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I built a browser-based 3D editor since I didn't want to learn Blender

I built a browser-based 3D editor since I didn't want to learn Blender

by whothatcodeguy·Mar 1, 2026·8 points·3 comments

AI Analysis

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Blender-free 3D editor for web—but competes with Spline, Blockbench, Needle already.

Strengths
  • In-browser with zero install friction; real-time animation timeline visible
  • Direct web asset export eliminates Blender→web pipeline friction
Weaknesses
  • Spline and Blockbench already own this niche with more features
  • Early stage—missing UV mapping, advanced modeling, performance optimization details
Category
Target Audience

Indie developers, game creators, animation hobbyists who want lightweight 3D tooling

Similar To

Spline · Blockbench · Three.js editors

Post Description

process demo - https://i.redd.it/fbhlwsq1gcmg1.gif render demo - https://i.redd.it/smddwtryhcmg1.gif

I love making creative software. I spent a few years making pixel art software but recently have gotten into 3d animation and 2d animation and really wanted a way to realize crazy ideas.

Blockbench didn't feel quite right, spline is super well made but felt catered too much to just idle website animations, and I really didn't want to fall down a master class in Blender just to make some silly stuff. While I'm definitely not discounting Blender's literal powerhouse functionality, I wanted something smaller, easier to adopt, and something directly inside the web ecosystem. So that when I want to make assets for silly games I won't have to jump through any hoops to make everything match up and render nicely. So, I made Topomaker (tentative name).

It's sporting your basic 3d modeling, coloring, and animation. It's currently supporting exports to mp4's and gifs for sharing, and then glb's and obj's for making games in threejs.

I literally just started it a couple weeks ago so there are probably tons of bugs, so maybe not for anything serious, but feel free to play around with it and let me know what you think!

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