PMCSkin3D vs Laby Skin Studio

PPMCSkin3D9.0Visit Laby Skin Studio8.7Visit

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

vs

Laby Skin Studio #5 in Minecraft Skin Editors 8.7/10 Free · no account needed Free plan✓ 3 of 6 features Open Skin Studio

• PMCSkin3D fits best

  Skin artists who want to publish to a community

• Laby Skin Studio fits best

  Layered editing and quick recolours

Advertiser disclosure: iTechGuides is reader-supported. Vendors can pay for top positions in our rankings and for a place on other products' pages, and we may earn a commission when you click some links. Bought places stand at the number bought; this page and our disclosure say so. Paying vendors may get a fuller, more detailed review from our editors, and that review can change their score. How we rank.

Side by side

Feature	PPMCSkin3D 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Laby Skin Studio 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.7
Ranking	#3 in Minecraft Skin Editors	#5 in Minecraft Skin Editors
Best for	Skin artists who want to publish to a community	Layered editing and quick recolours
Pricing model	Free	Free
Starting price	Free	Free · no account needed
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Features PMCSkin3D 5/6 · Laby Skin Studio 3/6
Paint on 3D model	✓	✓
Editable layers	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
HD skins	✓ (best)	—
Slim (Alex) model	✓	✓
Load by username	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Posing & animation	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Runs on	Browser	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	Layers with opacity, blend modes, reordering and renaming Whole-skin filters: colorize, hue shift, posterize, outline and more Mix and match body parts from any skin in the laby.net library
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	Exports the standard 64×64 format only, with no HD sizes Work lives in the page URL, so a lost link means lost work Output targets Java Edition skins
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 →	The laby.net Skin Studio comes from LabyMedia, the Walldorf-based company behind the LabyMod client and the laby.net profile platform, and it borrows its ideas from image editors rather than from skin sites. Painting works on a rotating 3D… 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

• Laby Skin Studio — where it wins

  • Layers with opacity, blend modes, reordering and renaming
  • Whole-skin filters: colorize, hue shift, posterize, outline and more
  • Mix and match body parts from any skin in the laby.net library

  Where it doesn't

  • Exports the standard 64×64 format only, with no HD sizes
  • Work lives in the page URL, so a lost link means lost work
  • Output targets Java Edition skins

• 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 →
• Laby Skin Studio8.7/10 · Free · no account needed

  Graphics-app layers and filters for Minecraft skins, saved in the page link, with no account needed.

  Open Skin StudioFull verdict →