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Convert PLY to GLB

Drop a PLY file and download it as GLB. The conversion runs in your browser, so the file never leaves your device. It keeps the exact shape.

Free, no sign-up, and your file stays on your device.

Drop a PLY file here

Converted to GLB in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.

GLB, glTF, OBJ, STL, PLY, FBX or 3MF, up to 300 MB. Add .mtl, .bin and texture files alongside.

What carries over from PLY to GLB

Checked against what the converter writes, not just what the formats allow.
Shape (triangles)
Kept exactly
UV coordinates
Kept
Colour texture
Not in PLY
PBR maps (roughness, metalness, normal)
Not in PLY
Vertex colours
Kept
Animation
Not in PLY
Separate parts
Not in PLY
Size and units
Kept as they are; neither format records units.
Up direction
Unchanged.

How to convert PLY to GLB

  1. Add your PLY

    Drop the .ply file or choose it from your device.

  2. Check the preview

    Turn the model and check what will be kept before converting.

  3. Download the GLB

    The .glb is written in a second or two for most models.

When to convert PLY to GLB

  • To put it on the web

    GLB is what three.js, Google's <model-viewer> and most web viewers load: one file, textures included.

  • For Blender and Godot

    Both import glTF natively, with materials, so there is no .mtl or texture folder to keep together.

The two formats

PLY

Polygon File Format

PLY, also called the Stanford Triangle Format, was designed at Stanford in the mid-1990s for 3D scan data. It stores vertices with any properties you like, most often colours and normals, plus faces.

Usually comes from
3D scanners, photogrammetry and Gaussian splatting tools, and research datasets
Opens in
MeshLab, CloudCompare, Blender and most scan-processing tools
Units
None recorded
Up axis
Not recorded

GLB

Binary glTF 2.0

GLB is the single-file, binary form of glTF 2.0, the open format the Khronos Group published in 2017 for delivering 3D assets. Mesh, materials, textures and animation all travel in one file.

Usually comes from
AI 3D generators (including PhotoGenius), Sketchfab downloads, web 3D projects and game asset stores
Opens in
Blender, Godot, three.js and most web viewers, Android's Scene Viewer, Bambu Studio and UltiMaker Cura, Unreal's glTF importer, and Unity with the glTFast package
Units
Metres
Up axis
Y up

Need a model to convert?

Make one with AI from a photo or a sentence, then download it as GLB and convert it here.

Questions

Something else? Ask us and a person will answer.

Is this PLY to GLB converter free?

Yes. There is no account, watermark or limit on conversions. It accepts files up to 300 MB; how large a model your browser can handle depends on your device's memory.

Is my file uploaded?

No. The conversion runs in your browser with the open-source three.js loaders and exporters, so your PLY never leaves your device.

Does the GLB keep textures and animation?

Yes, everything the PLY has that glTF supports: geometry, UVs, materials and textures embedded in the file.

Can I convert a point cloud?

A PLY with points but no faces can be saved as GLB or PLY. STL, OBJ and 3MF need a surface, so reconstruct one first, for example with Poisson reconstruction in MeshLab.

Can I make a 3D model from a photo instead?

Yes. PhotoGenius turns a photo or a text prompt into a textured GLB with Rodin Gen-2.5, Rodin Gen-2.5 Fast, Tripo H3.1, TRELLIS.2, Rodin Gen-2 or Hunyuan3D 3.1, which you can then convert here. See Image to 3D model.

Turn a photo into a 3D model

Rodin Gen-2.5, Rodin Gen-2.5 Fast, Tripo H3.1, TRELLIS.2, Rodin Gen-2 or Hunyuan3D 3.1 builds a textured GLB from one image. The price shows before you run it.

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