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Free STL to PLY Converter

Lightning-fast STL to PLY conversion — 100% in your browser. Your files never leave your device. Free, no watermark, no sign-up.

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Supports GLB, GLTF, OBJ, STL, FBX, PLY

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STL vs PLY

See what transfers when converting between these two formats.

FeatureSTLPLY
Geometry
Textures
Materials
Animation
Rigging

All features supported by STL are preserved in PLY.

Other conversions from STL

GLB

STL → GLB

Binary glTF, the most common modern 3D format

GLTF

STL → GLTF

JSON-based glTF, human-readable

OBJ

STL → OBJ

Wavefront OBJ, widely supported geometry format

Other conversions to PLY

GLB

GLB → PLY

Binary glTF, the most common modern 3D format

GLTF

GLTF → PLY

JSON-based glTF, human-readable

OBJ

OBJ → PLY

Wavefront OBJ, widely supported geometry format

FBX

FBX → PLY

Autodesk FBX, popular in animation pipelines (input only)

STL → PLY

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