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Heightmap
Depth Map Maker — photos into printable relief
Heightmap turns any photo into a clean, printable height map — a 16-bit grayscale image where brightness equals height. Feed it to a UV printer, laser engraver, CNC router or 3D printer to produce tactile relief from a single image. An on-device depth model does the estimating, so nothing leaves your Mac.
Requires macOS 15 or later.
Why Heightmap?
Three core arguments
On-device depth
An on-device model estimates the relief from a single photo — nothing leaves your Mac.
Shape the relief
Gamma, smoothing, detail and large-structure compression bring subjects forward and flatten the background.
Print-ready export
16-bit grayscale PNG or TIFF (white = highest), plus a JSON sidecar with height, base thickness, DPI and Z-layers.
Screenshots
A look inside
Click to enlarge — arrow keys to flip through, Esc to close.
Features
What’s inside
Drag in any photo
Open or drop an image; the depth estimate appears in seconds — entirely on your Mac.
Face-aware smoothing
Softens pores and wrinkles on detected faces while keeping eyes, nose and mouth crisp.
Local smoothing brush
Fix rough spots by hand without touching the rest of the relief.
Live 2D and 3D
See the height map and a real-time 3D render side by side as you tweak the controls.
RIP-safe values
16-bit PNG or TIFF carry raw height values your RIP or slicer can trust — no guessing.
Built for makers
UV-DTF and UV flatbed prints, laser depth engraving, CNC bas-relief, 3D-printed reliefs.
Price
€2.99, one-time.
Pay once, use forever. No subscription, no in-app purchases, no ads. A fast, commercially licensed depth model is bundled, so the app works the moment you open it; additional models are optional downloads.
Privacy
Private by design
No account, no tracking, no data collection. Everything runs locally on your Mac. Full details in the dedicated Heightmap privacy policy.
Questions? Get in touch