Substance 3D Designer

Check out the new features for CG, VFX and motion graphics artists in the latest major update to Adobe's compositing software.

Wednesday, January 21st, 2026

See the new features in the open-source alternative to Substance 3D Designer, including DDS support and seven new SDF nodes.

Tuesday, January 20th, 2026

Check out the new features in the material authoring software, improving workflow when creating and editing node graphs.

Friday, December 12th, 2025

Check out the new features in the free update to the industry-standard set of add-on tools for Foundry's 3D texture painting software.

Tuesday, November 25th, 2025

Check out the 3D features in the latest releases of the compositing and motion graphics software, like support for Substance materials.

Friday, November 14th, 2025

Open-source alternative to tools like Substance 3D Designer and Painter gets a long-awaited update. Check out the new features.

Tuesday, October 7th, 2025

Major update sees the hotly tipped 3D texture painting and material authoring tools leave early access. Still free for indie artists.

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025

Big update to the material-authoring software adds new 3D renderer and the option to import entire USD scenes to edit materials in context.

Wednesday, July 16th, 2025

Allegorithmic founder pays tribute to Substance 3D staff and artists after announcing decision to 'close this chapter of my career and life'.

Monday, April 28th, 2025

Check out the new features in the 3D texture painting app, including an Auto-update system, and more path tools, filters and texture generators.

Monday, March 17th, 2025

Cost of Substance 3D Texturing, Collection and Teams subscriptions to rise from 9-25% in March 2025. Read our FAQs about the changes.

Friday, February 21st, 2025

Substance 3D Texturing and Substance 3D Collection plans now include unlimited access to 19,000+ materials, 3D models and HDRIs.

Thursday, January 30th, 2025

Check out the new features in the material authoring software, including updates to the Spline tools and node graph.

Wednesday, January 15th, 2025