Your photo, glowing in the light

Your photo, glowing in the light

Turn any photo into a 3D printed lithophane: a framed panel, a heart or a star. Preview it lit, then download the STL.

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Lithophanes

Turn a photo into a lithophane that glows when it is lit.

1. Upload a photo. Any JPG or PNG; high-contrast portraits work best. 2. Adjust and preview in 2D and 3D. 3. Download an STL for any slicer.
Flat Lithophane

Flat Lithophane

A classic flat panel or framed photo. Perfect for window hangers, light boxes, and framed gifts.

  • 11 shapes — rectangle, heart, circle, star, hexagon & more
  • Raised frame / border, hanging hole for ornaments
  • Engraved or raised text (names & dates)
  • Live 3D preview & backlit preview
Keychain Lithophane

Keychain Lithophane

Your photo as a small lithophane on your keys. Hold it up to the light and the picture appears.

  • Square, rounded, round or a heart, 20–80 mm
  • A solid border and a loop for the key ring
  • A name or a date across the picture
  • Live 3D preview, lit from behind
Christmas Ornament

Christmas Ornament

Your photo as a Christmas tree ornament that glows in front of the lights.

  • Round, heart or star
  • A rim and a hanging hole
  • Text on it, a name or a year
  • Live 3D preview, lit from behind
Cut-out Lithophane

Cut-out Lithophane Supporter Plus

A flat lithophane whose edge follows your picture, so only the subject glows when it is lit.

  • The background cut away
  • Transparent parts or a colour you pick become holes
  • A strip to stand on
  • Live 3D preview, lit from behind
Double Lithophane

Double Lithophane Supporter Plus

Two lithophanes back to back with a hollow between them: a photo on each side and the light inside.

  • A different photo on each side
  • Open at the bottom for a lamp or a turntable
  • Hollow, so the light shines through both
  • Free preview
Colour Lithophane

Colour Lithophane

A lithophane in full colour, for a printer with four filaments.

  • Cyan, magenta & yellow over a white lithophane
  • One 3MF, a part per filament
  • For an AMS, CFS or MMU — or STLs for any slicer
  • Colour preview, lit from behind
Curved / Cylindrical

Curved / Cylindrical

Wrap a photo around a cylinder for a glowing lamp or night-light — or a gentle curved panel that stands on its own.

  • Full 360° lamp or partial curved arc
  • Smooth inner wall, photo relief on the outside
  • Engraved or raised text that wraps with the photo
  • Live 3D preview of the wrapped model
Multi-Image Cylinder

Multi-Image Cylinder

Wrap 2–4 photos around a single 360° lamp, each in its own arc segment — perfect for a family or a holiday collection in one print.

  • 2–4 photos, equal slices of the wrap
  • One glowing cylindrical lamp / night-light
  • Smooth inner wall, photo relief on the outside
  • Live 3D preview of the wrapped model
Cube / Box

Cube / Box

Put 2–4 photos on the flat walls of a box lamp. Four photos make a closed cube — a glowing photo cube for a desk or shelf.

  • 2–4 flat photo walls (4 = closed cube)
  • Square cross-section, adjustable height
  • Smooth inner faces, photo relief outside
  • Live 3D preview of the box
Globe / Sphere

Globe / Sphere

Wrap 1–4 photos around a glowing sphere. One photo covers the whole globe, or split it into equal wedges for a photo planet.

  • 1–4 photos as longitude wedges
  • Smooth inner sphere, photo relief outside
  • Opening at the bottom for an LED / stand
  • Live 3D preview of the globe
Lantern

Lantern

Wrap 1–6 photos around a 3–12 sided lantern. Photos repeat to fill every face — perfect for a glowing multi-photo lamp.

  • 3–12 flat faces, photos repeat
  • Watertight closed prism, open top & bottom
  • Optional raised frame & LED base plate
  • Live 3D preview of the lantern
Halloween Lantern

Halloween Lantern

Your own photos round a six-sided lantern, lit with an orange LED tea light.

  • Six photo faces, photos repeat
  • Room inside for a tea light
  • A raised frame round each photo
  • Live 3D preview of the lantern
Hanging Light

Hanging Light

A lithophane lamp shade that hangs from the ceiling: your photo glows all round it.

