PLY converter, in your browser.
Convert PLY files to STL, OBJ, GLB and glTF, or turn other files into PLY. Everything on this page is converted in your browser, so your files never leave your device.
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About PLY
PLY stores a mesh or a point cloud with arbitrary per-vertex properties, such as colour, and comes in text and binary forms. It was designed at Stanford to hold scanner output and is still how many 3D scanners and photogrammetry tools save results.
PLY has no standard materials or textures, and fewer programs read it than OBJ. PLY keeps vertex colours, which STL cannot.
- Stands for
- Polygon File Format (Stanford Triangle Format)
- Type
- 3D model
- Compression
- None
- Introduced
- 1994, by Greg Turk, Stanford University
- Opens in
- MeshLab, CloudCompare, Blender and 3D scanning software
- Best for
- 3D scans and point clouds with colour per vertex
- File extension
- .ply
- MIME type
- model/x-ply
Questions
How do I open a PLY file?
PLY opens in: MeshLab, CloudCompare, Blender and 3D scanning software. If your device or app cannot open it, convert it to STL or OBJ above.
What can I convert PLY to?
toany converts PLY to STL, OBJ, GLB and glTF.
What can I convert to PLY?
toany creates PLY files from STL, OBJ, glTF and GLB.
Are my files uploaded?
No. Every PLY conversion listed here runs inside your browser. The files stay on your device.
Other 3d model formats
- STLSTL converterThe standard 3D-printing mesh: triangles only, no colours or textures.
- OBJOBJ converterA plain-text 3D mesh that nearly every 3D program reads and writes.
- GLTFglTF converterThe JPEG of 3D: an open web and AR format, as a JSON file.
- GLBGLB converterglTF packed into one binary file; the usual format for web 3D and AR.