OrcaSlicer

What hackers pick instead

• PrusaSlicerPeople recommend PrusaSlicer for its approachable setup, good presets, and reliable prints on Linux, and say it handles everyday slicing needs well.15recommend
• Grid slicerFree, browser-based slicer for 3D printing, CNC and laser cutting, with no accounts or subscriptions and fast loading. Critics say it lacks a true offline app.9recommend
• ColorMix for PrusaSlicerFree open-source tool that adds multi-color mixing to PrusaSlicer, welcomed as a challenge to Bambu. Critics say it is not full-spectrum.8recommend
• Bambu StudioFree, open-source slicer people use to prepare prints and run printers without the cloud. Main caveat: critics say its networking plugin breaches the AGPL license.7recommend

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The 39 most detailed of 42 comments. Each links to the original.

1. There's a growing community around the OrcaSlicer - Full Spectrum fork that started all of this

   Recommends · May 2026 · in “Print with dozens of colors: Our new open-source ColorMix for PrusaSlicer”

2. I have no issues with OrcaSlicer and interacting with my printers or starting prints remotely

   Recommends · May 2026 · in “Bambu Lab is abusing the open source social contract”

3. You can import models to orcaslicer (open source), do your slicing

   Recommends · Jan 2026 · in “Grid: Forever free, local-first, browser-based 3D printing/CNC/laser slicer”

4. pair regular Orca slicer, ignore Bambu for the rest of eternity

   Recommends · May 2026 · in “Restore full BambuNetwork support for Bambu Lab printers”

5. I can use Orca over LAN with the printer in lan mode just fine

   Recommends · May 2026 · in “Bambu Lab is abusing the open source social contract”

6. I can connect to my P2S in LAN mode with OrcaSlicer just fine

   Recommends · May 2026 · in “Bambu Lab is abusing the open source social contract”

7. Bambu (and Orca, etc) runs fine on Windows and Mac.

   Recommends · Jan 2026 · in “Microsoft suspects some PCs might not boot after Windows 11 January 2026 Update”

8. open source slicer OrcaSlicer and you're there.

   Recommends · Feb 2026 · in “New York Wants to Ctrl+Alt+Delete Your 3D Printer”

9. I use Orca Slicer instead of the Bambu slicer.

   Recommends · Apr 2026 · in “Modifying FileZilla to Workaround Bambu 3D Printer's FTP Issue”

10. you could just run stock OrcaSlicer instead.

    Recommends · May 2026 · in “'Fuck you, Bambu': How one private message could change the face of 3D printing”

11. Actual OrcaSlicer working locally is fine.

    Recommends · May 2026 · in “Bambu Lab is abusing the open source social contract”

12. I can still use Orca in LAN mode

    Recommends · May 2026 · in “Restore full BambuNetwork support for Bambu Lab printers”

13. It runs OrcaSlicer fine, etc.

    Recommends · Jun 2026 · in “Linux on Older Hardware: The Complete Revival Guide”

14. the presence of a CLAUDE.md file tells me everything I need to know about this fork

    Criticizes · May 2026 · in “Restore full BambuNetwork support for Bambu Lab printers”

15. Orca Slicer runs but reliably crashes when opening the preferences window

    Criticizes · Jan 2026 · in “Microsoft suspects some PCs might not boot after Windows 11 January 2026 Update”

16. This has me call into question the caliber of developer who made the fork

    Criticizes · May 2026 · in “Restore full BambuNetwork support for Bambu Lab printers”

17. it had a combo button whose menu was disconnected from the button

    Criticizes · May 2026 · in “Screenshots of Old Desktop OSes”

18. after a thorough round of Orca calibration this (at the time) newbie was able to get some really decent PCTG and even PA-CF prints

    Recommends · May 2026 · in “Bambu Lab is abusing the open source social contract”

19. I have only used OrcaSlicer to tweak my models, mess with parameters, and send the prints to the printers.

    Recommends · May 2026 · in “Bambu Lab is abusing the open source social contract”

20. I moved to OrcaSlicer. I had to give up a few nice features but it hasn't truly impacted my workflow

    Recommends · May 2026 · in “Louis Rossmann tells 3D printer maker Bambu Lab to 'Go (Bleep) yourself'”

21. consider LAN mode with OrcaSlicer and this open source reverse engineered networking plugin

    Recommends · Aug 2026 · in “An ongoing 3D-printer AGPL violation”

22. Add in OrcaSlicer (Bamboo Slicer fork), and you basically have a non-closed system P2S

    Recommends · May 2026 · in “Bambu Lab is abusing the open source social contract”

23. OrcaSlicer has so many options that are frequently worth adjusting over random presets

    Recommends · May 2026 · in “Restore full BambuNetwork support for Bambu Lab printers”

24. I want to use orca for slicing there are many more additions to the local code

    Recommends · May 2026 · in “Restore full BambuNetwork support for Bambu Lab printers”

25. I can slice/print from anywhere with a nice easily rememberable domain name

    Recommends · Aug 2026 · in “An ongoing 3D-printer AGPL violation”

26. Orca slicer has implemented a hacky workaround so it actually works there

    Recommends · May 2026 · in “Bambu Lab is abusing the open source social contract”

27. Orca really needs a plugin system so that we don't get so many forks

    Mixed · May 2026 · in “'Fuck you, Bambu': How one private message could change the face of 3D printing”

28. any slicer software (specifically OrcaSlicer, which is really good)

    Recommends · May 2026 · in “Restore full BambuNetwork support for Bambu Lab printers”

29. you're better off backporting the profile to PrusaSlicer or Orca

    Recommends · Jan 2026 · in “Grid: Forever free, local-first, browser-based 3D printing/CNC/laser slicer”

30. The printer continued to work fine with my slicer of choice

    Recommends · May 2026 · in “Louis Rossmann tells 3D printer maker Bambu Lab to 'Go (Bleep) yourself'”

31. open full-fat Blender or OrcaSlicer on a tiny phone screen

    Recommends · Aug 2026 · in “I'm switching my phone from Android to Linux”

32. I have had issues with their packaging of Linux installer

    Mixed · May 2026 · in “Fuck You, Bambu Lab. Go Ahead, Sue Us”

33. OrcaSlicer doesn't have these problems.

    Recommends · Aug 2026 · in “An ongoing 3D-printer AGPL violation”

34. OrcaSlicer does not yet support the H2C

    Mixed · May 2026 · in “Louis Rossmann tells 3D printer maker Bambu Lab to 'Go (Bleep) yourself'”

35. I thought that was the point, that people didn't want to be tethered to their servers?

    Criticizes · May 2026 · in “Restore full BambuNetwork support for Bambu Lab printers”

36. found PrusaSlicer to have better presets and usability than OrcaSlicer

    Criticizes · May 2026 · in “Restore full BambuNetwork support for Bambu Lab printers”

37. GTK apps (OrcaSlicer for example) end up having blurry text

    Criticizes · Jan 2026 · in “I dumped Windows 11 for Linux, and you should too”

38. I agree with your point about git history.

    Criticizes · May 2026 · in “Restore full BambuNetwork support for Bambu Lab printers”

39. Aside from orca slicers issues

    Criticizes · May 2026 · in “Bambu Lab is abusing the open source social contract”