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TextureLab is an open-source, node-based tool for creating procedural, tileable, physically-based textures. It is aimed at artists who want to design a material once and reuse it at any resolution, and it runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac. If you need seamless PBR materials and prefer a visual workflow over hand-painted or photographed textures, it fits that job.
How it works
TextureLab builds materials procedurally rather than by editing pixels directly. You assemble a network of nodes — shapes, noises, and filters — and the result is computed from that network.
Two consequences follow from that design:
- Seamless by default. The shapes, noises, and filters are tileable, so textures repeat without visible seams.
- Resolution-independent. The site describes procedural textures as "the SVGs of the 3D art world" — you design once and use the output at any resolution.
Node-based workflow
The workflow is node-based and artist-friendly, with a preview at every step. That means you can see the effect of each node as you build the graph instead of waiting until the end to check the result.
PBR-ready output
Materials are geared by default toward a metallic Physically Based Rendering workflow, so outputs are intended to slot into PBR pipelines rather than being flat color images.
Features at a glance
| Feature | What it gives you |
|---|---|
| Node-based workflow | Preview at every step while you build |
| Seamless textures | Shapes, noises, and filters are seamless by default |
| Resolution-independent | Design once, use at any resolution |
| PBR-ready | Defaults toward a metallic PBR workflow |
| Hardware accelerated | Almost all nodes are built to run on the GPU |
| Unity support | Export textures directly to Unity materials |
| Cross-platform | Runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac |
| Open source | Development is driven by contributors |
Who it is for
- 3D artists who want tileable PBR materials without painting them by hand.
- Unity users who want to export textures straight into Unity materials.
- Contributors and tinkerers — the project is open source and, per the site, still under heavy development, so there is room to influence its direction.
Getting involved
TextureLab has an active community and several ways to contribute:
- Join the Discord community, which runs weekly challenges.
- Check out the itch.io community.
- Contribute on GitHub — view the project roadmap, post an issue, bug, or feature suggestion, or create a pull request.
Because the project is under heavy development, expect the feature set to change; the roadmap and issue tracker are the places to check current status.