Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Viewers have been asking me how to get STL files to display a preview thumbnail rather than a generic icon. In this video, we cover that as well as another piece of software which is ideal for previewing STLs files. All software in this guide is free and easy to use.

If you have similar suggestions for Mac and/or Linux, please post them in the comments.

0:00 Introduction

0:38 Pinned folders for easy access to files

1:41 STL Thumbnails
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3:29 STL viewer
Papa’s best STL Viewer: papas-best.com/stlviewer_en

6:09 Customisation

6:44 Troubleshooting

7:19 Conclusion

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