| Full Name | Graphics Language Transmission Format |
| Extension | GLB |
| Type | 3D Model |
| Mime Type | model/gltf-binary |
| Format | Binary |
The Khronos Group developed GLB files as a format for storing complex 3D models. The format was first introduced in 2015 and aimed to create a format that could be easily adopted by third-party developers. Subsequent versions have followed this initial release, adding more complex features.
Support for GLB files is growing and has found support in many modern 3D model editors, such as Blender, which currently supports importing from and exporting to the GLB format.
Mesh Geometry
At the heart of the GLB format is its ability to store 3D geometric mesh data, which comprises vertices, faces, normals (both face and vertex normals), and texture coordinates. The data is saved in a compact binary format, ensuring GLB files are compact and easy to distribute.
GLB Converter Capabilities
As materials containing texture and color information are both supported by the GLB format, our tool will do its best to include these materials, including any texture files, in the converted file.
| Full Name | WebP |
| Extension | WEBP |
| Type | Image |
| Mime Type | image/webp |
| Format | Binary |
A WEBP file is a relatively new image file format designed specifically for storing images used on the web. WEBP files offer the ability to store high-quality, high-resolution images in a highly compressed format, ensuring small file sizes that are essential for use on the internet.
It has been designed to be a modern replacement for the JPEG format, enabling greater compression efficiency with smaller file sizes and enhanced image quality. Specifically designed for use on the web, the WEBP format has quickly found support amongst all the major browsers, with websites starting to support it too.
Uses
From the start, the WEBP format was designed for use on the web, where small file sizes are essential to reducing website bandwidth usage. Many modern websites, especially those with rich content featuring many high-resolution images, are starting to support WEBP images.
