Open Brush
Open Brush is a community-led evolution of Tilt Brush, a room-scale 3D painting XR application, now available for free!
Overview
Added
March 17, 2026
Subject & domain
computer-science-advanced · augmented-virtual-reality-ar-vr
Grade range
Grade 9 (Freshman)–Grade 12 (Senior)
Page kind
Tool
Introduction
About Open Brush
- Core Functionality: A room-scale 3D painting application for virtual reality (XR) that allows users to paint in 3D space using various brushes (e.g., stars, light, fire).
- Origin: A community-led, open-source evolution of Google’s Tilt Brush.
- Cost: Completely free and open source.
- Icosa Gallery: A platform developed by the Open Brush team to preserve and host 3D art, created after the shutdown of Google’s Poly platform.
- Community & Development:
- Project is community-led and driven.
- Source code and contributions are managed via GitHub.
- Community interaction takes place on Discord.
- Financial support is accepted via Open Collective.
- Mission: To provide an accessible, open-source tool for artistic creation, prioritizing the preservation of art and the freedom of artists.
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