> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.spline.design/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Material Library

The Material Library is a quick way to get you started with a variety of ready-to-use materials. Choose your needed category, add it to your scene, and customize it to your needs.

The library is composed of hundreds of beautiful materials from realistic to stylized.

<img src="https://cdn.spline.design/_assets/docs/b22e4e7f-6fc2-4ada-8972-d9b454ff9223.png" alt="image" />

<Info>Each category contains a limited number of free materials. Access to the full library requires an active **Starter**, **Professional** or **Team** subscription.</Info>

## Material Library Categories

<img src="https://cdn.spline.design/_assets/docs/fbad0f29-740e-4daa-81d7-3f51afa2fb25.png" alt="image" style={{ maxWidth: "300px" }} />

### Stylized categories

* Gradient
* Subsurface Scattering
* Patterns
* Noise
* Cartoon and Outline
* Colorful Metal

### Real-world categories

* Metal
* Ceramic and Marble
* Reflective
* Transparent
* Concrete
* Stone
* Bricks
* Wood
* Fabric
* Nature

## How to use the Material Library

The Material Library can be accessed from the Material Asset browser. To apply a material from the material asset library perform these steps:

1. Select an object in your scene.
2. Access Material Assets browser.

   <img src="https://cdn.spline.design/_assets/docs/3cc6e1eb-8c8a-446d-a2af-b28445ce16ef.png" alt="image" />
3. Scroll down to Library in the assets browser.
4. Click on a material to apply it to your selected object, a copy will be created to your own asset library so you can customize the material.

   <img src="https://cdn.spline.design/_assets/docs/fa929fa7-7485-43f1-be40-e0cafa07d56f.png" alt="image" />

<video src="https://cdn.spline.design/_assets/docs/76048ce4-1d52-49d6-9a22-2a8207316e03.mp4" controls />

> You can also search for materials within the library, try typing in keywords like: ‘wood’, ‘metal’, ‘gold’, etc…
