PMCSkin3D

At a glance

• Editor score
  9.0 / 10
• Pricing
  Free
• Best for
  Skin artists who want to publish to a community
• Free to use
  Yes
• Paint on 3D model
  Yes
• HD skins
  Yes
• Facts checked
  18 Sep 2026

• 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

Our verdict on PMCSkin3D

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 edition for experienced artists. New skins start from the Steve or Alex model, each in a standard and a simple version, with a base colour and an HD option, and existing work comes in from a PNG file, from a Minecraft username or alongside a reference image pinned beside the model.

Creative Mode paints on the 3D model with pixel, square, circle and triangle brushes whose colour, opacity, size, rotation and stroke mode can be tuned and saved as custom brushes, including brushes imported from an image. A magic wand repaints similar colours within a threshold, noise and hue, saturation and lightness shifts add texture, mirror options work across a surface or across limbs, and palettes can be created from a skin, imported or shared. Pose Model Mode poses the figure by dragging pivot points, and an Export Video option renders the model as a short clip. When the skin is done, it saves to a PNG file or goes straight to Planet Minecraft through the Publish button.

Work and settings are stored locally on the device unless cloud saves are switched on, so clearing the browser without a backup loses them, and the Advanced edition's panels have a learning curve that the site offsets with a long list of community guides on shading, anatomy and colour theory. Resolution can be doubled or halved for detailed HD work. For artists who want a capable editor and an audience in the same place, it is hard to beat.

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PMCSkin3D fact sheet

Alternatives to PMCSkin3D

• Nova SkinPaint on a 3D model, pose it in a scene and search a library of 70M+ skins and textures, all for free.9.2
• BlockbenchA full 3D modelling suite whose Minecraft Skin format edits player and entity skins, free on web and desktop.8.8
• Laby Skin StudioGraphics-app layers and filters for Minecraft skins, saved in the page link, with no account needed.8.7

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