If you are a voxel artist who has made voxel art in Qubicle you may have be wondering what other voxel art software is out there. So what is the best alternative to Qubicle? We have a list of alternative voxel editors to Qubicle for creating voxel art.
What are the best alternatives to Qubicle?
Qubicle is a great voxel editor for creating voxel art and is know for creating artwork for hit games like Crossy Road. However there are other options available depending on your project requirements or platform. We have arragned a list of alternative voxel editors to Qubicle that come with a variety of different features. Check our list of voxel software below:
Mega Voxels
Mega Voxels is a powerful mobile voxel editor developed exclusively for iOS and Android for creating voxel art models on smartphones and tablets. It is packed with different tools and features so you can add, delete and paint voxel models. It comes with instant rendering and ambient occlusion that allows you to share crisp images and videos quickly and easily. It also has a built in shop where you can can browse hundreds of voxel models on demand. The app is also game engine friendly with built in support for the obj export format. It also works wells with MagicaVoxel with a built in vox exporter as well. This powerful app to allows for voxel art creation on the go!
Read more about the Mega Voxels Editor
Features:
- Full Featured Mobile Voxel Editor for Adding, Deleting and Painting Voxel Models
- Create and Take your Voxel Models wherever you go!
- View your 3D voxel models in Augmented Reality
- Free to use for Personal and Commercial Projects
- Built-In Shop with Hundreds of Voxel Models
- Instant Ambient Occlusion Rendering
- Lots of Particle Effects to add to your scene
- Several Filters to add to your photos and videos
- Multiple Export Formats including .OBJ and .VOX
Supported Platforms: Android, iOS
Price: Free
Download for Free on Android: Get Mega Voxels on Google Play
Download for Free on iOS: Get Mega Voxels on the App Store
Want to learn how to use Mega Voxels? Check out our free Mega Voxels Tutorials!
MagicaVoxel
MagicaVoxel is a great alternative voxel editor developed by @ephtracy for creating voxel art models. It has all the tools you have in Qubicle including the ability to delete, edit, add and paint voxels. It also ships with a powerful rendering engine for creating some amazing images for sharing that you won’t find in Qubicle. If you want to use the model in a game engine or separate 3D program, it also supports obj export. Best of all its 100% free for personal and commercial projects.
Features:
- Full Featured Voxel Editor for Adding, Editing, Deleting and Painting Voxels
- Free to use for Personal and Commercial Projects
- Powerful Built-In Rendering Engine
- Multiple Export Formats including .OBJ, .QB, and .PNG
- Large Community of Voxel Artists For Support
Supported Platforms: Windows, macOS
Price: Free
Website: MagicaVoxel
Goxel
Goxel is alternative open source voxel editor for desktop and mobile. Like Qubicle, it also supports common functionality such as editing, deleting and creating voxels. A powerful feature of Goxel is the ability to use layers like in Photoshop to keep your independent voxel models separated from each other in a single scene. By far its biggest plus is its pretty much available anywhere: iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, and Linux. The desktop versions are completely free to use however there is a one time fee for the mobile versions. Still this is a pretty solid option considering all the devices you can use this on.
Features:
- Complete Voxel Editor for creating, editing and painting voxel models
- Desktop Version Free to Use for Personal and Commercial Projects
- Mobile Version available for creating voxel art
Supported Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android
Price (Desktop): Free
Price (Mobile): $4.99
Website: Goxel
VoxEdit
VoxEdit is our last alternative free software by Pixowl for creating voxel models for The Sandbox Game. It supports Windows and Mac. It is similar to Qubicle as it also supports a common feature set such as editing, deleting and creating voxels. A unique feature of VoxEdit however is the ability to not only rig character voxel models created in VoxEdit but also animate them as well. The current version is in Alpha and is free to download and use.
Features:
- Full Featured Voxel Editor for creating voxel models
- Built in rigging tools for animating voxel characters
- Free to Download and Use
- Support for the Sandbox Game
Supported Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Price (Desktop): Free
Website: VoxEdit
If you would like to learn how to use a voxel editor, visit our Voxel Art Tutorial Library for free tutorials and resources for creating your own voxel art!
