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Practical browser tools for 3D printing.

Convert images into printable 3MF and STL models. Start with multicolor 3MF for logos, keychains and plates, or use heightmap relief for single-material embossed prints. Free to use, with no account or sign-up required.

Main tool

Image to 3MF

Convert PNG or JPG images into multicolor 3MF files for OrcaSlicer and Bambu Studio. Supports color quantization, transparent PNG cutouts, flat multicolor mode and raised color relief. Free, no registration required.

Open Image to 3MF
New tool

Image to Heightmap

Convert image brightness into printable relief height. Export a solid heightmap model as STL or 3MF for bas-relief plates, embossed photos and terrain-like surfaces. Free, no sign-up.

Open Image to Heightmap
Backlit prints

Image to Lithophane

Convert a photo into a backlit lithophane model. Dark areas become thicker, bright areas become thinner, with smoothing and STL/3MF export. Free, no sign-up.

Open Image to Lithophane
Guides

3D printing workflows

Why MakerTools3D?

Focused tools instead of generic converters

Generic image-to-STL converters often lose color, transparency or slicer context. MakerTools3D keeps each workflow separate so the defaults match the print: multicolor 3MF for logos and keychains, heightmaps for relief, and lithophanes for backlit photos.