft Skin Editors 9.0/10 Free Free plan✓ 5 of 6 features Open PMCSkin3D

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Blockbench #4 in Minecraft Skin Editors 8.8/10 Free · open source (GPL) Free plan✓ 4 of 6 features Get Blockbench

• PMCSkin3D fits best

  Skin artists who want to publish to a community

• Blockbench fits best

  Advanced skins, entity textures and posed renders

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Side by side

Feature	PPMCSkin3D 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Blockbench 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.8
Ranking	#3 in Minecraft Skin Editors	#4 in Minecraft Skin Editors
Best for	Skin artists who want to publish to a community	Advanced skins, entity textures and posed renders
Pricing model	Free	Free
Starting price	Free	Free · open source (GPL)
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Features PMCSkin3D 5/6 · Blockbench 4/6
Paint on 3D model	✓	✓
Editable layers	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
HD skins	✓	✓
Slim (Alex) model	✓	✓
Load by username	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Posing & animation	✓	✓
Specs
Runs on	Browser	Windows, macOS, Linux, Browser
Our review
Pros	A Basic editor for beginners and an Advanced edition for experienced artists Pose Model Mode poses the 3D figure by grabbing its pivot points Publishes straight to Planet Minecraft and loads skins by username	Minecraft Skin format covers player and entity skins, classic or slim Paint in 3D, in a 2D texture editor or in an external image app Poses the model, with animation tools and plugins when a project grows
Cons	Work is kept on the device unless cloud saves are switched on The Advanced edition's many panels take time to learn Publishing means filling in Planet Minecraft's submission form	A general 3D editor, so the interface is heavier than a skin site High-resolution skin templates will not work as normal Minecraft skins No skin community of its own to publish finished work to
Our verdict	PMCSkin3D is the skin editor built into Planet Minecraft, the community site for skins, maps and packs, and it is free to use in the browser on desktop or mobile. It opens with a choice between a Basic editor for beginners and an Advanced… Read the review →	Blockbench is a free, open-source low-poly 3D model editor used by studios including Mojang Studios and Noxcrew, and it runs as a desktop program for Windows, macOS and Linux or as a web app in the browser. Among its project formats is… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• PMCSkin3D — where it wins

  • A Basic editor for beginners and an Advanced edition for experienced artists
  • Pose Model Mode poses the 3D figure by grabbing its pivot points
  • Publishes straight to Planet Minecraft and loads skins by username

  Where it doesn't

  • Work is kept on the device unless cloud saves are switched on
  • The Advanced edition's many panels take time to learn
  • Publishing means filling in Planet Minecraft's submission form

• Blockbench — where it wins

  • Minecraft Skin format covers player and entity skins, classic or slim
  • Paint in 3D, in a 2D texture editor or in an external image app
  • Poses the model, with animation tools and plugins when a project grows

  Where it doesn't

  • A general 3D editor, so the interface is heavier than a skin site
  • High-resolution skin templates will not work as normal Minecraft skins
  • No skin community of its own to publish finished work to

• PPMCSkin3D9.0/10 · Free

  Basic and Advanced editors in one app, with custom brushes, a pose mode, HD skins and one-click publishing.

  Open PMCSkin3DFull verdict →
• Blockbench8.8/10 · Free · open source (GPL)

  A full 3D modelling suite whose Minecraft Skin format edits player and entity skins, free on web and desktop.

  Get BlockbenchFull verdict →