MeshLab

Open-source system for processing and editing 3D meshes

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Last commit25 Aug 2026
LicenceGPL-3.0SPDX, from the repository
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MeshLab cleans, repairs, simplifies and measures 3D triangle meshes and point clouds, which makes it useful for 3D-scan data and preparing STL files.

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Runs onWindows, macOS, Linux
Commercial useAllowed
Open-source licence (GPL-3.0): the Open Source Definition rules out restrictions on fields of use, including business use.

Sources: opensource.org/osd. “Runs on” is from this listing. Blank means we haven't found it in official docs yet, not that it's unsupported.

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