
Image generation
dream-textures
Generate textures and backgrounds from text, inside Blender
★ 8.2k
August 2024
GPL-3.0
Image generation
What it does
A Blender add-on that creates textures, concept art and background assets from a text prompt, with a seamless option for tiling textures, depth-aware projection onto a whole scene, and animation restyling through the Cycles render pass. Models run on your own machine, so you are not waiting on a service. It is an add-on, not a standalone app - Blender is required - and macOS users may hit a quarantine issue with the bundled dependencies.
Summary based on the project's own description. The Japanese page has a fuller beginner guide: setup difficulty, what to prepare, and a step-by-step start.
Screenshots & visuals

Before you start
- Setup difficultySome setup needed
- Command lineNot required
- API keyNot required
- Sends data onlineYes
Judged automatically from the project's own metadata. Always confirm on the official page.
dream-textures FAQ
- Is dream-textures free?
- Yes. It runs on your own machine, so there is no usage-based cost either.
- Do I need to install anything or write code to use dream-textures?
- You install it like a normal desktop app. No command line involved.
- Does dream-textures work on a phone?
- No. It needs a computer.
- Can I use dream-textures commercially?
- The licence is GPL-3.0. Using it commercially is fine, but if you distribute something built on it you may be required to release that under the same licence. Keep it internal, or check before distributing.
How it compares
The conditions that decide whether you can actually use it, side by side.
| Tool | Command line | API key | Sends data out | Phone | Commercial use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dream-textures (this page) | Not needed | Not needed | Yes | No | Yes |
| ComfyUI | Not needed | Not needed | No | No | Yes |
| Upscayl | Not needed | Not needed | No | No | Yes |
| ImageToolbox | Not needed | Not needed | No | Yes | Yes |
"Sends data out" means your input is uploaded to someone's server. Pick "No" when the material cannot leave your organisation.