Assets & LibrariesEdit

Models, textures, HDRIs, audio, stock. Everything downloadable. Asset-first lookup lives here.

Model Libraries: Free & General

General-purpose 3D model libraries with free downloads.

• 3DExport Freemium. 3D model marketplace.
• 3Dshaker. Free models.
• 3Dzip. Free 3D models and interior scenes.
• Blend Swap. Open-source .blend file library.
• Blender 3D models. 3D models, particle systems, and effects.
• CadNav. Architecture, furniture, vehicle models.
• Casual Effects Data. Graphics research datasets and test scenes.
• CGHEVEN. Free CC0 3D and VFX assets.
• CGTrader Freemium. Community model marketplace.
• Chocofur Free. Free section of Chocofur premium 3D model store.
• Free3D. Large free collection.
• Free3D.io. Free 3D model downloads.
• Free3DBase. Free 3D models.
• Funes. 3D cultural heritage.
• Keenan Crane's Model Repository. Clean test meshes for shader and subdivision work.
• Mantissa/resources. Free Blender files and resources.
• MyMiniFactory Scan the World. Scan the World collection of scanned heritage objects.
• Open3DModel. Free model archive.
• OpenTopography/datasets. High-resolution Earth-science topography datasets and related tools. Registration required.
• Oyonale Paid. Sells 3D models for various industries.
• PBRPX. Free PBR materials and some 3D models.
• Poly Haven. CC0 models, textures up to 8K+, HDRIs up to 16K.
• Poly Pizza. Low-poly models (Google Poly archive).
• Polycam Explore. User-uploaded photogrammetry scans.
• Quaternius's Ultimate Low-Poly Models. Ultimate low-poly model packs (CC0).
• RigModels Freemium. Rigged models.
• rileyb3d Library. Free packed .blend files ready to use.
• Sketchfab Freemium. Massive downloadable library.
• Stanford 3D Scanning Repository. Classic academic 3D scans (bunny, dragon, etc.).
• The Base Mesh. Base meshes for sculpting and rigging.
• Three D Scans. Free 3D scan archive.
• TurboSquid Freemium. Professional models with free section.
• XYZed3D (Gumroad). CC0 (non-AI) asset packs: models, props, misc. By artyusufpatel.

Model Libraries: Specialized

Specialty model sources: characters, scans, anatomy, museums.

• 3D MDB. Model search database across many sites.
• Anatomy 360 Paid. Artist reference models.
• Anatomy For Sculptors Paid. Anatomical references.
• Anything World Gallery Freemium. Animated, game-ready models.
• Artec 3D. Free high-resolution 3D scans. (CC-BY)
• British Museum (Sketchfab). Scanned artifacts.
• Characterz Freemium. 9,000+ customizable diverse 3D character illustrations with Blender source files.
• Cleveland Museum of Art (Sketchfab). Museum 3D scans.
• Emojiz Paid. 77+ animated 3D emoji illustrations with Blender source files.
• Handz. Free library of 320+ diverse 3D hand illustrations with Blender source files.
• Insect 3D Models. Insect models.
• Mixamo. Rigged characters, auto-rigger, and free animation library (Adobe).
  See also: Animation & Rigging → AI Motion Capture & Animation
• Models Resource. Video game model rips.
• Models Resource (3D). 3D model rips from games. Sister site to Spriters Resource.
• NASA 3D Resources Mixed. Spacecraft, planets, terrain models (mixed CC0 / CC-BY. Check per-asset license; mirror at nasa3d.arc.nasa.gov).
• Quaternius. Free low-poly game assets.
• Robotz. Free modular 3D cartoon robot with customizable heads, bodies, and hands.
• Scanned Female Head Model by EISKO. Free high-resolution scanned female head model (Louise).
• Smithsonian 3D. Historical artifacts.
  See also: Tools, Pipeline & Utilities → Photogrammetry & 3D Scanning
• Smithsonian Open Access. Millions of 2D/3D museum assets, CC0.
• Wire Wheels Club. Vehicle models.

Model Libraries: Architecture & Furniture

Arch-viz, furniture, and BIM asset libraries.

