Pigmi

Free#27 of 29 in 3D Texturing SoftwareGame Texture Software

Pigmi: A free, cross-platform editor for lightweight PBR palette and texture work. Ranked #27 of 29 in 3D Texturing Software by our editors (6.0/10); pricing: Free plan; best for lightweight PBR palette and texture editing.

6.0/10★★★☆☆Editor score

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At a glance

• Editor score
  6.0 / 10
• Pricing
  Free plan
• Best for
  Lightweight PBR palette and texture editing
• Free plan
  Yes
• Paid from
  Free
• Facts checked
  20 Sep 2026

• Where it wins

  • Layered palette editing with folders, visibility, isolation, and reordering
  • Per-item PBR controls for albedo, roughness, metallic, and emission
  • PNG, WebP, and packed MRC export across Windows, macOS, and Linux

• Where it doesn't

  • Focused on palette and map editing rather than direct painting
  • Baking and procedural materials are not part of its verified workflow
  • MCP automation is optional and depends on compatible clients

Our verdict on Pigmi

Pigmi is a free desktop editor for creating texture palettes, gradient atlases, and PBR material maps. It is aimed at game, rendering, UI, and low-poly workflows across Windows, macOS, and Linux. Its core workspace combines layered palette editing with nested folders, visibility controls, isolation, drag-and-drop ordering, and linear, radial, conic, or stepped gradients. Color controls cover HSV, HSL, RGB, HEX, alpha, and eyedropper input.

The product’s strongest fit is lightweight material authoring. Each item can carry albedo, roughness, metallic, emission, clearcoat, and opacity settings, while automatic synchronization keeps project JSON files and enabled texture maps aligned. Export supports PNG, WebP, and packed MRC textures, giving users several ways to move palette and material data into downstream workflows. The feature set favors organized map and palette editing over direct painting, baking, or procedural material creation.

Pigmi also offers an optional automation path through MCP for inspecting and editing active documents. Listed integrations include Blender, Codex, Claude Desktop, and other MCP-compatible clients, with Blender-focused companion add-ons included in its positioning. Choose Pigmi if you want a free, cross-platform editor centered on layered palettes, PBR properties, synchronization, and texture export. Choose another tool if your workflow depends primarily on direct painting, baking, or procedural materials.

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Pigmi fact sheet

Pigmi integrations

Pigmi lists 4 integrations on its own site.

• Blender
• Codex
• Claude Desktop
• MCP-compatible clients

Alternatives to Pigmi

• InstaMATA cross-platform toolkit for procedural materials, texture painting, baking, and pipeline automation.9.4
• Mixos PaintA broad, cross-platform PBR texturing workspace with a capable free tier and paid 4K export.9.2
• MariA deep texturing tool for VFX teams that need UDIM scale and procedural control.9.1

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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