GLTF Converter

Convert 3D model files (GLTF) online for free


Drop or upload your .GLTF file

How to convert your GLTF file

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

Convert GLTF to another file type

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

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

Convert a file to GLTF

The converter also works in reverse, so you can convert other "JSON 3D Scene Format" formats to GLTF without using software like Blender or a similar tool.

  • DAE to GLTF
  • X3D to GLTF
  • 3DS to GLTF
  • OBJ to GLTF
  • STEP to GLTF
  • FBX to GLTF
  • MDL to GLTF
  • MD5CAMERA to GLTF
  • MD5MESH to GLTF
  • AMF to GLTF
  • 3MF to GLTF
  • HMP to GLTF

About GLTF files

A .GLTF (GL Transmission Format) file is a lightweight, JSON-based standard developed by the Khronos Group for delivering 3D models and scenes. It stores node hierarchies, materials, cameras, and animations in an easy-to-parse text format.

You can open and view .GLTF files using standard open-source 3D suites like Blender, game engines like Unity and Unreal Engine, or native OS tools like the Windows 3D Viewer. It is also natively supported by modern web browsers using WebGL frameworks.

While highly efficient for web display, the standard .GLTF format creates frustrating limitations for creators. It is strictly an "end-delivery" format, not an authoring format. When you save a file as .GLTF, you lose complex modifier stacks, non-destructive edits, and custom procedural materials. Most annoyingly, a .GLTF file is rarely self-contained. It relies on external bin files for mesh geometry and separate JPG or PNG files for textures. If you email or move the .GLTF file without its companion files, your model will break and load as a blank or untextured shape.

To avoid broken links and missing textures, convert .GLTF to a self-contained GLB file for web and AR distribution. If you need to edit the geometry in a professional pipeline, convert it to FBX or OBJ. For 3D printing, convert it to STL. For Apple augmented reality (AR) applications, convert to USDZ. Just drag and drop your file here to analyze and convert it securely right in your browser.

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

Users also converted BBMODEL, OBJ, GLB, ZIP, GLT, 3D, FBX, MODEL, BIN, GLF, VRM, GTF and MTL files.


FAQ

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

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



The GLTF 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 GLTF converter.