GLB Converter

Convert 3D models (GLB) online for free


Drop or upload your .GLB file

How to convert your GLB file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your GLB file.
  2. You'll see a preview.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to save your file in the format you want.

Convert GLB to another file type

The converter easily converts your GLB models to various formats - free and online. No Blender or other 3D software needed.

  • GLB to OBJ
  • GLB to FBX
  • GLB to STL
  • GLB to GLTF
  • GLB to 3DS
  • GLB to STP
  • GLB to X
  • GLB to X3D
  • GLB to 3MF
  • GLB to ASSBIN
  • GLB to PLY

Convert a file to GLB

The converter also works in reverse, so you can convert other "Binary 3D Model File" formats to GLB without using software like Blender or a similar tool.

  • DAE to GLB
  • X3D to GLB
  • 3DS to GLB
  • OBJ to GLB
  • STEP to GLB
  • FBX to GLB
  • UC to GLB
  • COB to GLB
  • MD5ANIM to GLB
  • OFF to GLB
  • AC to GLB
  • STP to GLB

About GLB files

A .GLB file is a binary version of the GLTF (GL Transmission Format) standard. It bundles 3D meshes, node hierarchies, cameras, materials, animations, and textures into one self-contained binary file. Developers rely on this format for web-based AR/VR applications, e-commerce 3D viewers, and modern game engines. Minor alternative uses include STK Globe Files and Glulx Blorb Game Files.

You can open these files natively using Blender, Unity, or the default 3D Viewer in Windows. Read more about the standard on Wikipedia.

The main disadvantage of the .GLB format is that it is a compiled, end-stage delivery format. It is not designed to be a working file. Because the JSON structure and binary payload are packaged together, you cannot easily swap out textures or edit the mesh topology directly without re-importing it into heavy 3D software. Additionally, unoptimized .GLB files with 4K textures will easily exceed 100MB, rendering them useless for mobile web viewing without applying Draco compression.

Drag and drop your file to analyze and convert it—free, online, and without installing software. For deep editing in animation pipelines, convert to FBX. For basic mesh adjustments in standard modeling software, convert to OBJ. If you want to separate the meshes and textures for manual optimization, convert to GLTF. For 3D printing, convert to STL, keeping in mind that all color, texture, and animation data will be permanently discarded.

Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your GLB file.

Users also converted 3D, VRM, GBL, BBMODEL, GIB, OBJ, FBX, MCSTRUCTURE, GLTF, ZIP, GLD, USDZ and STL files.


FAQ

If you want to convert GLB file to SKP, USDZ, STEP, PNG, VRM, BLEND or DAE, you can use Blender or similar software from the "3D Web Asset Delivery" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert DWG, IGES, WRL, JT, SKP or 3DM files to GLB, try Blender or another comparable tool in the "3D Web Asset Delivery" category.



The GLB Converter Story

The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our GLB converter.