• 3asky. 3DS Max and general library.
• 3D Warehouse. SketchUp library.
• 3ddd. Design and architecture models.
• 3DSky. Architecture models.
• BIMobject. BIM objects.
• Design Connected. Furniture.
• Dimensiva. Furniture models.
• Evermotion. Scenes and models.
• Syncronia. CAD and BIM objects.
• Viz-People. Archviz scenes, 3D people, vegetation, HDRIs.

Asset Marketplaces

General asset marketplaces across multiple engines and tools.

• ArtStation Marketplace Paid. Professional assets.
• Blender Market Paid. Blender-specific assets and addons.
• Cubebrush Paid. Art and game assets.
• Fab (Epic) Freemium. Unified marketplace (UE, Sketchfab, ArtStation).
• Julio Sillet (Gumroad) Freemium. Free and paid PBR texture sets and material packs.
• Quixel Bridge. Desktop app linking Megascans to Blender and other DCC tools.
• RenderHub Free Freemium. Daz Content, 3D models, textures and materials.
• Unity Asset Store Freemium. Game-ready assets.
• Unreal Marketplace Freemium. UE-optimized assets.

Free Asset Giveaways

Recurring free asset drops. Bookmark these.

• Sonniss GDC Bundle. Free SFX bundles (~30GB+) released annually around GDC and Christmas.

Software-Specific Asset Libraries

Official asset libraries tied to specific DCCs.

• 3DCoat Smart Materials Paid. Official materials library.
• Blender Demo Files. Official demo scenes.
• Blender Extensions. Official addons and themes repository.
• Maxon Asset Browser Paid. Cinema 4D built-in asset library.
• Maya Content Browser Paid. Official example scenes and assets.
• Nomad Sculpt Resources. Community brushes and matcaps.
• SideFX Content Library. Official Houdini assets.
• Substance 3D Assets Paid. Adobe materials library.
• Substance 3D Community Assets. User-shared materials.
• ZBrush Download Center. Alphas and brushes.

HDRIs

HDR environment maps for lighting and reflections.

• Adobe Stock HDRI Paid. Studio HDRIs.
• HDR Maps. Free HDRI packs.
• HDRI Hub Freemium. High-quality HDRIs with backplates.
• HDRI Skies. Free sky HDRIs.
• Maxime Roz HDRI Pack. Free studio and outdoor HDRIs for product viz.
• No Emotion HDRs. Free high-resolution HDRIs sorted by time of day.
• Open HDRI. 50 free CC0 HDRIs.
• OpenFootage. Free HDRIs, VFX plates, and backplates.
• Poly Haven HDRIs. CC0 HDRIs up to 16K.
• RenderMan HDRIs. Pixar's HDRI collection.
• The Mari Channel. Free HDR environment maps for lighting and reflection.

Textures & Materials: Free PBR Libraries

Free PBR texture libraries for materials authoring.

• 3D Textures. Free PBR library.
• 3DAssets.one. Search engine across the largest free texture sites at once.
• 3DXO. Free 3D models, textures, backgrounds, photos, and graphics.
• ambientCG. 2000+ CC0 PBR materials.
• Arroway Textures Freemium. Digital textures for 3D rendering and real-time use.
• C4DCenter Material Library. Free Cinema 4D materials with high-quality texture maps. Personal and commercial use.
• Celestia Motherlode. Repository of Celestia addons: textures, models, and celestial objects.
• CG Bookcase. Free PBR textures.
• Free PBR. Hundreds of free materials.
• Kaimoisch. 3D scanned textures.
• LotPixel. Photogrammetry and PBR textures, 3D models, decals. 1500+ free textures.
• Matcaps. Large matcap texture library in PNG and ZMT, organized by color.
• MaterialX Library. AMD's free MaterialX-based material library. Download materials or upload your own.
• Physically Based. Reference database of real-world PBR values for materials, lights, and cameras.
• PlainTextures. Free high-resolution textures, brushes, and photos.
• Share Textures. CC0 textures.
• Substance Source/freebies Freemium. Hundreds of high-quality PBR materials. Free tier with a paid library.
• Texture Fabrik. Free textures and tileable patterns.
• Texture Fun. Free PBR sets of architectural materials, including tile textures.
• Texture Labs. Free texture resources.
• Texture Supply (Gumroad). Free textures.
• Texture.Ninja. Public domain photographic textures, reference images, and cutouts. (CC0)
• TextureCan. Free PBR textures, high scan quality.
• TextureKing. Free material stock textures.
• Textures.com Freemium. Massive professional texture library.
• Texturify. Free texture collection.
• The Blendersauce Vault Materials. Free material vault covering bricks, concrete, fabric, metal, nature, plaster, stone, tiles, and wood.
• The Pixel Lab Freebies. Free 3D models and textures.

