Free converter

Convert OBJ to glTF JSON format.

Drop a .obj below and download it as a self-contained .gltf — glTF 2.0 JSON with the geometry embedded. The conversion runs locally in your browser; if you'd rather have the compact binary form, the OBJ to GLB converter produces a .glb instead.

Drop your OBJ file here
or click to browse — converted in your browser, never uploaded
.obj

Converted locally · never uploaded · no signup

Why this tool

Free, private, in the browser.

Standards-based output

glTF 2.0 is the Khronos standard for 3D delivery — loadable by three.js, Babylon, <model-viewer> and every modern engine.

Readable JSON structure

Unlike binary GLB, the .gltf output is plain JSON — useful when a pipeline wants to inspect or post-process the asset.

Local, private conversion

three.js parses the OBJ and writes glTF in browser memory. Nothing is uploaded anywhere.

How it works

Three steps, no setup.

01
Drop your OBJ

Drag the .obj file in — the geometry renders as a live preview.

02
Convert to glTF

One click re-exports the mesh as glTF 2.0 JSON with embedded buffers.

03
Load it anywhere

Use the .gltf in web viewers, engines or toolchains that consume glTF.

glTF or GLB — which should you pick?

Both hold identical glTF 2.0 data. Pick .gltf (this tool) when a toolchain expects JSON or you want to read and tweak the file by hand; pick .glb (the OBJ to GLB converter) for deployment, since the binary is roughly a third smaller and universally accepted. Converting between the two later is lossless.

About materials and textures

A browser tool reads the .obj you drop, but not the .mtl and texture files it references on your disk. The glTF therefore ships with a neutral standard material — geometry, normals and UVs are fully preserved, so assigning or generating textures downstream (in Blender, or with Sculpty's AI texturing studio) works normally.

Questions

Answered, plainly.

Is the OBJ to glTF converter free?+

Yes — free, unlimited and signup-free, like all Sculpty mini tools.

Is anything uploaded?+

No. The file converts in your browser's memory and downloads directly.

Why is the .gltf larger than expected?+

Geometry buffers are embedded as base64 text so the file stays self-contained. If size matters, export GLB instead — same data, binary container, smaller file.

Are my OBJ's UVs kept?+

Yes — texture coordinates present in the OBJ carry into the glTF, ready for texturing later.

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