ColorMix for PrusaSlicer
Ranked 4 of 5 3D printer slicers by recommenders
Free open-source tool that adds multi-color mixing to PrusaSlicer, welcomed as a challenge to Bambu. Critics say it is not full-spectrum.
Free open-source tool that adds multi-color mixing to PrusaSlicer, welcomed as a challenge to Bambu. Critics say it is not full-spectrum.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 80%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 4 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Challenges Bambu's color mixing
“This is exactly what I was hoping for to knock Bambu down a few notches”
Comment from 30 May 2026 in “Print with dozens of colors: Our new open-source ColorMix for PrusaSlicer” “I’m glad to see Prius’s catching up to Bambu on the color mixing front”
Comment from 30 May 2026 in “Print with dozens of colors: Our new open-source ColorMix for PrusaSlicer” Prusa's own measurements and filaments
“They did improve on the color mixing model, and they're launching filaments to match to make it an end-to-end product.”
Comment from 30 May 2026 in “Print with dozens of colors: Our new open-source ColorMix for PrusaSlicer” “It's great that Prusa is launching their own bundle with their own measurements.”
Comment from 30 May 2026 in “Print with dozens of colors: Our new open-source ColorMix for PrusaSlicer” Gives community credit, benefits users
“they did a great job giving the community credit in the post”
Comment from 30 May 2026 in “Print with dozens of colors: Our new open-source ColorMix for PrusaSlicer” “This seems like all upside to the community to me.”
Comment from 30 May 2026 in “Print with dozens of colors: Our new open-source ColorMix for PrusaSlicer” Welcomed as a fix
“When I first saw this pop-up in the community it was clear this was a fix.”
Comment from 30 May 2026 in “Print with dozens of colors: Our new open-source ColorMix for PrusaSlicer” “This looks awesome! Exciting to see what happens in this space.”
Comment from 30 May 2026 in “Print with dozens of colors: Our new open-source ColorMix for PrusaSlicer”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Not full-spectrum color range
“it's very cool stuff but sorte by definition not 'full-spectrum'”
Comment from 30 May 2026 in “Print with dozens of colors: Our new open-source ColorMix for PrusaSlicer” Promises more than demonstrated
“this seems to promise more than demonstrated”
Comment from 30 May 2026 in “Print with dozens of colors: Our new open-source ColorMix for PrusaSlicer”
Other 3D printer slicers people recommend
The four most recommended other 3D printer slicers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OrcaSlicer | 32 | 9 | 78% | 6 | — | Approved |
| PrusaSlicer | 15 | 1 | 94% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Grid slicer | 9 | 2 | 82% | 1 | — | — |
| ColorMix for PrusaSlicerThis page | 8 | 2 | 80% | 1 | — | — |
| Bambu Studio | 7 | 35 | 17% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
All 12 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“this seems to promise more than demonstrated”
“it's very cool stuff but sorte by definition not 'full-spectrum'”
“honestly it's kinda silly IMO”
“It's great that Prusa is launching their own bundle with their own measurements.”
“The problem with their models is that it's a cone shape. The angle is fixed.”
“I’m glad to see Prius’s catching up to Bambu on the color mixing front”
“When I first saw this pop-up in the community it was clear this was a fix.”
“they did a great job giving the community credit in the post”
“This seems like all upside to the community to me.”
“They did improve on the color mixing model, and they're launching filaments to match to make it an end-to-end product.”
“This is exactly what I was hoping for to knock Bambu down a few notches”
“This looks awesome! Exciting to see what happens in this space.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.