PLY
converter.

Open and convert PLY files (.ply) in your browser. Nothing to install, no account.

5 conversions a day free, including 2 to solid formats like STEP.

No account needed
Drop a PLY file.ply · up to 200 MB

On our servers. No account: deleted within 24 hours. Signed in: kept until you delete them. Never shared or used for training.

Convert to13 formats

Every conversion listed here completes.

Convert toWhat you get
PLY to 3DMMesh.3dm
PLY to 3MFMesh.3mf
PLY to BREPSurfaces recovered.brep
PLY to ColladaMesh.dae
PLY to GLBMesh.glb
PLY to glTFMesh.gltf
PLY to IGESSurfaces recovered.iges
PLY to OBJMesh.obj
PLY to OFFMesh.off
PLY to ParasolidSurfaces recovered.x_t
PLY to SLDPRTSurfaces recovered.sldprt
PLY to STEPSurfaces recovered.step
PLY to STLMesh.stl
Convert from14 formats
  • 3DM to PLY
  • 3MF to PLY
  • BREP to PLY
  • Collada to PLY
  • GLB to PLY
  • glTF to PLY
  • IGES to PLY
  • OBJ to PLY
  • OFF to PLY
  • Parasolid to PLY
  • SLDASM to PLY
  • SLDPRT to PLY
  • STEP to PLY
  • STL to PLY
AlsoOther ways in
About.ply

PLY came out of scanning research and carries per-vertex data — colour, normals, confidence — alongside position. It is the standard output of 3D scanning and photogrammetry, in ASCII or binary.

The mesh came off a scanner or photogrammetry pipeline with per-vertex colour or normals.

Questions4 answered
How do I open a PLY file?
Drop it on this page. It opens in the browser with nothing installed, and converts to any format below.
Is it free?
Yes — 5 conversions a day with no account, 2 of them to solid formats like STEP. A free account raises both, to 4 solid conversions a day, and adds 25 credits.
Do you keep my PLY files?
Without an account, the upload and the result are deleted within 24 hours. With an account, both stay in your files until you delete them; deleted files leave our servers within 24 hours.
What can a PLY file be converted to?
Every format listed on this page — each one is a conversion that completes.

See every conversion MeshWeave does.