Everything You Need to Know About Harbor Software Suite: Complete Guide to the XR Platform (Harbor Apps, Harbor Platform)

Harbor Platform and Harbor Apps: Two Complementary Solutions for a Complete Ecosystem

The Harbor suite is built on an intelligent two-component architecture: Harbor Platform (creation) and Harbor Apps (playback). This fundamental distinction defines the roles and responsibilities of each, while creating a fluid and integrated ecosystem.

Understanding the Model: Creation vs. Playback

Think of Harbor as a complete film studio. Harbor Platform is your editing suite and studio — that is where you create, structure and organize your content. Harbor Apps are the cinemas — the playback points where your end users consume and interact with your immersive experiences.

This separation allows maximum flexibility: the same experience created in Harbor Platform can be played on an Vision Pro headset, an Android tablet, or a Meta Quest device. Each device benefits from the specialized tools it needs, without unnecessary complexity.

Use Cases: How the Two Solutions Work Together

• Industrial Training — A technician creates a maintenance guide in Harbor Platform. They model the parts in 3D, add checkpoints, annotations and measurements. The experience is published. A mechanic in the field opens Harbor Player on their Meta Quest headset, accesses the guide and executes the procedure in real time, guided step by step.
  
  
• Medical Consultation — A radiologist uses Harbor Platform to import a DICOM scan, annotate it and create an interactive 3D visualization for their colleague. The colleague views the model on their tablet via Harbor Reader, even without an internet connection, and can zoom, cut and measure critical areas.
  
  
• Architecture — A design team creates an immersive model of a building in Harbor Platform. They structure the rooms, add interactivity. The client projects the experience in their space via Harbor Player on an Vision Pro headset, explores the layouts in 3D and validates the concept before construction.

Harbor Platform: The Creative Heart of Your XR Ecosystem

Harbor Platform is a complete web platform — accessible from any modern browser — that centralizes your entire immersive content creation strategy. It caters to organizations of all sizes, from SMEs to large groups, and eliminates technological barriers to XR adoption.

Harbor Platform's Strengths

Secure Centralization

Store all your digital assets (3D, documents, videos, DICOM) in the cloud or private servers with full control over sensitive data.

No-Code Creation

Intuitive 3D editor to create complex immersive experiences in just a few clicks — advanced animations, smooth transitions, without programming.

Real-Time Collaboration

Simultaneous work with live edits, granular permissions (read/edit/admin), full change history.

Multi-Format Import

Direct integration of CAD models, Microsoft Guides, immersive videos, and DICOM data in native 3D.

Harbor Platform Pricing

Harbor Platform offers flexible plans adapted to your stage of growth. Start for free to test the platform, then scale up as needed.

Note: All plans include automatic updates, real-time collaboration and version history. Plans from Starter also benefit from priority support.

Harbor Apps: Turning Your Devices into Immersive Players

Once your experience is created and published in Harbor Platform, your users access your content via Harbor Apps. This application suite is optimized to deliver a smooth, intuitive and powerful playback experience adapted to each type of device.

Harbor Player and Harbor Reader: Two Specialized Applications

• Harbor Player is the application designed for premium XR headsets and mixed reality devices. It fully exploits the spatial tracking capabilities, natural gestures and immersive interfaces of headsets like Apple Vision Pro, HoloLens 2, Meta Quest 3, Pico 4 or Magic Leap 2. The experience is fluid, responsive and exploits the full power of the hardware.
  
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• Harbor Reader is the specialized mobile application for smartphones and Android tablets. Available on Google Play, it brings access to your immersive content into your users' pockets. Even without a headset, field teams, clients or learners can explore, manipulate and interact with your 3D experiences.
  
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Harbor Apps Pricing (per Device/Month)

The pricing of Harbor Apps is simple and predictable: you pay per device and per plan, depending on the tools you need.

Example: To equip 50 technicians with Meta Quest headsets with Harbor Player on the Education plan, you will pay €25 excl. VAT × 50 devices × 1 month = €1,250 excl. VAT per month. Add your Platform subscription (€249 excl. VAT) and you create a complete ecosystem for your organization.

5 Major Use Cases: How Harbor Transforms Your Business

Harbor is not a theoretical tool. It is a practical solution that organizations use today to solve real problems and create tangible value. Here are the use cases that generate the fastest return on investment.

Immersive 3D Visualization: Turning Data into Insights

Your complex 3D data — building architectures, engineering models, scientific simulations — are often difficult to understand on a flat screen. Harbor transforms this data into immersive visualizations that your teams can explore, interact with and analyze intuitively. Architects, engineers and scientists save hours understanding their models. In an architecture firm, an immersive model replaces dozens of hours of 2D presentations.

Guidance and Procedures: Reducing Errors in Production

Maintenance, assembly and critical operations are areas where every error is costly — downtime, scrap, accidents. Harbor guides your operators step by step through complex procedures. Visualize exactly what to do, where and how, directly in your field of vision via your XR headset. Studies show a 30 to 50% reduction in errors and a 70% acceleration in learning.

Training and Education: Memorable and Scalable Learning

Immersive learning retains 4 times better than traditional learning. Create structured training modules — standalone or collective — where your learners explore, experiment and retain knowledge durably. Schools, universities, training companies and HR departments use Harbor to quickly train entire cohorts, reduce new employee attrition and certify skills.

Sublimation and Events: Captivating Your Audience

Immersive pre-sales journeys, interactive cultural visits and XR events create unforgettable memories. Transform a simple product into a memorable experience. Museums, galleries, car dealerships and event agencies use Harbor to engage their audience, increase visit time and generate word-of-mouth.

Layout and Space Planning: Validating Your Concepts Before Construction

Visualize your layouts in 3D in their real context. Test different configurations, adjust dimensions, validate circulation flows — all virtually before committing construction budgets. Reduce costly changes and validate your concepts with stakeholders in a shared immersive experience.

Hardware Compatibility: Harbor on All Your Devices

One of Harbor's strengths is its universal compatibility. Regardless of your users' hardware, you can deploy your content. This flexibility ensures that your immersive experiences reach your audience, whatever their current or future equipment.

Supported Headsets and Devices

• Premium Headsets: Apple Vision Pro, HoloLens 2
• Accessible Headsets: Meta Quest 3, Pico 4
• Specialized Headsets: Magic Leap 2
• Mobile Devices: Tablets and Android Smartphones

This multi-platform approach means you are not locked into a single technology. As the XR market evolves and new devices emerge, your content remains compatible and accessible.

Conclusion: Harbor, Much More Than a Platform

Harbor Platform and Harbor Apps form the complete XR suite to transform your business processes into engaging immersive experiences. From no-code creation to multi-device deployment, through mobile applications and XR headsets, Harbor closes the loop: create, then play, then measure, then optimize.