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24 alternatives to Skatter for SketchUp

The Smart SketchUp Plugin for Scattering 3d Models

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Skatter for SketchUp launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Sketch Toolbox▲128

   A super simple plugin manager for Sketch

   2014 · sketchtoolbox.com · its alternatives →

2. 2SB
   Sktchr – Balsamiq plugin for Sketch▲9

   2014 · assemblymade.com · its alternatives →

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   Matter▲127

   An expanding UI Kit for Sketch

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Sliick▲134

   Free 3D mockups for your screenshots and videos

   Sep 2026 · sliick.co · its alternatives →

5. 5
   SketchUp▲5

   The easiest way to draw in 3D

   2017 · sketchup.trimble.com · its alternatives →

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   Volupedia▲100

   A Wikipedia mirror powered by Sketchfab 3D previews

   2015 · en.volupedia.org · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Sketchfab PBR▲77

   Physically Based Rendering for all

   2015 · sketchfab.com · its alternatives →

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   I built an interactive plotter art exhibit for SIGGRAPH▲167

   I'm enthralled with using pen plotters to make generative art. Last August at SIGGRAPH, I built an interactive experience for others to see how code can be used to make visual art. The linked blog post is my trials and tribulations of linking a MIDI controller to one of these algorithms and sending its output to a plotter, so that people may witness the end-to-end experience.

   2024 · lostpixels.io · its alternatives →

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   Synthesize TikZ Graphics Programs for Scientific Figures and Sketches▲132

   Creating high-quality scientific figures can be time-consuming and challenging, even though sketching ideas on paper is relatively easy. Furthermore, recreating existing figures that are not stored in formats preserving semantic information is equally complex. To tackle this problem, we introduce DeTikZify, a novel multimodal language model that automatically synthesizes scientific figures as semantics-preserving TikZ graphics programs based on sketches and existing figures. We also introduce a Monte Carlo Tree Search-based inference algorithm that enables DeTikZify to iteratively refine its…

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Method Draw▲70

    A free browser-based vector creator

    2014 · editor.method.ac · its alternatives →

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    Diagramly▲63

    Sketch systems at the speed you think

    9d ago · diagramly.xyz · its alternatives →

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    The Sketchbook Project▲87

    A crowd-sourced library of Sketchbooks

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    NodeBox▲79

    Node-based software application for generative design

    2015 · nodebox.net · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Layout – California Style Sheets▲72

    The future of Sketch and the story of how we got where here

    2016 · layout.fm · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Scumble▲100

    The open-source editor for AI inpainting

    17d ago · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Snabbt.js▲129

    A minimalistic animation library

    2015 · daniel-lundin.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Sketch 3.4 Beta▲18

    Professional digital design for Mac.

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    WrapR for SketchUp▲4

    A powerful addon for UV mapping SketchUp models with ease.

    2017 · wrap-r.com · its alternatives →

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    Sketch Notebook Plugin▲114

    Documenting Sketchapp artboards made easy

    2014 · marcosvid.al · its alternatives →

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    Sketch 43▲30

    Improved Shape Editing and More

    2017 · sketch.com · its alternatives →

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    Infinomni▲60

    Turn drawings into 3D creations you can play with and print

    Sep 2026 · infinomni.com · its alternatives →

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    Iterograph▲74

    An iterative drawing tool

    2016 · iterograph.laboiteatortue.com · its alternatives →

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    AnimateMate▲9

    Animation plugin for Sketch

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24AR
    A React port of Sketch's grid system▲7

    2018 · medium.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →