Designer Bee Lithophane Generator

About this generator

Designer Bee Lithophane Generator is a free browser tool that turns a photo into a printable lithophane STL. It belongs to Designer Bee, a small maker-education site by Ebrahim Montazeri that also has box, keychain and clock-hand generators. There is nothing to install and no account, and the site says your photo never leaves your device.

You upload a JPG or PNG and start from one of four presets: Photo Frame, Night Light, Curved Lamp or Cylinder Shade. You can then switch between a flat, curved or cylinder shape, set the width from 30 to 200 mm and change the curve angle from 30 to 330 degrees for bent panels. An advanced panel covers minimum and maximum thickness, three resolution levels, auto contrast, a stand, a border frame, invert mode and image smoothing. The live 3D preview has a lit view, so you can judge the result before you download the binary STL.

It suits beginners who want a quick photo gift or night light without learning a bigger lithophane app. It offers fewer shapes than ItsLitho or Lithophane Maker, and it has no color lithophanes, but the presets give sensible starting values for each use.

What you can make

• Flat photo lithophanes with a stand
• Curved night-light panels
• Curved lamp panels
• Cylinder lampshades

How to use Designer Bee Lithophane Generator

1. Open the tool and upload a JPG or PNG photo
2. Pick a preset such as Photo Frame or Night Light
3. Adjust width, shape and thickness if you want
4. Check the lit preview, then download the STL
5. Print in white PLA at 100% infill with 0.1 to 0.15 mm layers