by ClintochX and Difinito·Rendering
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Img2Pbr keeps the whole image-to-material process in the Shader Editor and pairs it with procedural textures, so image-based and math-based materials come from one node set. It supports the full PBR output range and runs in both EEVEE and Cycles.
Img2Pbr converts images into PBR materials inside Blender's Shader Editor. Its Image to PBR Texture node handles the full PBR workflow, covering Base Color and Diffuse, Metallic, Specular, Roughness, Emission, Normal, Alpha, Ambient Occlusion, and Displacement, and it runs in both EEVEE and Cycles.
Alongside image-based materials, the add-on includes procedural textures crafted with math and shader techniques. These let you generate patterns and surfaces without external image files, with a range of built-in options for fine-tuning detail.
A set of node-based tools shapes the result further. Colorize turns black-and-white images into colored ones, Hue changes an image's hue, and Color tint mixes or blends in another color. Remove Shadow clears shadows from an image, and Remove Specular Light removes specular highlights affecting it, while Posterize simplifies colors. Effect nodes add Blur, Distort, Pixelate, and Paint. Nodes are found in the Shader Editor under the Add menu in the IMG2PBR section.
Img2Pbr is best for blender artists building PBR materials from images or procedural nodes directly in the Shader Editor, for use in EEVEE or Cycles.
Img2Pbr is completely free to download and use.
Img2Pbr works in both EEVEE and Cycles, so materials built from images or its procedural nodes render in either engine. The add-on turns images into PBR materials inside Blender's Shader Editor using the Image to PBR Texture node, and it also ships procedural textures made with math and shader techniques. That means you can move between the two engines without rebuilding your material setup for each one, and the same PBR outputs remain available regardless of which renderer you choose.
Img2Pbr lists a minimum requirement of Blender 3.0, which was set when the add-on was rewritten from scratch for the 1.6 release. From that version onward the interface was made faster, and you no longer need to load nodes before using them; clicking a node makes it appear. The nodes live in the Shader Editor under the Add menu in the IMG2PBR section. For the exact version you are running, check the developer's page.
Img2Pbr installs through Blender's Asset Libraries. First extract the files from the zip archive, then open Preferences and go to the File Paths tab, where you will find the Asset Libraries section. Click Add, select the folder containing the unzipped files, and save your changes. After that, open the Assets section in the UI to access the installed shader. The nodes can also be found in the Shader Editor under the Add menu in the IMG2PBR section.
Img2Pbr supports a full PBR workflow, covering Base Color and Diffuse, Metallic, Specular, Roughness, Emission, Normal, Alpha, Ambient Occlusion, and Displacement. It converts images into these maps inside the Shader Editor through the Image to PBR Texture node, and includes cleanup options such as Remove Shadow and Remove Specular Light to handle lighting present in source images. Color tools like Colorize, Hue, Color tint, and Posterize are also part of the node set, alongside effect nodes for Blur, Distort, Pixelate, and Paint.
Img2Pbr is listed as free here. Beyond that, the add-on is developed by ClintochX and Difinito for Blender and comes with a tutorial video, plus an art gallery and Discord community linked from the developer's page. For current licensing details and any terms tied to the download, check the developer's page directly, since those specifics can change over time and are best confirmed at the source.
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