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Frameright vs Normal Map Online
Frameright manages responsive image behavior, not normal map creation.
Normal Map OnlineFree Normal Map Online GeneratorSide by side
- What it is
- Frameright:Frameright lets you control how images adapt to different viewports and containers using embedded metadata.
- Normal Map Online:Normal Map Online generates normal, displacement, AO and specular maps from height maps, textures or photos directly in the browser.
- Best for
- Frameright:Metadata-driven responsive images
- Normal Map Online:Browser-based normal map generation
- Who it’s for
- Frameright:Web developers who need reliable responsive image behavior.
- Normal Map Online:Game developers, 3D artists and anyone needing texture maps for Unity or other 3D engines.
- Pricing
- Frameright:Open source
- Normal Map Online:Free
- Works with
- Frameright:React, WordPress, PHP, TypeScript
- Normal Map Online:Unity, Unreal Engine, Aseprite, WebGL
- DevHunt upvotes
- Frameright:78
- Normal Map Online:1
- Launched on DevHunt
- Frameright:Jan 2023
- Normal Map Online:Aug 2026
Frameright features
- Image Display Control metadata. Reads IPTC/XMP fields to dictate image scaling and cropping.
- Web Component. Provides a <img> web component that applies the metadata automatically.
- React component. React wrapper that renders responsive images based on the same metadata.
- WordPress plugin. Enables WordPress sites to leverage Image Display Control metadata without code.
- Metadata parsers. TypeScript and PHP libraries to parse XMP, IPTC, and EXIF data.
Normal Map Online features
- Local processing. All conversions run in the browser with WebGL, so images never leave the device.
- Multiple map types. Creates normal, displacement, ambient occlusion and specular maps from a single input.
- Real-time 3D preview. Shows an adjustable 3D model preview with the generated maps applied.
- Batch mode. Process several height maps at once with shared settings.
- Photo-based generation. Generate normal maps from four photos taken under different lighting directions.
- Unity compatibility. Outputs Unity-ready normal maps with correct tangent-space encoding.
Based on each tool's website and DevHunt data. Details may change; check the official sites.