by Bala·Workflow
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Decal Beast (Free Version) earns its place in the superhive library as a free, non-destructive way to place decals in Blender, built on node groups and empties so original materials stay intact.
Decal Beast (Free Version) is a Blender add-on from Bala for adding graffiti and decals to 3D models. You drag and drop a decal onto any mesh, and it aligns automatically to the surface normals. A visual image gallery shows thumbnail previews, and you can organize decals into category folders for quick access.
Placement is interactive: hover over the mesh, click to place, then drag to rotate and scroll to resize in a two-step workflow. The add-on works on objects with multiple materials, wiring up the nodes so a single decal spans them under one empty. You can also bring in your own images, since any PNG, JPG, or BMP from any folder becomes a decal instantly.
The workflow stays non-destructive. Decals live as node groups on empties, so deleting one leaves the original material untouched, and per-decal controls let you tweak each node group's inputs from the sidebar. A refresh and prune option rescans the scene and can remove decals from untouched materials. It supports Blender 4.5 through 5.0 and works with Cycles, Eevee, Blender-Internal, and the Blender-Game-Engine.
Decal Beast (Free Version) is best for adding graffiti and decals to urban scenes, game assets, architectural visualization, and character customization in Blender.
Decal Beast (Free Version) is completely free to download and use.
Decal Beast (Free Version) is listed for Blender 4.5 through 5.0, so it covers current releases in that range. Before installing, check that your Blender build falls inside those versions to avoid enabling issues. The add-on installs through Edit → Preferences → Add-ons, where you enable the Decal Beast Free entry. Once active, its controls appear in the sidebar panel, and you load a folder of images to start placing decals. If you run a version outside the listed range, the developer's page is the best place to confirm support.
Decal Beast (Free Version) lists support for Cycles, Eevee, Blender-Internal, and the Blender-Game-Engine, covering the main render paths in Blender. Because decals are built as node groups attached to empties, they integrate into your existing materials rather than replacing them. That non-destructive setup means you can delete a decal at any time and the original material stays intact. For confirmation of how each engine handles the node groups in your specific scene, refer to the developer's page and the included tutorial.
Decal Beast (Free Version) installs in three steps. First, add it through Edit → Preferences → Add-ons and enable the Decal Beast Free entry. Next, set a folder path in the sidebar and click Load, which brings your images in as thumbnails. Finally, select an image, click Add Decal, hover over your mesh, click to place, and drag to rotate. Decals align to surface normals automatically and can be moved, rotated, and scaled at any point using the empty that controls placement.
Decal Beast (Free Version) lets you turn your own artwork into decals. Any PNG, JPG, or BMP from any folder becomes a decal instantly once you point the sidebar to that folder and click Load. The images appear as thumbnail previews in a visual gallery, and you can organize them into category folders for quicker access. From there you drag and drop a decal onto a mesh, and it works across objects with multiple materials, all controlled through a single empty.
Decal Beast (Free Version) is listed here as free, with the developer also offering a fuller paid edition. The free version is released under the GPL license. Since terms and available editions can change, the developer's page is the best place to confirm current licensing before you download. The free version includes drag-and-drop placement, the image gallery, multi-material support, rotate and scale during placement, per-decal node group controls, and refresh and prune tools for cleaning up unused decals.
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