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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

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

Hitem3D

✓ verifiedFreemium

AI generator that turns images into print-ready, high-detail 3D models with PBR textures for makers and studios.

1.1M visits/mo

Marble by World Labs

✓ verifiedPaid

AI tool for generating and exploring high-fidelity, editable 3D worlds from prompts, sold via prepaid credit packages.

150K visits/mo1.3K saves

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

Pricing

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

No public pricing

Package A: $5 (5,000 credits)

Package B: $20 (22,000 credits)

Package C: $50 (63,000 credits)

Free: $0/mo (20 one-time credits)

Pro: $15/mo (165 credits/mo)

Teams: $30/mo (3 seats, 200 credits)

Core features

✦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

✦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

✦Image-to-3D model generation
✦Print-ready clean mesh and sharp edges
✦4K PBR AI texturing and de-lighting
✦Hidden-structure reconstruction
✦Multi-format export (FBX, GLB, OBJ, STL, USDZ)
✦One-click send to 3D slicers

✦AI-generated 3D world creation
✦World editing tools
✦Credit-based usage packages
✦Sharing generated worlds

✦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

Use cases

→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

→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

→3D printing from images
→Game and film asset creation
→Art and sculpture modeling
→Rapid concept prototyping

→Generating 3D environments for creative or game projects
→Prototyping virtual scenes without manual 3D modeling
→Sharing AI-generated worlds with others

→Social and YouTube video content
→Animated classroom lessons
→Marketing explainer videos
→Game cutscenes and storyboarding
→Music and greeting videos

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