DesignerBee.build

Simple design projects
for first-time makers.

Free, browser-based tools for kids, families, libraries, and makerspaces. Pick a project, customize, and have a build-ready file in minutes, no design experience needed.

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Always free to start. No credit card required.

Designer Bee mascot in a workshop, standing between a 3D printer and a DesignerBee laser cutter
No sign-up required100% privateAlways freeMade for beginners

What will you make?

Pick a tool and start creating

Teaching a class or new to making? Hit ★ For first-timers for the easiest wins.

Laser Cutting
Design your own clock face

Design your own clock face

Pick a style, set the size, and export an SVG ready for laser cutting.

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Laser or 3D
Design your own clock hands

Design your own clock hands

Shape the hour, minute, and second hands — export SVG or STL.

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3D Printing
Design your own box

Design your own box

Choose dimensions and corner style — export an STL for 3D printing.

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3D Printing
Design your own lithophane

Design your own lithophane

Turn any photo into a 3D lithophane — export an STL for 3D printing.

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Laser Cutting
Design a laser keychain

Design a laser keychain

Personalized name tag with engraved symbol — export laser-ready SVG.

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3D Printing
Design a 3D keychain

Design a 3D keychain

Raised-symbol keychain blank — export STL for any 3D printer.

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3D Printing
Design a text flip

Design a text flip

Two names, one 3D print — read each from its own angle. Export STL.

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Laser Cutting
Design your own sign

Design your own sign

Address plaques, family signs, garden markers — laser-ready SVG.

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Laser Cutting
Design your own jigsaw puzzle

Design your own jigsaw puzzle

Upload a photo, pick a piece count — export laser-ready SVG with engrave + cut.

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Laser Cutting
Design a finger-joint box

Design a finger-joint box

Flat-pack box panels with finger joints — export a single laser-ready SVG.

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Laser Cutting
Design a bird house

Design a bird house

Audubon-spec nest boxes for 6 species — laser-ready SVG with finger joints.

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Laser Cutting
Design an agamograph

Design an agamograph

Two photos, one print — flips between them as you walk past. Print or laser engrave.

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How it works

From idea to real thing in 4 steps

Step 1

Choose a tool

Pick what you want to make — a clock, a box, or a lithophane.

Step 2

Customize it

Adjust a few sliders, pick a preset, or start from scratch.

Step 3

Export your file

Download an SVG or STL that's ready for your machine.

Step 4

Go make it

Send it to your laser cutter or 3D printer and watch it come to life.

Why DesignerBee

Built for people who make things

Start from something good

Every tool begins with presets that already look great. Tweak if you want, ship if you don't.

Your files stay private

Nothing uploaded, nothing tracked. Everything runs in your browser — your designs belong to you.

Machine-ready files

Real SVG with cut & engrave layers, or clean STL geometry. No extra software needed.

Done in minutes

Pick, tweak, export. Most people have a build-ready file in under five minutes.

100% free, no catch

No account, no upsell, no watermark. Built by one person who likes helping makers get started.

Works with any machine

Glowforge, xTool, Bambu, Prusa, Ender — if it reads SVG or STL, you're good.

Got questions?

We've got answers

What can I actually make with these?

Clocks for your wall, boxes for your desk, lithophane photo gifts that glow. Anything you can laser-cut or 3D-print from an SVG or STL file.

What machines work?

Any laser cutter that reads SVG (Glowforge, xTool, Ortur, Epilog, etc.) and any 3D printer that reads STL (Bambu, Prusa, Ender, etc.). You don't need an expensive setup.

Do I need to know how to design?

Nope. That's the whole point. Every tool starts with presets. If you can move a slider, you can make stuff.

Is it really free? What's the catch?

Yes, free. No catch, no account, no upsells. Built by one person who likes helping makers get started.

Can I sell what I make?

Yes. The designs are yours. Designer Bee is just a tool — like Inkscape or Fusion — and what you make with it belongs to you.

Ready to make something?

Pick a tool, adjust a few sliders, and have a build-ready file in minutes. No account needed.

Get Started — It's Free

Free Maker Tools — No Account Required

Designer Bee is a collection of free, browser-based parametric design generators built for first-time makers. Every tool runs entirely in your browser — no sign-up, no data collection, no software to install. Your designs never leave your device. Built by a makerspace librarian for beginners, hobbyists, teachers, students, and anyone who wants to create something real.

Supported Machines & Formats

Laser cutters: Export SVG files compatible with LightBurn, LaserGRBL, Glowforge, xTool Creative Space, Epilog, and any laser cutter that reads SVG. Clock faces include separate cut and engrave layers.

3D printers: Export STL files compatible with Cura, PrusaSlicer, Bambu Studio, OrcaSlicer, and any slicer software. Works with PLA, PETG, ABS, and other common filaments on any FDM or resin printer.