Xstl is a free and open-source STL viewer for Linux and Windows, build with modern tools, Electron and React. With Xstl you can open an STL file and navigate trough a directory to see all the STL files on it, buy using buttons or with a shortcut (alt+z and alt+x). The default view is isometric, so you can see all the details of your model.
By changing the default settings you can visualized your model in different colors. The bed is configurable/switchable too.
To install Xstl, check the releases page https://github.com/emanuelescarabattoli/xstl/releases
To set Xstl as default STL files viewer on Windows:
- Double-click on a
.stlfile - Select "Open with another program"
- Navigate to
C:\Users\<your user>\AppData\Local\Programs\Xstlfolder - Select
Xstl.exe
To set Xstl as default STL files viewer on Linux:
- Double-click on a
.stlfile - In the window that will open, search for "Xstl" and select it
Here the instructions to build the project:
-
Change the version in
./xstl/wrapper/package.json, if you want to perform a release -
Navigate to xtl code folder, wrapper sub-directory
cd ./xstl/wrapper
- Install packages using yarn
yarn install
- To build deb package
yarn build-deb
- To build AppImage package
yarn build-app-image
- To build Windows setup package
yarn build-win
To run the project locally, after cloning it, do the following
- Open a terminal, navigate to the frontend directory and install dependencies using yarn
cd frontned
yarn install
- Run the React project
yarn start
- You can close the browser tab that will open up
- In another terminal, navigate to the electron application directory and install dependencies using yarn
cd wrapper
yarn install
- Run the project
yarn start
- Now the application is running locally
Feel free yo contribute to this project here https://github.com/emanuelescarabattoli/xstl/pulls or open an issue here https://github.com/emanuelescarabattoli/xstl/issues
Licensed under the MIT license.