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Marvelous Designer
Marvelous Designer creates, simulates, and exports 3D garments for games, film, VFX, avatars, and virtual production.
Marvelous Designer is desktop software for creating clothing from 2D patterns, fitting garments to avatars, simulating fabric behavior, testing poses, and exporting assets to production pipelines. It is used by fashion designers, character artists, game developers, film and VFX teams, and digital-avatar creators.
It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux Enterprise deployments, with integrations including FBX workflows, Unreal Engine, EveryWear, and Python scripting. Linux access is limited to Enterprise customers. A 14-day trial is available; the official pricing page rendered without prices during this review.
Features
- Create garments from 2D patterns and sewing data
- Simulate fabric, garment fit, folds, and draping
- Test garments on avatars and across character poses
- Export garments through FBX, USD, and ChaosCloth workflows
- Synchronize garment work with Unreal Engine using MD LiveSync 2
- Optimize garments for mobile and VR with EveryWear
- Create laces and draw garment concepts with the 3D Pencil
- Use Python scripting through the program's API reference
Use cases
- Design digital clothing for game and film characters
- Simulate garments before physical sampling
- Fit outfits to avatars for VR and virtual production
- Prepare cloth assets for Unreal Engine pipelines
- Create animation-ready garments for VFX and cinematics
Pros
Cons
Latest updates
- Pinch, Rip, Refine. Explore New Features in Marvelous Designer 2026.1 (2026.1)
The [Beta] Seamline Ripping Tool rips fabric; Pinching Simulation Override overrides global fabric and simulation values.
- Marvelous Designer 2026.1 Pioneer Program (2026.1)
We’re opening up Marvelous Designer in early access and rewarding our users for feedback.
- New Flexible Student Plan+3 Months Free
The Student Plan now has four years from the day you sign up and a monthly structure; sign-ups receive three months of free Marvelous Designer.
Capabilities
- Exports — “Marvelous Designer creates, simulates, and exports 3D garments for characters in games, film, VFX, Unreal Engine, VR, and mobile workflows.” source
Get it
Pricing
- Starting price
- $8.25/mo
- Prices checked
- 2026-10-26
Free Trial
Free
- 2-week free trial for new users
- Full access to everything in Individual
Individual
- 23.3 USD / Month Billed annually
- Full access to all Marvelous Designer design features
- Industry-standard pipeline integrations
- AI Studio and built-in AI features
- Access to free and paid assets in CONNECT Library and CLO-SET
- Automatic updates and technical support
Student
- 8.25 USD / Month Billed monthly
- Student-exclusive pricing
- Up to 4 years of verified eligibility
Enterprise Team
- 2000 USD / Seat / Year 1 Year Prepaid
- Full access to all Marvelous Designer design features
- Flexible seat assignment with concurrent access
- Usage analytics and audit logs
- Centralized billing management
- AI access controls
- CONNECT Library and CLO-SET access controls
Enterprise Single
- 199 USD / Seat / Month Billed monthly
- Full access to all Marvelous Designer design features
- Single-seat license
- Usage analytics and audit logs
- Centralized billing management
- AI access controls
- CONNECT Library and CLO-SET access controls
Academics
- 300 USD / Seat / Year 1 Year Prepaid
- Flexible seat management for courses and semesters
- Educational pricing
- 50% discount for purchases of 10+ seats
Enterprise Team Linux
- 2300 USD / Seat / Year 1 Year Prepaid
- Full access to all Marvelous Designer design features
- Flexible seat assignment with concurrent access
- Usage analytics and audit logs
- Centralized billing management
- AI access controls
- CONNECT Library and CLO-SET access controls