How popular is armorpaint on GitHub?

armory3d/armorpaint has 5,286 stars and 602 forks on GitHub, and gained 115 stars in the last 7 days.

What license does armorpaint use?

armory3d/armorpaint is released under the Other license.

armory3d/armorpaintPublic

Graphics Creation Tools

AI summary: An open-source software tool dedicated to painting PBR textures onto 3D models.

Star on GitHub

Stars: 5.3K; +42 today
Forks: 602
Watchers: 129
Open issues: 82
Open PRs: 16
Contributors: ~36
Commits: 6.4K
Branches: 11

COtherCreated Feb 6, 2017Last push 3d agoLatest release 26.09+115 stars this week+897 this month

Quick answers

What is armorpaint?: An open-source software tool dedicated to painting PBR textures onto 3D models.
What does armorpaint do?: ArmorPaint is a standalone software application designed specifically for 3D physically based rendering (PBR) texture painting. It allows artists and developers to import 3D models and paint complex, multi-channel materials directly onto the mesh surfaces in real-time. The tool is developed openly on GitHub, where users can access the source code and compile it themselves across multiple platforms including Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, and Android. While pre-compiled binaries are sold to fund development, the source code remains freely accessible for anyone with the necessary compiler toolchains.
Who is armorpaint for?: 3D artists, game developers, and technical artists who need a dedicated PBR texture painting tool. The source repository is specifically aimed at developers comfortable with compiling C++ code using tools like Visual Studio or Xcode.
How do I get started with armorpaint?: git clone https://github.com/armory3d/armorpaint && cd armorpaint/paint
How popular is armorpaint on GitHub?: armory3d/armorpaint has 5,286 stars and 602 forks on GitHub, and gained 115 stars in the last 7 days.
What license does armorpaint use?: armory3d/armorpaint is released under the Other license.

Star history

since Sep 10, 2026

5.3K stars as of Oct 1, 2026. Measured daily since Sep 10, 2026; GitHub no longer exposes earlier star timestamps.

Contribution activity

commits per day, last 52 weeks

1,430 commits in the last yearLessMore

Signals and awards

derived from tracked data

Battle-tested
9 years of history
Very active
1,430 commits in 52 weeks
Continuous integration
Automated checks passing
Repeat trending
4 trending appearances

What armorpaint does

ArmorPaint is a standalone software application designed specifically for 3D physically based rendering (PBR) texture painting. It allows artists and developers to import 3D models and paint complex, multi-channel materials directly onto the mesh surfaces in real-time. The tool is developed openly on GitHub, where users can access the source code and compile it themselves across multiple platforms including Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, and Android. While pre-compiled binaries are sold to fund development, the source code remains freely accessible for anyone with the necessary compiler toolchains.

3D artists, game developers, and technical artists who need a dedicated PBR texture painting tool. The source repository is specifically aimed at developers comfortable with compiling C++ code using tools like Visual Studio or Xcode.

PBR texture painting: Paints physically based rendering materials directly onto 3D models in real-time.
Cross-platform compilation: Compiles from source on Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, and Android using platform-specific toolchains.
Node-based workflow: Utilizes a node graph system for creating complex procedural materials and brushes.
Real-time rendering: Renders texture updates instantly on the 3D viewport during the painting process.
Open-source development: Provides full access to the source code for community modification and custom compilation.

Where teams use it

Game asset creation

Texture 3D models for use in modern game engines that require physically based rendering materials.

Procedural texturing

Build complex, non-destructive materials using the integrated node graph.

Mobile 3D painting

Compile and run the application on Android or iOS devices for texture painting on the go.

Custom pipeline integration

Modify the open-source codebase to integrate the texturing tool directly into proprietary studio pipelines.

Getting started: git clone https://github.com/armory3d/armorpaint && cd armorpaint/paint

README

main branch

armorpaint

ArmorPaint is a software for 3D PBR texture painting - check out the manual.

Note 1: This repository is aimed at developers and may not be stable. Distributed binaries are paid to help with the project funding. All of the development is happening here in order to make it accessible to everyone. Thank you for support!

