Modly beta turns photos into meshes

The strongest part of Modly is not just that it’s local, but that it’s trying to be a pluggable 3D generation front-end instead of a one-model demo. That gives it a chance to stay useful as the model landscape shifts.

• –The repo confirms the current beta, Windows/Linux desktop packaging, and the extension system for external model repos: https://github.com/lightningpixel/modly
• –The product site highlights private local inference plus export support for GLB, OBJ, STL, and PLY, which covers the most practical creator workflows: https://modly3d.app/
• –Hunyuan3D 2 Mini is a sensible first default, but adoption will hinge on how quickly the extension ecosystem broadens to other strong open-source 3D pipelines
• –The big value prop here is privacy and cost control: no uploads, no credits, no cloud queue, which is a real differentiator for iterative asset generation
• –Early beta users will likely care most about workflow polish, especially background removal, preview quality, and export reliability rather than raw model novelty