  • Bell, dome, lantern or your own shape
  • A top for an E27 or E14 lamp holder
  • See it lit in 3D
  • Print-ready STL
Photo Calendar

Photo Calendar Beta testers

Twelve lithophane months: your photo at the top of each, the dates below, glowing with a light behind.

  • Up to 12 photos, one a month
  • Monday or Sunday first
  • A stand with room for a tea light
  • One month or all twelve
Cone / Shade

Cone / Shade

Wrap a photo around a tapered cone lampshade. Set base & top diameter for a classic shade silhouette — or equal diameters for a straight cylinder.

  • Base Ø, top Ø, height & arc
  • Smooth inner wall, photo relief outside
  • Full 360° shade or a partial curved panel
  • Live 3D preview of the cone
Lithophane Collage

Lithophane Collage Supporter Plus

Arrange many photos on the exact shape of your lithophane, then open it in the generator with the size filled in.

  • Up to ten photos on one lithophane
  • Flat, curved, a cylinder lamp or a lantern
  • Move, resize and zoom each photo
  • See it lit before you make it
Puzzle Lithophane

Puzzle Lithophane Supporter Plus

Turn a lithophane into a jigsaw puzzle that glows when it is finished.

  • Choose how many pieces
  • All the pieces print in one go
  • A4 up to A1
  • Runs in your browser
Split into Tiles

Split into Tiles Supporter Plus

A lithophane too big for your printer? Split it into tiles that fit your bed and lock together.

  • Tiles the size of your bed
  • Puzzle joints that lock them together
  • For a big picture on the wall
  • Runs in your browser
Lid & Pedestal

Lid & Pedestal

Make a matching lid or pedestal/base for any cube, lantern or cylinder — caps, drop-in plugs, finials, vents and more.

  • Circle, rectangle or polygon to fit the body
  • Knobs, knurled grip, vents, emboss text
  • Pedestal mode with LED hole & cable notch
  • Live 3D preview + fit-test ring

Design & make

Models, pots, organisers and more — designed in your browser.

3D Maker Studio

3D Maker Studio

The 3D Designer, Mechanism, Paint, the file converter and the picture editor, in one window in your browser.

  • Design a model from shapes, export an STL
  • Mechanism: gears, belts, motors, see it move
  • Paint a model in colours
  • Convert files, edit pictures
Multi-colour Keychain

Multi-colour Keychain

A name or a picture as a keychain in several colours, with a joined outline and a ring.

  • Names in any font, with an icon
  • SVG, PNG or JPG: colour every part
  • Raised or flat (no supports)
  • One 3MF for AMS, CFS or MMU
Name Sign Maker

Name Sign Maker

A name sign for a door, a house, a desk or a child's room, in colours.

  • Any font, with an icon
  • Rounded, oval or outline shapes
  • Holes, a loop or a stand
  • One filament swap, or a 3MF for an AMS
Coaster Maker

Coaster Maker

Coasters with a name, a monogram, a pattern or your logo, and a holder for the set.

  • Rings, honeycomb or waves
  • A rim for drips
  • A holder for the set
  • One filament swap, or a 3MF for an AMS
Box Maker

Box Maker

A box to your size with a lid that fits: lift-off, sliding or hinged.

  • Compartments and a finger notch
  • A label panel or magnets
  • Clearances you can set
  • No supports
Folding Gift Box

Folding Gift Box

A gift box that prints flat and folds up by hand, with a name on the lid.

  • Mailer, lift-off lid, drawer or tuck box
  • A tray with dividers, or an envelope
  • Clips together, no glue
  • Watch it fold in 3D
Filament Painting

Filament Painting Beta testers

A photo printed in colour on any printer: it prints flat, and you change the filament at the layers we give you.

  • Your own filaments and their TD
  • See it as it will print
  • The change layers worked out
  • Tips for every slicer
Shadow Box Lamp

Shadow Box Lamp Beta testers

A scene in layers of white PLA, lit from behind: the further back, the brighter it glows.

  • Mountains, forest, city or sea
  • The moon, stars or the sun
  • A name that glows
  • Every part prints flat
Board Game Kit

Board Game Kit Beta testers

A dice tower, a card holder and a token tray for your game table, made to your sizes.

  • A dice tower with a tray
  • Card holders for any deck size
  • Token trays with compartments
  • No supports
Flip Text Illusion

Flip Text Illusion Beta testers

Two words in one print: LOVE from the front, MAMA from the side. Turn it round and the word changes.

