PMCSkin3D vs SkinMC

PPMCSkin3D9.0Visit SkinMC7.9Visit

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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SkinMC #7 in Minecraft Skin Editors 7.9/10 Free Free plan✓ 0 of 6 features Open SkinMC

• PMCSkin3D fits best

  Skin artists who want to publish to a community

• SkinMC fits best

  Editing from a reference picture

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Side by side

Feature	PPMCSkin3D 9.0/10 Visit ↗	SkinMC 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	7.9
Ranking	#3 in Minecraft Skin Editors	#7 in Minecraft Skin Editors
Best for	Skin artists who want to publish to a community	Editing from a reference picture
Pricing model	Free	Free
Starting price	Free	Free
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Features PMCSkin3D 5/6 · SkinMC 0/6
Paint on 3D model	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Editable layers	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
HD skins	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Slim (Alex) model	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
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	Side-by-side 2D and 3D views, plus a separate reference image panel Autosaves as you work, with drag-and-drop skin upload Brightness up and down tools make quick shading easy
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 lean tool set: pixel, draw, fill, move, eyedropper and erase Few documented features beyond the editor's own labels Community features sit behind a sign-up
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 →	SkinMC is a Minecraft profile and skin community that also lists mods, packs, servers, capes and wallpapers, and its editor sits in the Tools menu beside a cape editor, a banner editor and avatar, totem and head makers. The editor… 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

• SkinMC — where it wins

  • Side-by-side 2D and 3D views, plus a separate reference image panel
  • Autosaves as you work, with drag-and-drop skin upload
  • Brightness up and down tools make quick shading easy

  Where it doesn't

  • A lean tool set: pixel, draw, fill, move, eyedropper and erase
  • Few documented features beyond the editor's own labels
  • Community features sit behind a sign-up

• PPMCSkin3D9.0/10 · Free

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

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• SkinMC7.9/10 · Free

  An autosaving editor with side-by-side 2D and 3D views and a reference image panel, inside a skin community.

  Open SkinMCFull verdict →