glTF to OBJ Converter

Bring a glTF asset into Blender, ZBrush, 3ds Max or any tool that speaks OBJ — with the scene hierarchy resolved instead of dumped.

Handles .gltf and .glbTransforms baked inFree ≤25 MBNo sign-up

The .gltf vs .glb trap

glTF ships in two flavours. A .glb is a single self-contained binary — everything inside one file. A .gltf is JSON that points at external files: geometry usually lives in a sibling .bin, textures in separate images. Upload a lone .gltf whose .bin is sitting in another folder and any converter will read an empty scene, because the geometry was never in the file you gave it.

If your export produced several files, re-export as .glb (every tool offers it) and upload that instead — it is the same data, packed. We accept both here.

What you get

We resolve the node hierarchy, apply each node's transform matrix to its vertices, and merge everything into one OBJ mesh at the correct origin and scale. Geometry and UVs survive; PBR materials, textures and animation do not — OBJ's material model is decades older than glTF's. Keep the source file if you need to re-apply materials in your DCC tool.

Printing rather than editing? glTF to STL gives you a slicer-ready mesh instead.

Frequently asked questions

I uploaded a .gltf and got an error or an empty result.
Almost always the missing .bin file. A .gltf references external binary and texture files; on its own it carries no geometry. Re-export as .glb — self-contained — and it will work.
Will textures come across?
No. OBJ references materials through a separate .mtl file with a fixed, pre-PBR feature set, so metalness/roughness maps have nowhere to go. UVs are preserved, so re-applying textures in Blender or Substance is straightforward.
Is this converter free?
Yes — up to 10 conversions a day and files up to 25 MB, no account needed. Larger files (up to 60 MB) and high-detail STEP output use credits ($9 for 20). Everything runs server-side on real geometry kernels, and failed jobs auto-refund.
What happens to my files?
Files are uploaded only to run your conversion and stored briefly so you can download the result. We don't share them, mine them or train on them. See our privacy policy.

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