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3DPEA
✓ verifiedFree
Free online tool that converts PNG images into 3D-printable STL models, part of 3DPEA's wider file-conversion suite.
174K visits/mo
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Tripo Studio
✓ verifiedFreemium
AI 3D asset generator turning text, images, or sketches into production-ready models with one-click texturing and auto-rigging.
28M visits/mo25K saves
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Krikey AI
✓ verifiedFreemium
AI 3D animation maker that turns text or video prompts into animated avatars and videos, for creators and educators.
153K visits/mo41K saves
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Spline
✓ verifiedFreemium
Browser-based collaborative 3D design tool for building and exporting interactive 3D/2D experiences to web, iOS and Android.
818K visits/mo12K saves
Pricing
No public pricing
Free: $0/month
Pro: $20/month billed annually ($240/year)
Max: $90/month billed annually ($1,080/year)
Team: $55/seat/month billed annually ($1,980/year)
Credit packs: From $10
Free: $0/mo (20 one-time credits)
Pro: $15/mo (165 credits/mo)
Teams: $30/mo (3 seats, 200 credits)
Free: $0/month (limited files, watermarked web exports)
Starter: $12/seat/month billed annually or $15/month billed monthly (unlimited files, no watermark)
Professional: $20/seat/month billed annually or $25/month billed monthly (video/code export, unlimited variables/APIs), plus optional AI add-on at +$5/seat/month for 2,000 AI credits
Core features
- ✦PNG-to-STL conversion via pixel height mapping
- ✦Standard and extrude (with color) conversion modes
- ✦Controls for size, resolution, border and thickness
- ✦Color merging, smoothing and transparency handling
- ✦Supports many other image and 3D format conversions
- ✦No file storage; runs in the browser on any OS
- ✦Text-to-3D and image-to-3D model generation
- ✦Segmentation to split models into structured, editable parts
- ✦One-click 4K PBR texturing with 'Magic Brush' local repaint
- ✦Automatic rigging and animation with export-ready files
- ✦Batch generation and bulk export on paid tiers
- ✦Credit-based usage with monthly model quotas per plan
- ✦AI character creator with auto-rigging
- ✦Text-to-animation talking avatars
- ✦AI music-video and podcast-video generators
- ✦Video-to-3D motion capture
- ✦FBX export for Unity and Unreal
- ✦Voice AI in 20+ languages
- ✦Real-time collaborative 3D editor with primitives and modeling tools
- ✦Layer-based materials and a ready-made material library
- ✦Interactivity/animation via states, events and physics
- ✦Multi-platform export to web, iOS and Android
- ✦2D design canvas (Hana) with vector networks and effects
- ✦AI 3D generation, texture generation and style transfer add-on
- ✦Variables, APIs and webhooks for dynamic data
Use cases
- →Turning logos or images into 3D-printable models
- →Creating custom reliefs and lithophane-style prints
- →Prototyping simple 3D objects from 2D artwork
- →Converting between assorted image and 3D formats
- →Game developers needing quick production-ready 3D assets
- →3D printing hobbyists converting sketches or images into printable models
- →Product designers and animators prototyping assets without manual modeling
- →Social and YouTube video content
- →Animated classroom lessons
- →Marketing explainer videos
- →Game cutscenes and storyboarding
- →Music and greeting videos
- →Designers adding interactive 3D elements to websites
- →Product teams prototyping 3D UI or product visualizations
- →Brand/marketing teams creating animated 3D visuals
- →Agencies building AR/XR or gamified web experiences
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