Textures: Specialized

Specialty texture sources: displacement, patterns, sprites, terrain.

• CGI Moon Kit. NASA Scientific Visualization Studio moon kit: high-resolution moon textures and elevation data for rendering.
• NASA 3D Resources Mixed. 3D models, textures, and images from NASA. Mixed CC0 / CC-BY, check per-asset license.
• Shaded Relief. Natural Earth data and terrain reference.
• Solar Textures. These textures represent real planetary maps in equirectangular projection. Textures in this pack are based on NASA elevation and imagery data. (CC-BY)
• Spriters Resource. Game sprite textures.
• Subtle Patterns. Tileable web patterns.
• Terrain Height Maps. Free heightmap images for terrain displacement.
• Texturing.xyz Paid. MicroSkin displacement maps.
• The Pattern Library. Free seamless background patterns.

Textures: Premium

Professional paid texture libraries.

• Poliigon Paid. PBR textures.
• Quixel Megascans + Bridge Freemium. Scanned materials and import plugin. Free with Unreal Engine.
• Texture Box Paid. Mixed library.

Stock Images & References

Free and public-domain stock images, and 2D references.

• Absurd Design. Free surrealist illustration set.
• All Free Download. Free design downloads.
• Biodiversity Heritage Library. 300,000+ botanical and animal illustrations free to download (CC0).
• Black Illustrations Freemium. Illustrations of black people for projects.
• Blush Freemium. Mix and customize illustrations made by artists.
• Control Illustrations Paid. Combo set of 108 customizable illustrations.
• David Rumsey Maps. Historical maps archive.
• Flowbite Illustrations. Open-source SVG illustrations in 3D style, dark and light mode.
• Freepik Freemium. Free vectors, photos, and mockups.
• Get Illustrations Bundle Paid. Bundle of 34+ vector illustration packs, 2800+ items.
• Humaaans. Mix-and-match illustrations of people with a design library.
• illlustrations. 100 open-source illustrations including COVID and WFH themes.
• Illustration Gallery. Royalty-free illustration collection.
• Illustrationz Freemium. 100+ 3D character illustration packs with 167M+ combinations.
• LACartoons. Animation cel and model sheet archive.
• Mockupz. Free 3D mockup scenes for showcasing design work.
• Neurascapes. Free surreal/AI-generated reference imagery.
• Pexels. Free stock photos and video.
• Pixabay. Free stock media.
• PNG Images. Transparent PNG images.
• Public Domain Review. Public-domain image collections.
• Public.work. Search public domain images from museums and libraries.
• Settei Dreams. Anime model sheets and settei archive.
• Smash Illustrations Freemium. Library of 250+ illustrations.
• Story Set. Customizable illustrations to edit and animate, free.
• Storytale Freemium. Hundreds of illustrations for web and app projects.
• Stubborn Generator. Character illustration generator.
• The Blueprints. Vehicle, aircraft, ship blueprints.
• unDraw Illustrations. MIT-licensed collection of SVG illustrations.
• Unsplash. Free photography.

Stock Footage

Free and archival video footage sources.

• ActionVFX Practice. Free practice VFX footage.
• Internet Archive / Prelinger. Public-domain archival footage.
• Mixkit. Free stock music, SFX, and video footage.
  See also: Assets & Libraries → Audio: SFX & Music Libraries
• Open Visual FX. Free VFX footage.
• videvo Freemium. Free stock video, motion graphics, and music tracks.

Audio: SFX & Music Libraries

Free and paid SFX and music libraries for games, reels, and film.