  • Any two words of the same length
  • Bold, serif or rounded letters
  • Both views shown before you print
  • One STL, no colours needed
Wall Clock Maker

Wall Clock Maker Beta testers

A clock face with your name on it, raised numbers in a second colour, and hands to match.

  • Round, square or hexagon
  • 1 to 12, Roman or ticks
  • A hole for a standard quartz movement
  • Printed hands
Braille & Tactile Signs

Braille & Tactile Signs Beta testers

Door signs and labels with raised capital letters and Braille below, at the sizes sign rules ask for.

  • The Braille written for you
  • Dot sizes and spacing to the rules
  • Screw holes or stick-on
  • Letters in a second colour
Spool Drawers

Spool Drawers

Drawers that fit inside an empty filament spool: storage from what you would throw away.

  • 2 to 6 drawers per spool
  • They swing out on a pin or slide out
  • Handles and raised labels
  • Stack spools into a drawer tower
Terrain Map Maker

Terrain Map Maker

Pick any place on Earth and print the land: mountains, valleys and coastlines in 3D.

  • Search a place, drag the box
  • Set how tall the hills are
  • A 3D model or a lithophane
  • Free STL
Cookie & Clay Cutter

Cookie & Clay Cutter

A cookie or clay cutter from a shape, a drawing or the outline of a photo.

  • Shapes, drawings or photo outlines
  • Set the wall, the edge and the grip
  • Live 3D preview
  • Runs in your browser
QR Tag & Keyring

QR Tag & Keyring

A QR code tag, keyring or sign for a link, a Wi-Fi password or a contact card.

  • Links, Wi-Fi and contact cards
  • One or two colours, so it scans
  • Keyring, tag or sign
  • Runs in your browser
Image to STL

Image to STL

Trace a logo or a drawing and turn it into a shape you can print.

  • PNG, JPG or SVG
  • Solid shapes and raised name plates
  • Spray stencils
  • Nothing is uploaded
Text to STL

Text to STL

Type some text and print it: name plates, letters, keyring tags and stencils.

  • Any font on your computer
  • Raised plates and loose letters
  • Keyring tags and stencils
  • Warns you about strokes too thin to print
Pegboard & Skådis Hooks

Pegboard & Skådis Hooks Beta testers

Hooks, bins and holders sized to your own tools, for an IKEA Skådis board or ordinary pegboard.

  • Hooks with one or two prongs
  • Bins to your sizes
  • Holders with a row of holes
  • Hooks print with no supports
Honeycomb Wall

Honeycomb Wall

Honeycomb Storage Wall panels to fit your bed, with hooks, shelves and bins to your own sizes.

  • Panels to fit your printer bed
  • Hooks, hangers, shelves and bins
  • Click-in inserts
  • Fits the Honeycomb Storage Wall
Big Model Splitter

Big Model Splitter

Print a statue or a character bigger than your printer: it is cut into pieces that fit your bed.

  • STL, 3MF or OBJ
  • Pieces that fit your bed
  • Pin holes and the pins to print
  • Solid or a light hollow shell
Photo to 3D

Photo to 3D Supporter Plus

Turn a photo into a printable 3D model or a relief, or split a model into parts to print.

  • One photo, or up to four views
  • Reliefs and medallions from a picture
  • Split figures and objects into pieces
  • STL, 3MF, GLB or OBJ
Vase & Pot Maker

Vase & Pot Maker

Design a vase, plant pot or bowl: pick a shape, set the size, then twist it, bend it and give it a wavy rim.

  • Round, square, star or flower shaped
  • Twist, bend, ribs and a wavy rim
  • Drainage hole and saucer
  • Hollow, or for spiral vase mode
Pot & Planter Maker

Pot & Planter Maker

Pots with working parts, for plants and more.

  • Hanging planters with cord holes
  • Self-watering pots with a reservoir
  • Jars with lids, jugs with handles
  • Tall pots that print in pieces
Fidget Creator

Fidget Creator

Design your own fidget toys, made to your size and printed at home.

  • Pop-up and spiral cones
  • Gear bearings and click sliders, printed in place
  • Gyro rings and 608 spinners
  • Spinning tops and worry stones
Flexi Creatures

Flexi Creatures

Articulated creatures that print in one piece and wiggle straight off the bed.

