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RadianceKit — native macOS app for 3D Gaussian Splatting (local, Apple Silicon/Metal). Open docs: export-format reference, capture guide & FAQ.
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RadianceKit — native macOS app for 3D Gaussian Splatting (local, Apple Silicon/Metal). Open docs: export-format reference, capture guide & FAQ.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/bkindler/radiancekit
- Owner: bkindler
- Created: 2026-05-29T09:28:01.000Z (about 1 month ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2026-05-29T10:08:20.000Z (about 1 month ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-05-29T12:13:21.250Z (about 1 month ago)
- Topics: 3d-gaussian-splatting, 3d-reconstruction, apple-silicon, gaussian-splatting, mac, macos, metal, nerf, photogrammetry, radiance-fields
- Homepage: https://radiancekit.de
- Size: 3.91 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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- Readme: README.md
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README
# RadianceKit — 3D Gaussian Splatting on a Mac
**RadianceKit** is a native macOS app for **3D Gaussian Splatting**: turn ordinary
photos or video into photorealistic, explorable 3D scenes — trained locally on the
Apple Silicon GPU (Metal). No command line, no Python, no cloud.
- 🌐 Website:
- 📥 Mac App Store:
- 📖 Full guide — *Gaussian Splatting on a Mac*:
This repository collects **open documentation and resources** for RadianceKit and for
doing 3D Gaussian Splatting on macOS in general: an export-format reference, a capture
guide, and an FAQ. The app itself ships through the Mac App Store.
## What RadianceKit does
- **The complete workflow in one app:** import → align → train → edit → export.
- **Fully local:** Gaussian Splatting training runs on the Apple Silicon GPU (M1–M4)
via Metal. Your photos and 3D scenes never leave your device — no account, no cloud.
- **Two modes:** Simple Mode (import, press Start, get a scene) and Expert Mode (3D
viewport, training inspector, live loss curves, interactive splat editor).
- **Open exports:** PLY, Compressed PLY, SPZ, glTF, `.splat`, SOG — plus orbit videos
and self-contained, shareable web viewers.
## Requirements
- Apple Silicon Mac (M1 or later)
- macOS 26 Tahoe or later
- 16 GB RAM recommended
## How 3D Gaussian Splatting works
1. **Capture** — 30–200 overlapping photos (or a slow video) from many angles.
2. **Align** — camera poses are computed automatically (Apple Photogrammetry).
3. **Train** — Gaussian Splatting builds millions of tiny 3D ellipsoids ("splats").
4. **Preview** — explore the reconstruction from any angle in real time.
5. **Export** — save to a standard format or share as a web viewer.
## Documentation
- [Export formats](docs/export-formats.md) — PLY, SPZ, glTF, `.splat`, SOG and when to use each.
- [Capture guide](docs/capture-guide.md) — how to shoot photos/video for clean splats.
- [FAQ](docs/faq.md) — hardware, privacy, pricing, formats.
- [Sample photos](https://github.com/bkindler/radiancekit-sample-photos) — a ready-to-use photo set: download, drag into RadianceKit, press Start.
## Pricing
Free download with a 3-day full-feature trial. After the trial, a one-time in-app
purchase unlocks the full version — no subscription.
## About
Made by Bjoern Kindler. Questions or feedback: ·
## License
The documentation in this repository is licensed under
[CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — quote and reference it
freely with attribution. "RadianceKit", the app, and its screenshots remain
© Bjoern Kindler.