Meshory vs MeshVault
MeshVault has an Apple-silicon macOS beta, 57 indexed formats and browser capture; Meshory answers with library-wide duplicate grouping and AI search.
MeshVault is a young model manager (first released January 2026) by the solo developer Xalies: Windows and Linux desktop apps with optional self-hosted LAN server builds, an Android companion, a browser extension that captures downloads and their metadata from ten model sites including Printables, Thingiverse and MakerWorld, and, since our last check, a free native macOS beta for Apple-silicon Macs.
Its standout is breadth: 57 indexed extensions covering mesh, CAD, project and G-code files, previews for seven of them including G-code layers, and a measuring tool in the viewer. It has also grown notes, favorites, printed status and slicer result capture. The gaps that remain are duplicate checks that run at import rather than across the library, no AI, and no NAS story.
All MeshVault facts verified against www.meshvault.app as of 26 août 2026. We make Meshory, so read accordingly, and tell us if anything here has gone stale.
The short version.
| Fonctionnalité | Meshory | MeshVault |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux | Windows, Linux, Android companion + a free Apple-silicon macOS beta (no Intel Macs) |
| Price | $34.99 one-time (early access) | $19.99 one-time (7-day trial, then read-only); the macOS beta is free for now |
| Scans files in place | Yes: watches your folders; files are never moved or uploaded | Yes: a main vault folder plus additional watch folders indexed in place, without moving files in |
| Thumbnails | Automatic: a background worker pool renders STL, 3MF, OBJ, FBX and STEP | Automatic for supported formats |
| 3D viewer | STL, 3MF, OBJ, FBX, STEP/STP (incl. multi-plate Bambu 3MF); no G-code, PLY or GLTF preview | Previews STL, OBJ, 3MF, STEP/STP, GLB/GLTF, PLY and G-code layers, of 57 indexed extensions, with a measuring tool |
| ZIP / archive handling | Browse inside ZIP, RAR, 7Z and TAR/TGZ archives and preview models without extracting | ZIP, RAR, 7Z, TAR inspected without extracting |
| Bundled photos & PDFs | Photos viewed inline, PDFs in an embedded viewer, inside archives too | Indexes images (in-app viewer undocumented); no document formats listed |
| Collections & favorites | Collections, tags & favorites on top of your folders | Real folders plus virtual collections, with a favorites quick-access view |
| Per-model notes | Free-text notes on every model | Yes: notes, images and printed status per model |
| Duplicate finder | Exact, geometry-aware and whole-folder matching (archives and NAS included), plus a review queue for near-copies | Hash checks on import only |
| AI tagging & search | AI tagging + semantic search with your own OpenRouter key | None |
| Slicer hand-off | 15+ slicers auto-detected, one click from library to slicer | Generic “send to your slicer” |
| Print & filament tracking | Filament library (brand, material, color) assignable per model; spool & printer tracking on the roadmap | Printed status per model + slicer result capture (print time, filament use, material, layer details); no spool inventory |
| NAS / network drives | Indexed and browsable immediately; duplicate analysis is a separate pass you start | None native; self-hosted LAN server builds instead |
| Account required | No account: a license key, nothing else | None (license key) |
| Open source | No | No |
| Maturity | Early access; indexes a 118,270-model library over a NAS in about 90 seconds | Launched Jan 2026, solo developer, shipping fast; no public changelog to cite a current version from |
The differences that matter.
Platforms: a Mac beta, not a Mac release
This is the fact that changed most since our last check. MeshVault now has a native macOS build, free while it is in beta, and it is Apple-silicon only: Intel Macs are not supported (as of August 2026). Meshory ships a signed, notarized universal macOS build that covers both Apple Silicon and Intel, alongside Windows and Linux. Mac is no longer a reason to rule MeshVault out, but a free beta and a stapled release are different commitments to your library.
A vault plus watch folders, versus every drive you own
MeshVault is built around a library folder that holds its own SQLite database, and it now adds watch folders that index external locations in place without moving files in. Meshory has no central folder at all: it points at every folder, drive and NAS mount you already have and indexes them as peers. Network storage is where the two still part company, since MeshVault documents no NAS support and answers shared access with self-hosted LAN server builds instead.
Duplicates: import guard versus library sweep
MeshVault's hash checks catch duplicates as you import them: a guard at the door. Meshory fingerprints the whole library (by content and by geometry, archive interiors and NAS included) and groups every set of identical copies across all sources into a Duplicates view, with moved, rotated or rescaled near-copies in a separate review queue. That's where years of accumulated downloads actually get cleaned up.
Breadth versus depth
MeshVault wins on format count, and by more than it used to: 57 indexed extensions, with PLY, GLB/GLTF, FreeCAD thumbnails and G-code layer inspection Meshory doesn't offer, plus a measuring tool in metric or imperial. STEP is common ground, previewed by both. Meshory focuses on the printing library workflow: automatic renders for STL, 3MF, OBJ, FBX and STEP, multi-plate Bambu 3MF, AI tagging and semantic search, and one-click hand-off into 15+ auto-detected slicers.
Meshory's side of these claims is documented, not asserted: how duplicate detection works, and which formats get thumbnails, a viewer and duplicate matching.
Choose MeshVault if…
- $19.99 is the budget, or you want to try the macOS beta while it's free
- You collect CAD and want the format breadth: PLY, GLB/GLTF, FreeCAD and G-code layer preview
- The browser-capture extension fits how you download models: it pulls title, author, source URL, tags and gallery images from ten model sites
- You want a measuring tool in the viewer, or slicer result capture reading print time and filament use back out of your slicer
- You want an Android companion for grabbing models on your phone
Choose Meshory if…
- You want a finished, signed and notarized macOS app on Apple Silicon or Intel, not a free Apple-silicon-only beta
- Your models live on a NAS: MeshVault documents no network storage support
- You want library-wide duplicate grouping, not import-time checks
- You want automatic AI tagging and semantic search over 100k+ models
Meshory vs MeshVault: common questions
Does MeshVault work on macOS?
Yes now, with two caveats. MeshVault added a native macOS build that is in beta, free while it stays there, and Apple-silicon only, so Intel Macs are out (as of August 2026). Meshory ships a signed, notarized universal macOS build that runs on both, and has done since v0.3.0.
How do the licenses compare?
MeshVault is $19.99 one-time and unlocks the desktop apps and server builds; the free download becomes read-only after a 7-day trial. Its macOS build sits outside that for now: it is free while the beta lasts. Meshory is $34.99 one-time in early access, with a 14-day full-featured free trial. After you buy there is no read-only mode and no subscription, ever.
Which supports more file formats?
MeshVault, comfortably: 57 indexed extensions spanning mesh, CAD, project and G-code files, with previews for STL, OBJ, 3MF, STEP/STP, GLB/GLTF, PLY and G-code layers. Meshory indexes and previews STL, 3MF, OBJ, FBX and STEP, and puts the depth into automatic rendering, library-wide duplicate grouping and AI search.
Can either sync between computers?
Neither has first-party cloud sync. MeshVault suggests cloud-drive folders or Syncthing, and sells self-hosted LAN server builds for shared access. Meshory's answer is simpler: one license covers all your machines, and each indexes the same drives or NAS mounts directly.
Or skip the reading and scan your own library.
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