LiteViz-GS: C++ based Lightweight Viewer for Gaussian Splatting

June 13, 2025 · View on GitHub

LiteViz-GS is a lightweight GUI-based visualizer for exploring 3D scenes represented using Gaussian Splatting. This project is built using C++ and OpenGL, providing a simple interface to visualize Gaussian splats stored in PLY files. This project references or adapts ideas from the following open-source projects:

splatview
GaussianSplattingViewer

Build Instructions

Prerequisites

C++17 or later
CMake 3.10+

Build && Running

git clone https://github.com/panxkun/liteviz-gs.git
cd liteviz-gs
mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..
make -j8

./build/viewer /path/to/.ply/file