Glyph3D – A 3D text visualizer for macOS and iOS / iPadOS
Hello internet folks! I'm happy to share the first TestFlight release of Glyph3D, a 3D text visualizer for macOS and iOS. It's free, supports pretty much any utf8 data, and is a pretty interesting way to navigate your repositories or data directories without the limitations of standard text windows! Download and bookmark for macOS and iOS: https://github.com/tikimcfee/LookAtThat/ - You should be able to download public repos from GitHub and render them. - Play with opening and closing windows. I've disabled many of the in-flight features to keep user confusion down,…
Glyph3D – A 3D text visualizer for macOS and iOS / iPadOS launched on December 1, 2024 with 52 votes, #490 of 5,365 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.
In plain words
Glyph3D is a free 3D text visualizer for macOS and iOS that displays UTF-8 data in three-dimensional space, offering an alternative way to explore code repositories and data directories. Users can download public repositories from GitHub and render them within the app, navigating through windows in this novel visual format. It's designed for developers and anyone working with text-based data who want a different perspective on file structures and content.
written from the facts on this page · September 2026
From the sources
Render source code in 3D, for macOS and iOS. Contribute to tikimcfee/LookAtThat development by creating an account on GitHub.
'Glyph3D' is the new application bundle that supports macOS and iOS / iPadOS compatible devices. https://www.github.com/tikimcfee/SwiftGlyph https://www.github.com/tikimcfee/MetalLink All issues / Pull Requests are accepted in this open betafrom github.com
In the maker’s words, at launch
Hello internet folks! I'm happy to share the first TestFlight release of Glyph3D, a 3D text visualizer for macOS and iOS. It's free, supports pretty much any utf8 data, and is a pretty interesting way to navigate your repositories or data directories without the limitations of standard text windows! Download and…
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