Some engineers have a rare ability: they move fast and release high-fidelity projects almost immediately after key breakthroughs happen. A great example of this was the release of gsplat (different from nerfstudio’s gsplat), a web viewer that launched just weeks after the original Gaussian Splatting code was made public.
However, gsplat’s availability was short-lived. Within just a few days, its creator joined Luma AI, and the viewer disappeared.
Now, there’s exciting news: late last week, a new web viewer appeared from the same author, Jakub Červený. It’s a state-of-the-art Gaussian Splatting web viewer featuring a full LOD (level-of-detail) streaming renderer capable of handling massive scenes.
Thanks to progressive loading, splats appear instantly and sharpen into focus as more data streams in. Plus, with a fast global CDN, your uploads are served quickly from a worldwide network of edge servers, ensuring a responsive experience no matter where viewers are located.
The workflow starts with a standard PLY file, which is automatically augmented with an LOD hierarchy — meaning coarser levels are displayed at a distance or when higher-detail levels haven’t loaded yet. Importantly, no retraining is needed to create the hierarchy.
The coarse levels add about 35% more Gaussians to the dataset, and the entire structure is compressed into streaming blocks that load dynamically based on camera position.
Large-scale scenes are already supported with some impressive captures from XGRIDS making the rounds on social media.
If you’re interested in trying it out, there are several options depending on your needs. There’s a Free plan that currently offers unlimited storage with a branded viewer that you can embed directly into HTML. For hobbyists, a $9/month plan bumps storage up to 50 GB (post beta), keeps the branded viewer, adds Three.js integration, and still allows easy embedding. Businesses can step up to the $90/month tier, which includes 500 GB of storage, removes the branding, and offers more advanced integration options. And for those needing full flexibility, an Enterprise plan is available with unlimited storage, unbranded viewing, full integration, and the option to bring your own cloud infrastructure.
It’s worth noting that compressed PLYs generated from SuperSplat aren’t currently supported, but Červený remains working on updates to splatter! To see more examples of uploads, head over to Splatter.app. If you’d like to get in touch with the developer directly, feel free to send a DM here.
