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Lithophane Maker

Specialist lithophane site for lamps, night lights, globes and color lithophanes

Lithophane Maker is a free browser tool for lithophanes that fit an existing lamp or night light. Web tools are free and Patreon-supported; the separate Windows desktop app is sold through American Filament at list prices of $20 a year or $40 lifetime for personal use; at our September 2026 check the shop was selling both below list. Exports STL; no account needed. Last checked 26 September 2026.

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Price: Web tools are free and Patreon-supported; the separate Windows desktop app is sold through American Filament at list prices of $20 a year or $40 lifetime for personal use; at our September 2026 check the shop was selling both below list
Runs on: Browser
Exports: STL
Multicolor: Yes
Account: Not needed
Open source: No
Skill level: Some learning curve
Best for: Lithophanes that fit an existing lamp or night light
Selling prints: Allowed The terms say you may sell lithophanes made with the web tools without paying; the desktop app needs its commercial license for that.
How we checked: Opened the generator Lamp tool loaded with its full form (1 to 4 photos, diameters, waves, thickness); an account is only asked for to save settings
Checked by: Mike Janssen
Last checked: 26 September 2026

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Sources: Lithophane Maker terms of use, Lithophane Maker lamp tool, Lithophane Maker Desktop prices (checked 26 September 2026)

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What is Lithophane Maker?

Lithophane Maker is a long-running set of free web tools, each built for one kind of lithophane. Instead of one generic converter you open a dedicated page for a lamp shade, night light, globe, light box, heart, ceiling fan insert, Christmas tree, framed panel, circular panel or curved panel, and each page has settings that match that object.

The lamp tool shows the approach: it wraps up to four photos around a shade, lets you set top and bottom diameters, height, wave pattern and thickness, and adds a ledge that sits on a lamp you already own. The night light page sizes the slot to fit common plug-in lights. A color lithophane page produces multicolor files for printing with matching filaments. Output is STL, and an account is only needed to save settings.

It suits makers who want a lithophane that fits real hardware. The number of fields can be a lot for beginners. The web tools are funded through Patreon, and a separate Windows desktop version is sold through American Filament.