Note 2: If you are compiling git version of ArmorPaint, then you need to have a compiler (Visual Studio with clang tools - Windows, clang + dependencies - Linux, Xcode - macOS / iOS, Android Studio - Android) and git installed.

git clone https://github.com/armory3d/armorpaint
cd armorpaint/paint

Windows (x64)

..\base\make
# Open generated Visual Studio project at `build\ArmorPaint.sln`
# Build and run

Linux (x64)

../base/make --run

macOS (arm64)

../base/make
# Open generated Xcode project at `build/ArmorPaint.xcodeproj`
# Build and run

Android (arm64)

../base/make --target android
# Open generated Android Studio project at `build/ArmorPaint`
# Build for device

iOS (arm64)

../base/make --target ios
# Open generated Xcode project `build/ArmorPaint.xcodeproj`
# Build for device

WASM

../base/make --target wasm --compile --embed

Generating a locale file

./base/make --c base/tools/extract_locales.c <locale code>
# Generates a `paint/assets/locale/<locale code>.json` file

Embedding data files

# Requires compiler with c23 #embed support (clang 19 or newer)
../base/make --embed

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Recent activity

commits and pull requests

paint: cloud projects in wasm
luboslenco committed 9da27f0 · 3d ago
base: wasm fixes
luboslenco committed d20f530 · 3d ago
base: cleanup
luboslenco committed d035b72 · 3d ago
tools: update amake binary
luboslenco committed e203564 · 3d ago
base: wasm fixes
luboslenco committed 70f2cac · 3d ago
base: add obj weld
luboslenco committed d730b2f · 3d ago
paint: improve script api
luboslenco committed c370a5f · 3d ago
paint: write jpg lightmaps
luboslenco committed a0db71b · 3d ago
lz4: bounds check lz4_decode against corrupt inputOpen
#2151 by Arthur031221 · updated 3d ago
wasm: make audio work
luboslenco committed ac9fa3a · 3d ago
libs: fix wasm compile
luboslenco committed f993e30 · 3d ago
Fix silent failures on forward-slashed paths on WindowsOpen
#2116 by baktubak · updated 4d ago

Recent open issues

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Saved project with inconsistent layer texture resolution loads without validation — strokes and live brush preview are confined to a square sub-region of the texture
#2150 · 4d ago · by Dirdomoy
bug
Undo (Ctrl+Z) of a layer deletion restores the layer in the viewport but not in the Layers list, making it inaccessible
#2149 · 5d ago · by Dirdomoy
bug
Hidden Meshes Are still paintable and affect other mesh UV's
#2147 · 9d ago · by Chathander · 2 comments
bug
Reimport Mesh resizes and Repositions one of the objects
#2145 · 13d ago · by Xengeist
bug
Crash on Mesh Import
#2144 · 13d ago · by Xengeist
bug
Add texture packing of masks
#2134 · 21d ago · by codi-fredericks · 1 comments
feature request

Releases and announcements

9 total

1.026.09Sep 3, 2026
Check out [what's new](https://forums.armorpaint.org/t/84). 🖌️ [Download ArmorPaint](https://armorpaint.org/download) | [Build from Source](https://github.com/armory3d/armorpaint) <img width="1720" height="960" alt="10" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/80fd663f-b8f0-402d-8267-a103adfd9df3" />
0.9-armorpaint23.08Aug 14, 2023
Check out [what's new](https://armorpaint.org/notes). 🖌️ [Download ArmorPaint](https://armorpaint.org/download) | [Build from Source](https://github.com/armory3d/armortools/tree/main/armorpaint)
0.8-armorpaint21.10Oct 4, 2021
0.7-armorpaint20.01Jan 3, 2020
0.6-armorpaint19.08Aug 7, 2019

Code frequency

additions and deletions

+555.6K lines added, -523.9K removed over the last year.

Commits per week

last 52 weeks

1.4K commits in the last 52 weeks.

When work happens

weekday and hour

Commit volume by weekday and hour (UTC). Larger dots mean more commits.

Date	List	Rank	Stars gained
Sep 13, 2026	daily	#11	+350
Sep 12, 2026	daily	#11	+350
Sep 11, 2026	daily	#6	+72
Sep 10, 2026	daily	#8	+73

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