Mattercraft
Mattercraft is a browser-based 3D development environment for creating interactive web experiences, including AR, VR, and WebXR content.
What Mattercraft is
Mattercraft is a browser-based 3D development environment for creating interactive web experiences, including AR, VR, and WebXR content. Its visual editor lets users assemble environments, animations, and interfaces without hand-coding those elements. The platform is built with Three.js and includes live preview, a simulator, Havok physics, particle effects, and chroma key masking. It supports world-, face-, and image-tracked AR, plus headset content for Apple Vision Pro, Meta Quests, Magic Leap, and Zapbox. Users can work with glTF and GLB models, edit with Monaco and TypeScript, and connect JavaScript libraries from NPM. Zapworks hosting enables one-click publishing without review waits. The Developer plan is $12.99 a month for non-commercial use; Pro is $315 a month for commercial use, and Enterprise pricing is custom. A 14-day trial covers Mattercraft and Zapworks tools and SDKs, but is not intended for public-facing projects. Developer has a 50,000-view fair-usage limit and Discord support; higher plans include email or priority support.
Good
- Visual editor avoids hand-coding environments and interfaces.
- Supports world, face, and image AR tracking.
- Includes simulator, live preview, physics, and particle effects.
- Works with glTF/GLB and JavaScript libraries from NPM.
Watch out
- Developer plan is limited to non-commercial use.
- Developer fair usage allows 50,000 non-commercial views.
- 14-day trial is not intended for public-facing projects.
- Developer plan offers Discord rather than email support.
Who it suits
Mattercraft suits web, Unity, and XR developers, as well as people making 3D websites without prior web development skills. The Developer plan is for non-commercial projects; commercial users can consider Pro or Enterprise.
Verdict
Mattercraft combines visual 3D authoring with AR and WebXR support in a browser-based workflow. Review the plan’s commercial-use terms, project limits, and support options before choosing.
Plans and prices
From Mattercraft's own pricing page, checked 4 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | $12.99 a month | Non-commercial use · unlimited projects and views · 25MB max project size · 250 AI credits/month · 5 target images/project · US hosting · Discord support · $12.99 / month |
| Developer | $64.99 a year | Non-commercial use · unlimited projects and views · 25MB max project size · 250 AI credits/month · 5 target images/project · US hosting · Discord support · $64.99 when you sign up for a year |
| Pro | $315 a month | Commercial use · 12k views/year · 50MB max project size · up to 3 team members · 1000 AI credits/month · 10 target images/project · US hosting · email support · $315 / month |
| Pro | $2,640 a year | Commercial use · 12k views/year · 50MB max project size · up to 3 team members · 1000 AI credits/month · 10 target images/project · US hosting · email support · $2640 when you sign up for a year |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | Commercial use · custom hosting and view packages · 75MB+ project size · priority technical support · assigned technical account manager · SSO and additional security features · Custom pricing |
The facts
Each one read from Mattercraft's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- 3D assets and scripting
- Mattercraft supports glTF/GLB models, Monaco editing with a TypeScript compiler, and integration with the NPM repository of JavaScript libraries.checked 4 Oct 2026
- AR and headset support
- It supports world-, face- and image-tracked AR, and WebXR content for headsets including Apple Vision Pro, Meta Quests, Magic Leap and Zapbox.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The maker describes workflows familiar to Unity, web and XR developers and says users can build 3D websites without prior web development skills.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Data security
- Zapworks says uploaded content is stored on AWS servers in Ireland and encrypted in transit and at rest.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Development features
- Features include live preview, a built-in simulator, Havok physics, particle effects and chroma key masking for green-screen video.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Enterprise security
- The pricing page lists SSO and additional security features for Enterprise and describes workspace event logs that record events, users and times.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Publishing
- When hosting with Zapworks, users can publish with one click as often as needed, without review times.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Mattercraft is a browser-based 3D content development environment for building interactive web experiences, including AR, VR and WebXR.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Rendering foundation
- Mattercraft is built with Three.js at its core.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- The Developer plan includes community support via Discord, while Pro includes email support and Enterprise includes priority technical support.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Visual editor
- Its 3D editor lets users create web experiences visually, without hand-coding environments, animations or user interfaces.checked 4 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker
- Mattercraft is a Zapworks product, and Zappar says its technology was founded in 2011.checked 4 Oct 2026
Money
- Plan limitation
- The Developer plan is for non-commercial projects, and its fair-usage policy allows 50,000 non-commercial views.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Trial
- Zapworks offers a 14-day trial that includes Mattercraft and the full suite of its tools and SDKs; the trial is not intended for public-facing projects.checked 4 Oct 2026
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