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{{Infobox website
| name = Cults
| logo =
| type = [[3D printing marketplace]]
| industry = [[3D Printing]], [[e-Commerce]], [[Marketplace]]
| founder = Hugo Fromont, Pierre Ayroles, Sunny Ripert
| location_city = [[Brive-la-Gaillarde]]
| foundation = {{Start date|2014}}
| country_of_origin = France
| homepage = [https://cults3d.com/ cults3d.com]
| commercial = Yes
| users = 12 000 000
| language = [[English language|English]], [[French language|French]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Deutsch language|Deutsch]], [[Russian language|Russian]], [[Chinese language|Chinese]], [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]
| registration = Free
| launch_date = 2014
| current_status = Active
}}

'''Cults''' is a [[3D printing marketplace]] allowing designers, makers and other users to share free and paid models meant for [[3D printing]]. It is also a social network where 3D printing enthusiasts can interact.<ref name="about_cults">{{Cite web|url=https://cults3d.com/en/cults|title=About Cults|website=cults3d.com|language=en|access-date=2020-01-17}}</ref> In May 2025, the Cults community had nearly 12 million members, including nearly 200,000 designers and 2.3 million 3D models to download for 3D printing, [[laser cutting]], [[Computer numerical control|CNC machining]], [[Paper craft|papercraft]], sewing patterns and [[Printed circuit board|PCBs]].

Cults is aimed at all owners of 3D printers, CNC machines, laser cutters, and [[Sewing machine|sewing machines]] who want access to premium, original digital creations to make themselves.

==History==
Cults was founded in 2014 and is the first fully independent 3D printing marketplace.<ref name="about_cults" />

In 2015, [[La Poste (France)|La Poste]] established a partnership with Cults and [[3D Slash]] to develop impression3d.laposte.fr, a digital manufacturing service, allowing users to have objects printed and shipped to them on demand.<ref>{{Cite web|language=fr|title=L'impression 3D : maintenant disponible en mode e-Commerce avec La Poste|url=https://www.presse-citron.net/limpression-3d-maintenant-disponible-en-mode-e-commerce-avec-la-poste/|date=2015-12-24|website=presse-citron.net|access-date=2020-01-17}}.</ref>

In 2016, [[:fr:Boulanger (entreprise)|Boulanger]] partners with Cults to develop Happy 3D , an open source platform dedicated to spare parts printing, in an effort to promote [[sustainable consumption]].<ref>{{Cite web|language=en|title=Boulanger giving away 3D printable spare parts for free via new 'Happy 3D' online platform|url=https://www.3ders.org/articles/20160606-boulanger-giving-away-3d-printable-spare-parts-for-free-via-new-happy-3d-online-platform.html|date=2016-06-06|website=www.3ders.org|access-date=2020-01-17}}.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|language=fr|title=Comment Boulanger incite ses clients à réparer plutôt que jeter|url=https://bfmbusiness.bfmtv.com/entreprise/comment-boulanger-incite-ses-clients-a-reparer-leur-electromenager-979729.html|date=2016-06-02|website=bfmbusiness.bfmtv.com|access-date=2019-02-11}}.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |language=fr|title=Boulanger lance Happy3D, plate-forme dédiée à l'impression 3D des pièces détachées|url=https://lejournaldeleco.fr/boulanger-lance-happy3d-plate-forme-dediee-a-limpression-3d-des-pieces-detachees/#.XGKarIjOXIU |date=2016-09-06|website=lejournaldeleco.fr|access-date=2019-02-11}}.</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|language=fr|title=Boulanger propose à ses clients d'imprimer eux-mêmes leurs pièces détachées|url= https://www.usinenouvelle.com/article/boulanger-propose-a-ses-clients-d-imprimer-eux-memes-leurs-pieces-detachees.N394987|date=2016-06-03|website=usinenouvelle.com|access-date=2019-02-11|last1=Nouvelle |first1=L'Usine }}.</ref>

==Name==
The name Cults is an anacyclic word: when read backwards, it becomes [[Luke the Evangelist|St-Luc]], patron saint of artists and sculptors. Additionally, the first three letters are [[STL (file format)|STL]], referring to the common [[stereolithography]] file format used by creators.

==See also==

{{columns-list|colwidth=20em|
* [[3D Printing Marketplace]]
* [[3D printing]]
* [[3D modeling]]
* [[Thingiverse]]
* [[Sketchfab]]
* [[Pinshape]]
* [[Materialise NV]]
* [[3DLT]]
* [[Sculpteo]]
* [[Shapeways]]
* [[Threeding]]
* [[STL (file format)]]
* [[CGTrader]]}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://cults3d.com Official website]

[[Category:3D printing websites]]
[[Category:3D publishing]]
[[Category:Internet properties established in 2014]]
[[Category:Companies based in Paris]]

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