Text-to-360
Text to 360° is a beta web application for generating immersive 360° equirectangular panoramas from text prompts or reference images. It uses fal.ai for its generation workflow and provides a browser-based viewer for exploring the resulting panoramas.
What it does
Text to 360° focuses on creating panoramic images in a 2:1 equirectangular format, suitable for viewing as interactive 360° scenes. Users can provide a text prompt or add a reference image, then inspect the generated result by dragging around the browser viewer. The interface also supports scroll-to-zoom for examining the panorama.
The product site presents controls for signing in, opening a gallery, reviewing history, and adding a fal.ai API key before generation. It is identified as a beta application, so the available workflow and interface may continue to change.
Notable capabilities
- Generates 360° equirectangular panoramas from text prompts.
- Expands a supplied reference image into a panoramic image through an image-to-360 workflow.
- Provides a draggable browser viewer for exploring generated scenes.
- Supports zooming while viewing panoramas.
- Uses fal.ai infrastructure and documents OpenAI
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Who it helps
The tool may be useful for creators, designers, and developers who need panoramic visual concepts from either written descriptions or existing images. It is particularly relevant when a normal flat image is not enough and the output needs to be inspected as a navigable 360° scene. The reference-image workflow can also support users who want to start with an existing visual rather than a prompt alone.
How it fits a workflow
A typical workflow begins with entering a prompt or supplying a reference image. For text generation, the application adds instructions for producing a seamless 2:1 equirectangular image. For image-based generation, it sends the reference image with a panorama-expansion instruction. Generated images are then displayed on an inverted sphere using Three.js, creating the interactive viewing effect in the browser.
The application requires users to add their fal.ai API key before generating. Its documented implementation uses Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS, Three.js, and @fal-ai/client; uploads use fal storage. The site also includes gallery and history areas for organizing or revisiting generated content.
Strengths and limits
Text to 360° combines prompt-based and reference-image generation with an interactive panorama viewer rather than presenting the output only as a flat image. Its documented workflow is specifically oriented toward equirectangular panoramas and browser exploration. However, the product is still labeled beta, and the reviewed publisher pages do not document pricing or end-user usage limits. The workflow also depends on a user-provided fal.ai API key, which is an important consideration when evaluating setup requirements and account management.