Voron 2.4 3D printer
Hacker ApprovedShares rank 9 of 18 3D printers by recommenders
Recommended as a high performance, open source DIY 3D printer that can be built from a kit and heavily modded. Main caveat: a high learning curve.
Recommended as a high performance, open source DIY 3D printer that can be built from a kit and heavily modded. Main caveat: a high learning curve.
19 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 19
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 19 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, 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
Fully open hardware and software
“They're completely open (both software and hardware) and you can mod and do whatever the hell you want with them.”
Comment from 10 May 2026 in “Louis Rossmann tells 3D printer maker Bambu Lab to 'Go (Bleep) yourself'” “if you want an open hardware machine in 2026 you need to build your own voron”
Comment from 10 May 2026 in “Louis Rossmann tells 3D printer maker Bambu Lab to 'Go (Bleep) yourself'” “I don't see how that changes those devices being the most open 3D printers”
Comment from 13 May 2026 in “Bambu Lab is abusing the open source social contract” - Comment from 23 May 2026 in “BambuStudio has been violating PrusaSlicer AGPL license since their fork”
- Comment from 12 May 2026 in “Bambu Lab is abusing the open source social contract”
Large community and off-the-shelf parts
“The Voron and Annex communities have a ton of folks in this space designing everything from cosmetic accessories to novel mechanical components”
Comment from 17 Feb 2026 in “A Programmer's Loss of Identity” “I really enjoyed building my Voron 2.4. I bought a kit that included all the wires pre-harnessed which made it much simpler to do.”
Comment from 23 May 2026 in “BambuStudio has been violating PrusaSlicer AGPL license since their fork” “massive community, build kits out there, fully open source”
Comment from 23 May 2026 in “BambuStudio has been violating PrusaSlicer AGPL license since their fork” - Comment from 4 Feb 2026 in “New York Wants to Ctrl+Alt+Delete Your 3D Printer”
Enjoyable to build from kit
“I really enjoyed building my Voron 2.4. I bought a kit that included all the wires pre-harnessed which made it much simpler to do.”
Comment from 23 May 2026 in “BambuStudio has been violating PrusaSlicer AGPL license since their fork” “my wife and I have been working on a VORON 2.4 together and it's been a blast!”
Comment from 11 May 2026 in “Louis Rossmann tells 3D printer maker Bambu Lab to 'Go (Bleep) yourself'” “I stumbled across Voron and was immediately hooked”
Comment from 23 May 2026 in “BambuStudio has been violating PrusaSlicer AGPL license since their fork” - Comment from 7 Aug 2026 in “The Simple Elegance of the Integrated Timing Belt Loopback Fastener”
Highly moddable and customizable
“They're completely open (both software and hardware) and you can mod and do whatever the hell you want with them.”
Comment from 10 May 2026 in “Louis Rossmann tells 3D printer maker Bambu Lab to 'Go (Bleep) yourself'” “entirely customized bespoke with a high learning curve”
Comment from 10 Nov 2025 in “Marble Fountain” “High performance and almost infinitely moddable.”
Comment from 4 Feb 2026 in “New York Wants to Ctrl+Alt+Delete Your 3D Printer”
Other 3D printers people recommend
The four most recommended other 3D printers, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bambu Lab 3D printer | 124 | 150 | 45% | 12 | — | — |
| Prusa 3D printer | 68 | 25 | 73% | 9 | 5 yrs5 owners | Approved |
| Bambu Lab P1S | 29 | 9 | 76% | 6 | 1.5 yrs10 owners | Approved |
| Prusa MK3 | 28 | 9 | 76% | 7 | 6 yrs3 owners | Approved |
| Voron 2.4 3D printerThis page | 19 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | Approved |
What people said
21 of the 22 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I built 3 Voron printers because there wasn't a way to get close to that performance at a price I would choose to pay.”
“There’s no need to reverse engineer it, just build a Voron 2.4.”
“building it is a great project”
“Another option would be a Voron kit with INDX or some other tool changer added to it.”
“the only viable choices today would be a Prusa Core One (possibly with INDX for multi-material, I don't care about MMU/AMS, those are just for multi-colour and with a lot of waste) or a Voron 2.4”
“I stumbled across Voron and was immediately hooked”
“massive community, build kits out there, fully open source”
“What you're looking for then is a Voron. They're the printers that Bambu was "inspired" by and are made with all off-the-shelf parts.”
“I really enjoyed building my Voron 2.4. I bought a kit that included all the wires pre-harnessed which made it much simpler to do.”
“I don't see how that changes those devices being the most open 3D printers”
“there ARE total open printers out there”
“a well-designed machine that was a joy to work with like a Voron”
“with the sole exception being the Voron 3D printer”
“my wife and I have been working on a VORON 2.4 together and it's been a blast!”
“there’s isn’t much better than a Voron in that aspect”
“They're completely open (both software and hardware) and you can mod and do whatever the hell you want with them.”
“if you want an open hardware machine in 2026 you need to build your own voron”
“The Voron and Annex communities have a ton of folks in this space designing everything from cosmetic accessories to novel mechanical components”
“High performance and almost infinitely moddable.”
“The Voron continues to be a popular DIY 3D printer”
“entirely customized bespoke with a high learning curve”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.