• Artlist Paid. Subscription music and SFX.
• BBC Sound Effects. BBC's archive of free SFX.
• ccMixter. Creative Commons remix community.
• Ende. Curated free audio library.
• Free Music Archive. Free music, varied licenses.
• Freesound. Collaborative database of CC-licensed sounds.
• Freesound Add-on. Blender VSE addon to browse, preview, and insert sounds from freesound.org.
• Knell. Free procedural sound effect synthesizer for games, UI, and prototypes.
• Mixkit. Free stock music, SFX, and video footage.
  See also: Assets & Libraries → Stock Footage
• Moby Gratis. Free Moby music for indie creators.
• Motion Array SFX. Free SFX collection.
• Sonniss Paid. SFX library. Releases free SFX bundles annually.
• Uppbeat Freemium. Music for creators.
• ZapSplat. Large free SFX library.

Fonts

Font libraries, pairing tools, and type references.

• Adobe Fonts Paid. Premium font library bundled with Creative Cloud subscription.
• Creative Market Fonts Paid. 300k+ premium fonts with worry-free perpetual commercial licenses.
• Font Bundles Freemium. Premium font marketplace with regular freebies; clear commercial license.
• Font Library. Open-source and free fonts.
• FontPair. Font pairing inspiration.
• Fontshare. Free quality fonts from Indian Type Foundry; Satoshi, General Sans, Clash Display.
• Fontz Freemium. Free and premium 3D fonts with Blender source files.
• Free Faces. Curated directory of free fonts from independent foundries and designers.
• Free Fonts (Awwwards). Curated collection of free fonts.
• Future Fonts Paid. Buy in-progress fonts directly from indie designers at lower early-access prices.
• Google Fonts. Largest free open-source font library; SIL OFL / Apache licensed.
• Indestructible Type. Open-source foundry by Owen Earl; variable font families like Jost, Besley, Bodoni.
• Lilex. Programming font with ligatures.
• MyFonts Paid. Long-running premium font marketplace; perpetual desktop, web, app licenses.
• Pangram Pangram Foundry Freemium. Indie foundry with high-end typefaces; free personal-use trials available.
• The League of Moveable Type. Open-source foundry; well-curated bold typefaces, free for commercial use.
• UNCUT.wtf. 160+ contemporary open-source typefaces, all free for commercial use.
• Usable Google Fonts (Figma). Curated Figma set of usable Google Fonts.
• Velvetyne Type Foundry. Paris-based non-profit foundry releasing open-source experimental typefaces.
• WhatTheFont Freemium. Identify fonts from an image.
• Wordmark.it. Preview text in your installed fonts.

Icons

Icon libraries and animation sets.

• Bootstrap Icons. 2000+ official open-source SVG icons from the Bootstrap team.
• Flaticon Freemium. Massive icon library.
• Font Awesome Freemium. Classic icon font library.
• Game Icons. 4000+ SVG game icons.
• Handy Arrows. Hand-drawn arrow sets.
• Heroicons. Hand-crafted SVG icons by Tailwind CSS team; outline and solid.
• Hugeicons Freemium. 36k+ icons in multiple styles; free tier plus premium plans.
• Iconify. Unified framework aggregating 200k+ open-source icons from 150+ icon sets.
• Iconoir. 1600+ open-source SVG icons; React, React Native, Flutter, Vue, Figma support.
• icons8 Freemium. Large icon packs with consistent styles.
• Icons8 Glyph Freemium. Glyph-style icon set.
• Iconz Freemium. 460+ 3D icons in multiple angles and materials.
• Lineicons Freemium. 30k icons (4k free); SVG, JSX, TSX, Figma, PNG; React/Vue/Svelte support.
• Lucide. Open-source icon library.
• Lucide Animated. Animated version of Lucide icons.
• Material design icons. Official Material Design icon set from Google.
• MDI Icons. Material Design Icons, huge set.
• Noun Project Freemium. 5M+ curated icons and photos; subscription unlocks royalty-free use.
• Ouch! Illustrations Freemium. Illustration and icon library for UX from Icons8.
• Phosphor Icons. 9000+ flexible icons in thin, light, regular, bold, fill, duotone styles.
• Remix Icon. 2800+ neutral-style open-source icons on 24x24 grid; line and fill.
• Shape.so Paid. 4300+ icons and illustrations exportable to SVG, React, and Lottie.
• Streamline Paid. Massive premium icon and illustration library; consistent design systems.
• SVG Repo Mixed. 500k+ free SVG vectors and icons across many styles and packs.
• SVGL. Brand logos in SVG.
• Tabler Icons. Open-source SVG icons.
• typicons.font. 336 pixel-perfect all-purpose vector icons in a web-font kit.
• Use Animations Freemium. Animated icons for web UI.