  • Dragons, with or without wings
  • Sea serpents, geckos and axolotls
  • A fish and an eight-armed octopus
  • Every joint printed in place, no supports
Halloween Decorations

Halloween Decorations

Carved jack-o’-lanterns, ghosts and skulls — to stand on a shelf or hang up.

  • Jack-o’-lanterns with a tea light inside
  • Pumpkin ornaments, ghosts and skulls
  • Classic, happy or scary faces
  • No supports needed
Christmas Decorations

Christmas Decorations

Santa, snowmen, trees, baubles and snowflakes for the tree or the shelf.

  • Twisted and lattice baubles
  • Santa, snowmen and Christmas trees
  • A new snowflake for every seed
  • Hang it or stand it
Grip Maker

Grip Maker

Easier handles for hands that find thin ones hard — sized to fit, printed at home.

  • Fat grips for spoons, forks and knives
  • Pen and toothbrush grips
  • Key turners for house keys
  • Grooves, flares and ribs for a sure hold
Gridfinity

Gridfinity

Gridfinity bins and baseplates made to size, so your drawers and desk finally stay tidy.

  • Bins and baseplates in any grid size
  • Compartments and a stacking lip
  • Built to the 42 mm standard
  • Free STL, previewed in 3D
Print on Fabric

Print on Fabric

Print lace patterns onto tulle, organza or chiffon — the laser-cut look without a laser cutter.

  • Lace wedding invitations, place cards & RSVPs
  • The print pauses for you to lay the fabric
  • STL and G-code with the pause put in
  • Free, and it runs in your browser
Image Editor

Image Editor

Get a photo ready for a lithophane before you start.

  • Crop and straighten
  • Paint out a distracting background
  • Erase to transparent
  • Your original stays on your machine

Studio Tools

Our studios and apps: 3D Maker Studio, the 3D Previewer and the 3D Designer for your 3D prints, and G-code for a laser, a CNC router, a hot-wire foam cutter or a lathe, made in your browser.

3D Maker Studio

3D Maker Studio

Everything for your 3D prints in one desktop app, for Windows and Mac: your 3D files, the 3D Designer and the File converter in one window.

  • Library: every 3D file in your folders, previewed in 3D
  • Designer: STL, 3MF with colours, OBJ and GLB
  • Converter: STEP, OBJ, GLB, 3MF and more
  • Paint a model in several colours
3D Previewer

3D Previewer

Our free desktop app for 3D-print collectors: point it at any folder and see every 3D file in 3D.

  • 3D thumbnails of every file in a folder
  • Size and weight of each model
  • STL, 3MF, OBJ and more
  • For Windows and Mac
3D Designer

3D Designer

Our 3D Designer as a desktop app: the same tools, in its own window.

  • Design a model from shapes
  • Export STL, 3MF, OBJ and GLB
  • Free to use, or unlock for life
  • For Windows and Mac
Laser Maker Studio

Laser Maker Studio Beta testers

Everything for a hobby laser, with G-code made in your browser: engrave a photo, cut a drawing, find your settings, and run it on the laser.

  • Photo engraving with dithering
  • A designer with fill, line & cut layers
  • A finger-joint box maker
  • Send to machine, the simulator & a test grid
CNC Router Studio

CNC Router Studio Beta testers

Everything for a hobby CNC router, with G-code made in your browser: carve a photo, cut shapes, design a circuit board, and run the machine.

  • Photo to carved relief, cut & pocket, V-carve
  • 2D designer and PCB designer
  • PCB to G-code from Gerber files
  • Send to machine and the 3D simulator
Foam Maker Studio

Foam Maker Studio Beta testers

Everything for a hot-wire foam cutter, with G-code made in your browser: cut shapes and wing sections, design your own, and run the machine.

  • Wings with a different shape at each end
  • Four motors, X1 Y1 X2 Y2, each on its own
  • A designer and the simulator
  • Send to machine, with a pretend machine to try
Lathe Maker Studio

Lathe Maker Studio Beta testers

Everything for round work, with G-code made in your browser: turn a part on a CNC lathe, or turn, flute and carve on a router with a rotary axis.

  • Face, rough, finish, grooves, threads, part off
  • Rotary axis: turning, flutes and barley twists
  • Wrap text, a drawing or a picture round the work
  • The simulator and Send to machine

Selling your prints? Can I sell that?

A plain guide to what you may 3D print and sell: model licences (CC, NC, paid), copyright and fan art, AI-made models, and the safety rules for things like toys and lamps.

Read the guide