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ItsLitho

Browser lithophane designer with many shapes, an image editor and a backlit preview

ItsLitho is a freemium browser tool for photo gifts, lamp shades and night lights. Free to design and download STL files, with optional donations; a few advanced settings (such as sharpness and edge filters) are flagged premium in the app with no price listed. Exports STL; no account needed. Last checked 25 September 2026.

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Price: Free to design and download STL files, with optional donations; a few advanced settings (such as sharpness and edge filters) are flagged premium in the app with no price listed
Runs on: Browser
Exports: STL
Multicolor: No, single color
Account: Not needed
Open source: No
Skill level: Easy: a few settings to tune
Best for: Photo gifts, lamp shades and night lights
Selling prints: Allowed The terms say lithophanes made with the tool can be used for free, commercially or not, with or without an account.
How we checked: Opened the generator Editor opened without signing in: plane by default, 0.8 to 3.2 mm thickness, frame, lamp and night-light options
Checked by: Mike Janssen
Last checked: 25 September 2026

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Sources: ItsLitho terms of use, ItsLitho features (checked 25 September 2026)

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What is ItsLitho?

ItsLitho is a web app that turns a photo into a lithophane you can 3D print. You upload an image, tidy it up in the built-in editor (gray-scale method, brightness, contrast, crop and flip), pick a shape and download an STL. A realistic backlit preview shows roughly how the print will look before you commit hours of printer time.

The shape list is one of the widest around: flat planes, arcs, cylinders, spheres, vases, bells, pumpkins and lamp shades, plus attachments such as night light fitters, LED puck holders, candle holders, frames and borders. You can export the lithophane and its attachments as one file or as separate files. Color lithophanes are handled differently from most tools: ItsLitho exports a matching image that you print on paper and place behind a white print, so no multi-material printer is needed.

It suits anyone who wants more control than a one-click converter without learning CAD. Beginners can stay with the defaults, while tinkerers can tune resolution and thickness. A few advanced settings are marked as premium inside the app.