Game Assets

Free and paid game-ready asset sources. Cross-listed from §7.

• 2D Pixel Art Character Template Asset Pack Paid. 2D character art for sidescrollers, platformers, and metroidvania.
• 2D Pixel Dungeon Asset Pack. 16x16 pixel character and tileset.
• 420 Pixel Art Icons for RPGs. Set of 420 RPG icons, free for commercial use.
• 8000+ Raven Fantasy Icons - RPG Icons, Pixel Art Icons, Textures and Sprites. 8000+ colorful pixel art icons for fantasy and RPG games.
• Ansimuz Legacy Collection. Free 16-bit pixel-art assets.
• Asset Creation Toolset. Blender addon bundling tools for game asset creation.
• Brackeys' Platformer Bundle. Pixel-art characters, tiles, sounds, and music for a first game.
• Craftpix Freemium. 2D game assets, free and paid.
• Cup Nooble. Creator of the Sprout Lands pixel art packs, cozy farming style.
• Cute Fantasy RPG - 16x16 top down pixel art asset pack. 16x16 assets for your top-down game.
• Free - Pixel Art Asset Pack - Topdown Tileset - 16x16 Sprites. 500 sprites, 3 heroes, 8 enemies, 50 weapons.
• Free Game Assets. Curated free 2D/3D/audio assets.
• Fx Effects Pixel Art #91 - 64x64 | 32x32 Paid. RPG pixel-art FX effects pack. 64x64 and 32x32.
• GameArt2D. Free 2D game art pack collection.
• GameDev Market Freemium. Game dev asset marketplace.
• Humble Bundle Game Dev Paid. Periodic game dev bundles.
• itch.io Assets Freemium. Indie game asset marketplace.
• Kay Lousberg. CC0 low-poly game assets.
• KayKit - Character Pack : Adventurers. 3D low-poly rigged and animated character game assets.
• KayKit - Forest Nature Pack. 3D stylized low-poly trees, rocks, and grass.
• Kenney. CC0 game assets ("Asset Jesus").
• Kenney Game Assets All-in-1 Paid. 60,000+ game assets including 2D sprites and 3D models.
• Liberated Pixel Cup assets. Free graphic assets from the Liberated Pixel Cup (LPC) on the OpenGameArt forums.
• Modern Farm - RPG Tileset Paid. Props, animals, and a character generator for a farm RPG.
• Mystic Woods - 16x16 Pixel Art Asset Pack. Playful 16x16 pixel-art asset pack.
• Ninja Adventure - Asset Pack. Assets for a top-down game with a ninja theme.
• Open Game Art. Community hub for free game art.
• Oryx Design Lab Paid. Cheap royalty-free sprite packs.
• Pixel Adventure. Assets for a platform adventure game.
• Pixel Art Top Down - Basic. 32x32 sprites and tilesets for top-down games.
• Pixel Frog Freemium. Pixel art assets.
• Pixel Planet Generator. Procedural pixel planet generator with Godot shader source.
• Reiner's Tilesets. Free 2D and 3D graphics, classic game assets blog.
• Sprout Lands - Asset Pack. Cute pixel pastel farming asset pack.
• Sprout Lands - UI Pack. Cute pixel pastel UI pack.
• Stylized Nature MegaKit. 110+ stylized 3D nature models for Ghibli-inspired scenes. Projects for UE, Godot, and Unity.
• Synty Studios Paid. Stylized low-poly asset packs.
• Tech Dungeon: Roguelite - Asset Pack. Animated top-down assets for a futuristic project.
• Tilemancer. Procedural tile creator for pixel-art games.
• Tiny Farm RPG - Asset Pack. Pixel-art farming RPG asset pack.
• Tiny RPG Character Asset Pack v1.03. 20 animated pixel-art characters for your game.
• Universal Animation Library. 120+ animations ready to retarget in any engine.
• UnluckyStudio. Free game art for 2D games.