Convert VRML 1.0 to VRML 2.0 (Free)
Also converts STL, OBJ, GLB, PLY, USDZ, 3MF from the same file.
Runs in your browser. No upload, no signup, nothing to install.
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Why convert VRML 1.0
VRML 1.0 dates from 1995, and most software that still reads VRML reads only newer versions. Rewriting the file as VRML 2.0 lets that software open it. Blender’s importer and three.js are two of the readers that take VRML 2.0 only.
How to convert VRML 1.0 to VRML 2.0
- 1
Open your .wrl file
Drag it onto the viewer above, or click "Open a VRML File". It is read in your browser.
- 2
Choose VRML 2.0 in the Export menu
Click Export in the toolbar, then VRML (.wrl).
- 3
Save the VRML 2.0 file
The file is written in your browser and saved straight to your downloads folder.
What survives the conversion
The viewer rebuilds the file from what it decoded, entity by entity, and writes it as VRML 2.0. What survives is what the viewer reads and VRML 2.0 can hold.
| Geometry | Kept | Face sets, line sets and point sets are written as VRML 2.0 IndexedFaceSet, IndexedLineSet and PointSet nodes. |
|---|---|---|
| Colors | Kept | Material colors and transparency become VRML 2.0 Material nodes, and per-vertex colors carry across as Color nodes. |
| Structure | Reduced | The scene is written flat: each shape in its final position with its transforms applied, and every reused shape written out in full. |
| Textures | Dropped | Image textures are not written. |
Layers you switch off in the Layers panel are left out of the saved file.
VRML versions
The VRML versions this viewer opens and the one it writes.
| Version | Year | Saved by | In the file | This viewer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VRML 2.0 | 1997 | — | #VRML V2.0 | Opens and saves |
| VRML 1.0 | 1995 | — | #VRML V1.0 | Opens |
Your file never leaves your computer
Both the VRML 1.0 parser and the VRML 2.0 writer are JavaScript and WebAssembly running in your own browser tab. There is no upload step, no server-side conversion queue, and no copy of your file anywhere but your machine. That matters for drawings under NDA, for client work, and for anything you would not email to a stranger.
Free to Use, No Signup
There are no accounts and no watermarks on this converter. If it saved you time, the one thing we ask is a mention: a post, a link from your blog or course page, or a reply to someone asking how to open a file.
Share it
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Hear about new formats
Occasional emails when the viewer learns a new format or gets a new tool.
Frequently asked questions
▶Is this VRML 1.0 to VRML 2.0 converter free?
Yes. No signup, no watermark, no per-file limit and no paid tier. Innerscene.
▶Is my VRML 1.0 file uploaded anywhere?
No. The file is read with the browser file API and converted in the same tab. Nothing is sent to a server unless you explicitly click Share, which is a separate, opt-in feature.
▶What changes when the file is saved as VRML 2.0?
The scene is written flat: each shape in its final position with its transforms applied, and every reused shape written out in full. Image textures are not written.
▶Can I convert VRML 2.0 back to VRML 1.0?
No. The viewer opens VRML 2.0 files but does not write VRML 1.0.
▶Which browsers does it work in?
Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari, on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android. No plugin and no extension.
Convert VRML to another format
Or start from the universal 3D viewer.