# Import STL Files
**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/import-stl-files/1905
**Category:** Modeling Questions
**Created:** [December 24, 2017, 12:46pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/import-stl-files/1905 "2017-12-24T12:46:56Z")
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### Author:  [@Imperator](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Imperator)
#### Post date: [December 24, 2017, 12:46pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/import-stl-files/1905/1 "2017-12-24T12:46:57Z")
How can I on the iPad imprt STL Files. I want to download STL files form the internet to the ipad, and import to SHARPR. is there any ipad app, to convert STL to STEP?
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### Author:  [@Gabor\_Shapr3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Gabor_Shapr3D)
#### Post date: [December 24, 2017, 12:52pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/import-stl-files/1905/2 "2017-12-24T12:52:29Z")
There is no direct way currently to import STL. You have to convert STL to STEP first and load the STEP to Shapr3D:
Convert STL to STEP.
1. Download FreeCAD: [https://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/Download6](https://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/Download6)
2. Load STL to FreeCAD
3. Convert to STEP format
You can find the detailed conversion steps here: [http://blog.bantamtools.com/convert-stl-to-step6](http://blog.bantamtools.com/convert-stl-to-step6)
Load STEP to Shapr3D
1. Install Shapr3D
2. Import the STEP file
Takes a few extra steps, but it should work.
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### Author:  [@Imperator](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Imperator)
#### Post date: [December 25, 2017, 9:25am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/import-stl-files/1905/3 "2017-12-25T09:25:12Z")
Thank You, I did this in the past, but FreeCAD ist not running in iPad. I need mobile or online Converter.