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Texel
Free texture maps and seam checks in your browser
Turn images into estimated material maps, compare OpenGL and DirectX normals, inspect seams, and export PNGs or a ZIP. Free, no account needed. Images are processed in your browser. Public AI generation is not available in this release.
This release is for people who have a surface image and want to check what they can use in a material before opening a larger workflow.
You can create five image-derived maps, compare OpenGL and DirectX normal conventions, inspect repeating seams, preview a material in 3D, and download PNGs or a ZIP. The free tools work without an account, and selected images are processed in your browser.
There is a small reproducible test in the normal-map guide: one synthetic height image, two normal exports, exact settings and downloadable files. It makes the green-channel difference visible without changing the source or strength.
A few boundaries: these are estimated maps, not measured PBR or a high-poly bake. Material-map output is 1024 × 1024 with a centered square crop. Public AI text generation is not enabled in this release.
I’d like feedback on the normal-map controls and seam inspection: what is unclear, and what stops you from using the exported files in your workflow?
Disclosure: this launch copy was prepared with AI assistance and checked against the working public release.
About Texel on Product Hunt
“Free texture maps and seam checks in your browser”
Texel was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 2 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #144 on the daily leaderboard. Turn images into estimated material maps, compare OpenGL and DirectX normals, inspect seams, and export PNGs or a ZIP. Free, no account needed. Images are processed in your browser. Public AI generation is not available in this release.
On the analytics side, Texel competes within Design Tools, Developer Tools and 3D Modeling — topics that collectively have 788.4k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Texel performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Texel?
Texel was hunted by qing lu. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of Texel including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
qing lu
Hi Product Hunt, I’m the maker of Texel.
This release is for people who have a surface image and want to check what they can use in a material before opening a larger workflow.
You can create five image-derived maps, compare OpenGL and DirectX normal conventions, inspect repeating seams, preview a material in 3D, and download PNGs or a ZIP. The free tools work without an account, and selected images are processed in your browser.
There is a small reproducible test in the normal-map guide: one synthetic height image, two normal exports, exact settings and downloadable files. It makes the green-channel difference visible without changing the source or strength.
A few boundaries: these are estimated maps, not measured PBR or a high-poly bake. Material-map output is 1024 × 1024 with a centered square crop. Public AI text generation is not enabled in this release.
I’d like feedback on the normal-map controls and seam inspection: what is unclear, and what stops you from using the exported files in your workflow?
Disclosure: this launch copy was prepared with AI assistance and checked against the working public release.