MD3 Converter

Convert MD3 files online for free

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How to convert your MD3 file

Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your MD3 file.
You'll see a preview.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to save your file in the format you want.

Convert MD3 to another file type

The converter easily converts your MD3 file to various formats - free and online. No Steam or extra software needed.

MD3 to OBJ

Convert a file to MD3

The converter also works in reverse, so you can convert other 3D formats to MD3 with high quality output.

About MD3 files

The .MD3 file extension is primarily associated with 3D model files used by the id Tech 3 engine, most notably in Quake III Arena by id Software. Unlike modern formats that rely on skeletal animation, MD3 uses vertex animation (morph targets), storing the position of every vertex for every frame of animation. This legacy structure makes the files significantly larger and less flexible than modern counterparts like FBX or GLTF.

Users frequently run into problems when trying to use these assets in modern game engines (like Unity or Unreal Engine) or 3D modeling software. Because .MD3 is a binary, proprietary format from the late 1990s, standard operating systems and modern viewers cannot preview them. Furthermore, the vertex animation data is often incompatible with modern skeletal animation pipelines, requiring specialized retargeting.

Conversion Recommendations:

For Editing/Remixing: Convert to OBJ (Wavefront Object) to extract static geometry for editing in tools like Blender or Maya.
For Modern Game Engines: Convert to FBX or GLTF to preserve UV mapping and textures, though animation data may need manual reconstruction.
For 3D Printing: Convert to STL if you wish to print a classic game character, though you must ensure the mesh is "watertight" first.
For Web Display: Convert to GLB or WebP (renders) for easy sharing online without requiring specialized plugins.

*Note: A small percentage of .MD3 files may be project files for Midas Civil software or database files. These are incompatible with game asset converters.*

Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your MD3 file.

Users also converted OBJ, FBX, PNG, PK3, LXF, STP and MD2 files.

FAQ

If you want to convert MD3 file to EXE, ISO, BIN, CUE, PAK, WAD, PK3, PK4, BSP, MAP or SAV, you can use Blender or similar software from the "3D Game Model" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert MOD, BIN, CFG, SCX, DAT, MPQ, LOG, CUE, INI, EXE, SCM or ISO files to MD3, try Blender or another comparable tool in the "3D Game Model" category.

The MD3 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 MD3 converter.