Stop giving your STL files away for free.
Your designs take hours. Your audience should pay for them.
You design for hours. You post to Cults3D, MyMiniFactory, Thingiverse. The downloads pile up. The money doesn't. Your most loyal followers want more — exclusive designs, early access, behind-the-scenes of your design process. Spotlightly is where they come to actually support you.
The problem with Cults3D / MyMiniFactory
Cults3D takes 8–20% of every sale. MyMiniFactory takes 10%. Your Patreon supporters pay monthly but have no real reason to stay. Your best fans download your free files and never come back.
What you can do on Spotlightly
Six ways to earn from the audience you already have.
Sell STL files directly
Upload any file — STL, 3MF, OBJ. Fans pay once, download instantly. 0% platform cut.
Exclusive subscriber designs
New designs drop for subscribers first — 30 days before they go public.
Design process content
CAD screen recordings, failed print compilations, material tests. Lock for subscribers.
Live design sessions
Stream yourself designing in Fusion 360 or Blender. Subscribers watch live.
Sell finished prints
List your physical prints in the marketplace. One-offs, custom runs, display pieces.
Commission requests
Front Row messages let fans request custom designs. You set the terms.
The math
What 200 subscribers at $9.99/mo + 50 STL file sales at $4.99 actually earns you.
Cults3D + Patreon
$2,247/mo
$598/mo in fees in platform cuts and fees
Spotlightly
$2,766/mo
$79/mo flat flat — you keep everything else
Getting started
Up and earning in under an hour.
Spotlightly is also built for
Your audience is already out there.
Give them somewhere real to go.
30-day free trial. No card required. Your handle, your page, your money.
Claim your designer handle →Questions? support@spotlightly.app