Free GLB and glTF viewer

Drop a .glb file to inspect it: polycount, materials, wireframe and normals. Everything runs in your browser, so the file is never uploaded anywhere.

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Or drag a file onto the viewport. Files never leave your device.

File
BoomBox.glb (sample)
Size
331 KB
Triangles
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Vertices
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Meshes
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Materials
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Shading

What to check when you open a model

  • Triangles. Compare with your platform budget. Too high? Remesh it.
  • Clay mode. Hides textures so you can judge the shape alone. Lumps and holes are much easier to spot.
  • Wireframe. Shows how evenly the triangles are spread. Dense clusters in flat areas are wasted budget.
  • Normals. Colours each face by direction. Patches that flicker or look inverted point to flipped normals.
  • Materials. Each material is usually one draw call in a game engine, so fewer is better for performance.
  • File size. Heavy file? Usually the textures. See how to reduce GLB file size.

Supported files and privacy

The viewer reads .glb files and .gltf files with embedded buffers, up to 200 MB. A .gltf that references separate .bin or image files will not load on its own; pack it as GLB first, for example with Blender’s glTF exporter.

FBX, OBJ and STL are not opened here. The studio imports them and can convert them to GLB. Going the other way? The free GLB converter turns GLB into STL, OBJ, USDZ or PLY.

The file is read with your browser’s File API and rendered with WebGL on your own device. Nothing is sent to threeD’s servers, and closing the tab clears it.

Questions people ask

Is this 3D viewer really free?
Yes. It needs no account and has no usage limit, because the work happens in your browser.
What is the difference between GLB and glTF?
They are the same format. glTF is JSON text that can reference separate binary and image files; GLB packs everything into one binary file, which is easier to share.
Why does my model look black or too dark?
Common causes are missing textures (a .gltf without its image files), inverted normals, or a material that is fully metallic with nothing to reflect. Try the normals and clay modes to narrow it down.
Can I view animations?
This viewer shows the model in its rest pose. Animation playback is available in the studio for rigged models.

Need a model to look at?

Generate one from a sentence or a photo, then open it here or in the studio.