Hey! I was trying to make an "earth" material, ended up using a bunch of color and blend and map range nodes, would a gradient map node be possible instead?

The node system is already diverse enough that many things can be improvised, but of course it would be nice to have more compact and streamlined tools.

I've noticed that the "tiling" setting in the preview doesn't affect the height map :P

Some features I'm missing:

VERY IMPORTANT

• Copy and Paste
• Undo/Redo
• DropDown search menu
• Import texture

NOT SO IMPORTANT

• Node groups (grouping nodes inside a dotted rectangle with a text label)
• Comment node

Hello Njbrown, I would like to support your work and buy so that it continues the project and i get a copy in my profile of supported games and tools. I think this software is brilliant.

Hi -- great little package (I found out about it via GameFromScratch, naturally!)

I'm using it to experiment with Unity with a view to devising some lecturers and tutorials on 3D graphics.

In my use case, the most obvious missing feature is the lack of ambient occlusion maps, and at the moment, I hack around it by passing my occlusion map to the roughness channel and renaming the file afterwards.

I realise that adding a dedicated occlusion map output node means more work as you have to reprogram the preview to show the effect, so perhaps instead you could add a name-your-own output option.

Obviously anything made with it wouldn't be visible in the preview, because the software wouldn't know what to do with it, but it would make the software compatible with a lot more material workflows, and effectively (partially!) future proof....

Upgrade suggestions 
Possibility to change hdri (it's free on hdri haven :) ) and change light rotation
See in real time the color changes with the gradient map node 
Maintain control to move links from one output from one node to another 
I really like this software and it's free so thank you very much.
Also try to add things that do not exist in substance dessigner to be able to create competition and differentiate your sofware

 Thanks:)

Just want to say that this is the best free substance designer I've tried (out of 3). UX is by far the best.

I know it's already on your TODO list but +1 on blur node. Imo the most important thing atm.

EDIT: Saw that it's in the upcoming release. Tried building from source and got too many errors. Really excited for the next release!

EDIT: More points

Perlin 3D should be found if you search for "noise" I suppose

If I export to zip and extract, 7zip gives me a warning about headers (doesn't cause any issues)

If I drag to highlight the text in the search box from right to left, and let go of the mouse button after I finish the drag while it is above the node canvas, focus leaves the text box

Would love a rotate modify on the tile node (so my row could travel diagonally) (is that even possible?)

Undo/redo doesn't respect property drawers

Hello njbrown great tool

Here my node Suggestions:

By order:

1. Tile sampler enhacement:

Increasy a property and this increase node input images available.

This allows complex shapes for realistic and  abstract textures creation.

2. Quad transform:

It is like Transform 2D but this control 4 Points each one with a x, y property.

This allow even more complex shapes with fast workflow.

3. To gray scale:

Color to grayscale and property for random grayscale.

This realese new possibilities, and combine with import images is killer.

4. Height Blend:

Like Blend but this has Bottom, Top, Mask Inputs and property height offset (mainly)

5. Shape extrude.

(If possible) because looks like a complex one

Transform a 2D image in 3D (more or less).

Others:

While this is not properly needed but for future... It opens a wide range of possibilities:

Have a format file which is a material for drag and drop with tweakable options choosen in texture lab.

It is quite powerfull.

I imagine this is a difficult one.

Thanks and keep the good work.

a image node ,similar to the one from blender, to import images/map that are not available (at the moment). But since i can imagine that would be a hell lot of work I don't think its essential, would just be cool. Absolutely love this tool by the way, keep up the great work!

NJbrown. Thanks for your amazing program for textures. Its very useful even when need more work to the finishing polished version. Its important the capacity to import material to the program to help the creation of new textures. And you can add some plugins on blocks to create fog, church crystals vitral and others ideas like Kaleidoscope (and you control the faces of the kaleidoscope input maybe from 3 to 100. and the vertices on the final textures of the kaleidoscope. from 1 to 4 to 12 or like dice sides. I create textures for the sims 1 and your software are a good source of inspiration.  I use everything I can, from my own photo material to some generated by Genetica 4 of spiral graphics, Wood tiles, Photoshop, Reptile and anyone that can produce tiles textures because every programs have its own charming. Or even you can add some type of Fractal formula creation like strange atractors, Mandelbrot,  kamtorus , Julia or others from the basics of fractal math. Even you can add a capacity to create libraries of resources or add specific folders with resources on BMP, JPG, TIFF and PNG.    I know, Its a titanic goal but you will learn a lot on the process and the artist will end with a program that could be so attractive that want to  buy it and can compete with some of the best already on the market. Just ideas, I will be happy enough with the import of materials to the programs and some filters like kaleidoscope.   

Hi Guys! I don't know if you have an idea how awesome you are by developping this tool. It works smoothly. The only things that is keeping me to go to the next level with it is the lack of Blur node. That node is like the bass on a song, it's not very evident but when is not there, something is missing. It's very useful for tweaking things and make workarounds for ambient Occlusion and stuff. I know someone already asked for the Blur and I don't want to spam. You guys don't know how greatful I am to have Texture Lab under development!!! 

Firstly, awesome tool! Have heard of these node based texture generators but never tried them and was amazed at what this can do!

I'm creating textures for a mobile Unity project and one thing I was after was the ability to output a single texture so it will be fast for mobiles (PBR's can be a bit of a drain). Would be great to have this as an export options. For now I wrote a scene in Unity to do it, which has two angle controls on a directional light and its brightness and then it exports an image. Bit fiddly but can take your output and "bake" it down.

The second wish is for support for alpha. Not sure if this is a common thing for such tools but if I want to create a fence or some such then alpha would be really useful.