Embed 3DSEARCH on Your Site – Free Widget for 3D Printing Blogs

Running a 3D printing blog, designer portfolio, or maker community site? We just launched something for you: an embeddable search widget that puts our entire database of 7.2+ million free 3D printable models right inside your website — with just one line of HTML.

Why we built it

One thing we hear constantly from bloggers and content creators in the 3D printing space: "I want to help my readers find models, but I don't want to send them off to a dozen different platforms."

That's exactly the problem 3DSEARCH solves. We aggregate free 3D printable models from 8 major platforms — Printables, Thingiverse, MakerWorld, Cults3D, MyMiniFactory, GrabCAD, Creality Cloud, and MakerOnline — into a single search interface. Now you can offer that same convenience to your own visitors without sending them away from your site.

How it works

The widget is a small iframe that loads in under 200ms. It includes:

  • A search box — your readers search 7.2M+ models from a single field
  • 4 trending models — automatically refreshed, always current
  • Light & Dark themes — matches your site's design
  • 6 languages — English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch
  • Responsive — looks good on desktop, tablet, and mobile

When someone clicks a result or searches, they land on 3dsearch.net in a new context — your site keeps the credit, your readers get a useful tool.

Get the code in 30 seconds

Head over to our Embed Builder and configure the widget to match your site:

  • Pick a theme (light or dark)
  • Choose your language
  • Set width and height
  • Copy the generated HTML
  • Paste it anywhere on your site

That's it. No signup. No API key. No rate limits. No analytics tracking your visitors.

Sample code

For the impatient, here's the simplest possible embed — drop this into any HTML page:

<iframe src="https://3dsearch.net/embed.php"
        width="600" height="280" frameborder="0"
        style="border:0;max-width:100%" loading="lazy"
        title="3DSEARCH – 3D Model Search"></iframe>

Works with everything

The widget is plain HTML, so it works on every platform that supports custom HTML embeds:

  • WordPress — paste into a Custom HTML block
  • Ghost — use the HTML card
  • Squarespace, Wix, Webflow — embed widget
  • Hugo, Jekyll, Astro, Next.js — drop into any template
  • Notion, Coda — embed block
  • Self-hosted — paste anywhere in your HTML

What's next

This is just the first version. We're already planning:

  • Category-specific widgets (e.g., "Show only miniatures")
  • Search-only mode (no trending models, ultra-compact)
  • Custom accent colors to match your brand
  • JavaScript SDK for deeper integrations

Got an idea or specific need? Let us know — we'd love to hear how you'd use it.

Try it now

👉 Open the Embed Builder and grab your code in 30 seconds.

And if you embed 3DSEARCH on your site, drop us a note in our Discord — we'll feature your site in our next newsletter.

Happy printing! 🖨️

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