ImgToSTL
Verified Oct 15, 2026 ActiveTurns a 2D photo or sketch into a 3D-printable STL file using AI to fill in the missing depth.
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Pricing
- Pricing model
- Paid
- Paid options from
- $9.90 once
- Billing
- One-time purchase
Cheapest entry is the Starter pack at $9.90 for 800 credits, about 11 models, valid for a year; packs go up to $69.90 for 8,000. Monthly and yearly subscriptions are now offered too (the site's plan data lists Starter at $12.90/month for 1,600 credits), and subscription credits expire each month.
Use tool ↗About ImgToSTL
ImgToSTL turns a photo, sketch or piece of concept art into a 3D mesh you can download as an STL for slicing and printing, reconstructing volume with AI rather than extruding a flat outline or reading brightness as height. It also takes text prompts and multi-view image sets, can add colour textures and PBR material maps, and lets you rotate the model before export; generation runs on a choice of third-party 3D models. A standard generation costs 70 credits, sold as one-time packs or as monthly and yearly subscriptions, with a commercial licence on paid credits. Output files stay downloadable for 30 days.
- Platforms
- Web
- API
- Not confirmed
- Last verified
- Oct 15, 2026
Verified sources
- Credit packs: Starter $9.90 for 800 credits (~11 models), Pro Standard $29.90 for 3,000, Max Value $69.90 for 8,000, valid up to a year, commercial licence; monthly and yearly subscription tabs and FAQ on expiry (15 October 2026)imgtostl.com ↗
- Home page: image to STL, text to 3D, single image and multi-view modes, texture and PBR options, 70 credits per generation, example models to preview (15 October 2026)imgtostl.com ↗
- Terms: one-time packs and monthly or yearly subscriptions; charges appear under the VISMINT billing descriptor (15 October 2026)imgtostl.com ↗
Is ImgToSTL legit?
We don’t label tools safe or unsafe. Below are the records we checked ourselves, each with the date we read it.
- Domain registered
- May 6, 2026Registry record (RDAP), registrar Cloudflare, Inc., looked up Sep 6, 2026
- TLS certificate
- Issued by Let's Encrypt, valid until Dec 1, 2026Seen in our own connection to the site on Oct 15, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 15, 2026The site answered
- Operated by
- VismintOur research, card verified Oct 15, 2026
Pros & cons of ImgToSTL
ImgToSTL is a quick way to get a printable rough 3D shape from a single photo or sketch without modelling it by hand, and it now wraps several 3D generators behind one credit balance. Anyone expecting dimensional accuracy for a real part will still need to clean the mesh up in CAD or sculpting software, and you pay before you can try your own image.
Pros
- Uses AI to reconstruct volume rather than a simple flat extrusion
- Accepts sketches, concept art, text prompts and multi-view images
- Commercial licensing included with paid credits
- Choice of one-time packs that last a year or a monthly subscription
Cons
- No free generation is available, only example previews before you pay
- Generated files are deleted from the account after 30 days
- No legal entity or country is named on the site beyond a billing descriptor
Best for
- Hobbyist 3D printing from photos or sketches rather than precise CAD needs
- Concept artists wanting a rough 3D print of a 2D character or object design
- Makers who print occasionally and prefer one-time credit packs to a subscription
Not for
- Anyone needing dimensionally accurate models from photos, for example for engineering parts
- Users wanting to test a real generation before spending money
Watch out: Subscription credits expire at the end of each monthly cycle and are spent before one-time credits, so an unused subscription allowance is simply lost.
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