Take a scanned PLY mesh into glTF for web viewers, engines or further processing. This converter runs entirely in your browser: the file is processed on your own device and never uploaded.
Why convert PLY to GLTF?
Take a scanned PLY mesh into glTF for web viewers, engines or further processing.
How it works
Drop your .ply file above and download the .gltf. The conversion engine (Assimp, compiled to WebAssembly) runs inside the page, so it works the same on Windows, macOS, Linux and ChromeOS without installing anything.
PLY vs GLTF
PLY (Stanford Polygon): PLY, created at Stanford for 3D scanning research, stores meshes or point clouds and is good at keeping per-vertex colour. Used by: 3D scanners, photogrammetry software (Meshroom, RealityCapture), MeshLab and CloudCompare.
glTF (GL Transmission Format): glTF is the Khronos Group’s open standard for delivering 3D models, often called “the JPEG of 3D”. A .gltf file is JSON that describes meshes and physically based (PBR) materials, with binary data and textures alongside or embedded. Used by: three.js, Babylon.js, Blender, Sketchfab, and developers who want a readable, editable model file.
Quality notes
Geometry and per-vertex colours convert. Point clouds without faces must be meshed first. glTF output is a .gltf file plus a .bin file with the geometry, so the download is a ZIP containing both — keep them together.
Common use cases
Scan-to-web pipelines; cultural-heritage viewers; feeding scans to three.js.
Frequently asked questions
Are vertex colours kept?＋
Yes.
Can I convert raw point clouds?＋
Mesh them first in MeshLab or CloudCompare.
Is it private?＋
Yes, nothing is uploaded.
glTF or GLB for scans?＋
GLB for publishing, glTF for inspection or editing.