Rebrickable
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Screenshot  Screenshot of Rebrickable as of February 2026 | |
| Country of origin | Australia |
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| Created by | Nathan Thom |
| URL | rebrickable |
| Users | 1.7 million[‡ 1] (as of January 31, 2026[update]) |
| Launched | 2011 |
Rebrickable is an online platform allowing users to post and sell instructions for Lego designs, including alternate builds of sets. It was started by Nathan Thom in 2011 and has over one million users.
History and features
[edit]Rebrickable was founded by Nathan Thom in 2011; initially to mainly index Technic sets.[1][2][‡ 2] Thom told Popular Mechanics in March 2020 that "I began Rebrickable because I had thousands of pieces I collected from sets and wondered if there was something else, already designed, I could build with them".[3] The website went through major updates in 2014 and 2017, respectively.[‡ 3][‡ 4] In 2017 a similar platform known as MOCPlans merged with Rebrickable after it was shut down.[‡ 5] A sister website for file hosting, Bricksafe, was launched in 2013.[‡ 6]
People are able to post MOCs (My Own Creations) with the option to sell instructions. The buyer can then acquire the parts elsewhere and build it. Alternate builds reuse parts from existing sets. The website hosted over 15,000 MOCs by 2020.[4][3][5][6] Over 100,000 MOCs have been posted.[‡ 1] The Build feature shows what a person can design with their current collection.[7] According to the Australian Financial Review, designs for ships, trains and large buildings are particularly popular, as are Star Trek designs, as Lego did not have a licence for the franchise until 2025, when an official Enterprise model was released.[8]
Rebrickable's data on Lego sets is crowdsourced, with a team of administrators attempting to ensure its accuracy and reliability.[9]
Among the projects developed by Rebrickable is RebrickNet, an artificial intelligence system for detecting Lego parts in photos.[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ McGlaun, Shane (2011-09-10). "Rebrickable Website Tells you What LEGO Kits You Can Build with the Bricks You Have". Technabob. Archived from the original on 2023-11-29. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
- ^ Limer, Eric (2011-09-10). "Rebrickable Helps You Combine Your LEGO Sets Into New Ones". The Mary Sue. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
- ^ a b Herkewitz, William (4 March 2020). "One Man's Epic Quest to Build a 20,000-Piece LEGO Star Destroyer". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "Rebrickable". Blocks Magazine. No. 68. June 2020. pp. 64–70.
- ^ Drew, Tom (2024-12-02). "The 10 Best LEGO Sets for Alternative Builds". The Direct. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
- ^ "Web-Tipps". c't. November 19, 2020.
- ^ Herz, J. C. "How We Can All Be Like Lego Master Builders". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
- ^ Morgan, Clare (15 August 2025). "What it's like to be a Lego widow". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ Perry, Kati (14 September 2023). "How Lego bricks went from five colors to nearly 200". Washington Post. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ Vidal, Joel; Vallicrosa, Guillem; Martí, Robert; Barnada, Marc (2023-02-08). "Brickognize: Applying Photo-Realistic Image Synthesis for Lego Bricks Recognition with Limited Data". Sensors. 23 (4): 1898. Bibcode:2023Senso..23.1898V. doi:10.3390/s23041898. ISSN 1424-8220. PMC 9967933. PMID 36850495.
Primary sources
In the text, these references are preceded by a double dagger (‡):
- ^ a b "Rebrickable | Rebrickable - Build with LEGO". Rebrickable. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
- ^ "Interview with Nathan Thom, founder of Rebrickable". Brickset. 2024-07-12. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
- ^ "Rebrickable v2 | Rebrickable - Build with LEGO". Rebrickable. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
- ^ "Welcome to Rebrickable v3! | Rebrickable - Build with LEGO". Rebrickable. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
- ^ "MOCPlans has merged with Rebrickable | Rebrickable - Build with LEGO". Rebrickable. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
- ^ "Bricksafe - The new way to share LEGO files | Rebrickable - Build with LEGO". Rebrickable. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
