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SplatScene: A Local Gaussian-Splatting Studio for Mac

splatscene.app ↗ · Developer Corner · score 84.0
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A native macOS viewer, trainer, and editor for 3D Gaussian Splatting files and scenes.

Why it surfaced

SplatScene opens .splat, .spz, .ply, .sog, and related formats, then lets Apple Silicon users train scenes from photos or video entirely on-device. It also includes cleanup tools, visual effects, and one-click PNG, MP4, WebM, and GIF export—an unusually complete workflow for an emerging 3D format.

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This is one of 1,000 discoveries in the 2026-08-07 Domain Arrivals issue.