This post is an attempt to list all the slicers available on the market for FDM 3D printing, so we have a single point of reference to look for. Suggestions for inclusion are very welcome!
Table accurate to info available as of August 20th, 2023.
Historical slicers:
Those slicers were used in the early Reprap days; they are largely abandoned by now and are only listed here for historical purposes, but be my guest to slice a Voron cube on them and print it on your printer.
March 28th, 2023: initial publication.
March 29th, 2023: added a small clarification on the scope of the slicer types, added more slicers from the Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slicer_(3D_printing) - as seen today, disabled pre-visualization to reduce page size/load time.
March 30th, 2023: corrected a false information concerning BambuStudio being a fork of PrusaSlicer.
April 4th, 2023: added Netfabb (Fusion 360 add-on specialized in additive manufacturing tools) and AnkerMake Slicer (as seen on today's Maker's Muse review of an AnkerMake printer)
April 6th, 2023: added AstroPrint, suggested by jrubriks1209
May 12th, 2023: fixed the licensing information about AnkerMake Slicer, and added the link to the Github repository.
May 13th, 2023: added the Repetier suite (Host, Firmware, and Server).
August 20th, 2023: added Snapmaker Luban, and a note about LuBan 3D.
November 9th, 2023: added the info that merill will work full-time on SuperSlicer after quitting his previous job.
Table accurate to info available as of August 20th, 2023.
Name | Website/repository URL | License | Cost | Active? | Extra comments |
| Slic3r | https://slic3r.org/ https://github.com/slic3r/Slic3r | AGPL-3.0 | Free | No | Last release in 2018, repository have minor updates after that |
| PrusaSlicer | https://www.prusa3d.com/prusaslicer/ https://github.com/prusa3d/PrusaSlicer | AGPL-3.0 | Free | Yes | Fork of Slic3r |
| SuperSlicer | https://github.com/supermerill/SuperSlicer | AGPL-3.0 | Free | Yes | merill (SuperSlicer's mantainer) went on a hiatus starting at the last quarter of 2022, but at March 2023 returned development. In September he announced that he's going to work full-time on it starting November 2023. Fork of PrusaSlicer |
| Cura | https://ultimaker.com/software/ultimaker-cura https://github.com/Ultimaker/Cura | LGPL-3.0 | Free | Yes | |
| KISSlicer | https://www.kisslicer.com/ | Proprietary | Free (KISSlicer Free) $42 (KISSlicer Pro) $80 (KISSlicer Premium) | Yes | |
| IceSL | https://icesl.loria.fr/ | Proprietary | Free for research purposes | Yes | |
| Simplify3D | https://www.simplify3d.com/ | Proprietary | $199/user | Yes (but looked like it was dead for years) | |
| OrcaSlicer | https://github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer | AGPL-3.0 | Free | Yes | Fork of BambuStudio |
| BambuStudio | https://github.com/bambulab/BambuStudio | AGPL-3.0 | Free | Yes | Fork of PrusaSlicer (credited on the description, as it wasn't forked in the usual way on Github) |
| Kiri:Moto | https://grid.space/kiri/ https://github.com/GridSpace/grid-apps | MIT License | Free | Yes | Also works for SLA printing, CNC milling, and laser cutting Runs on any web browser |
| ideaMaker | https://www.raise3d.com/ideamaker/ | Proprietary | Free | Yes | |
| Fusion 360 | https://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/personal | Proprietary | Free (personal use) $545/year | Yes | Slicing is an added functionality, very rough in comparison to dedicated slicers |
| CraftWare Pro | https://craftbot.com/craftware | Proprietary | Free (Standard) $9.99/month or $99.99/year (Premium) $49.99/month or $499.99/year (Premium Enterprise) | Yes | There's also a link for a previous, legacy version of CraftWare, but it has been discontinued |
| Eiger | https://www.eiger.io/ | Proprietary | Undisclosed | Yes | Slicer for Markforged printers; requires Chrome or Chrome-based browser to open site, and a Markforged account |
| FlashPrint | https://www.flashforge.com/product-detail/FlashPrint-slicer-for-flashforge-fdm-3d-printers | Proprietary | Free? (no further information about subscriptions or one-time fees) | Yes | |
| REALvision Pro | https://realvision.pro/ | Proprietary | €9.95/month or €99/year (Personal) €59/month or €599/year (Corporate) Variable (Enterprise) | Yes | |
| REALvisionOnline | https://realvisiononline.com/ | Proprietary | Free (14 days free trial) $4.95/month (after free trial) | Yes | Browser based/cloud service |
| Voxelizer for Fab | https://zmorph3d.com/software/ | Proprietary | Free | Yes | There's a previous version called Voxelizer 2.0 that has been discontinued |
| ChopChop3D | https://www.chopchop3d.com/ | Proprietary | Free (Non-commercial) €42/year (Professional/Business) Variable (Tailor made) | Yes | |
| Netfabb | https://www.autodesk.com/products/netfabb/overview | Proprietary | Flex $300/100 tokens $1500/500 tokens Varies/custom Subscription $5110/year or $15330/3 years | Yes | Was originally an independent software until acquired by Autodesk and made an add-on for Fusion 360 |
| AnkerMake Slicer | https://www.ankermake.com/software https://github.com/ankermake/AnkerMake-Slicer | AGPL-3.0 | Free | Yes | Still in beta as of May 12th, 2023; tailored for AnkerMake printers. Based on version 4.11 of the CuraEngine |
| AstroPrint | https://www.astroprint.com/ | Proprietary | Free (Basic) $9.90/month or $99/year (Premium) Price on quote (Business & Education) | Yes | It's a software suite with many functions for 3D printing management, slicing is just one of them. Suggested by jrubriks1209 |
| Repetier suite (Host, Firmware, Server) | https://www.repetier.com/ https://www.repetier.com/documentation/repetier-firmware/ https://github.com/repetier/Repetier-Firmware https://www.repetier-server.com/ | GPL-3.0 (Firmware) AGPL-3.0 (slicer) Proprietary (Host & Server) | Free, donations accepted (Host) Free (firmware) Free (Repetier-Server Free) €59.99 (Repetier-Server Pro) | Yes | Repetier is a complete suite to manage 3D printers, not limited to slicing. The slicer is based on PrusaSlicer. On their Github repo there's an old version of Repetier-Host for Mac dated from 2013 that is licensed under the Apache License version 2; since no other version is available, I infer they changed the licensing of the Host to Proprietary |
| Snapmaker Luban | https://snapmaker.com/snapmaker-luban https://github.com/Snapmaker/Luban/ | AGPL-3.0 | Free | Yes | Tailored for Snapmaker machines, also does g-code for laser engraving/cutting and CNC machining. Not to be confused with LuBan 3D - https://www.luban3d.com/ -, which is a paid proprietary STL editing program, not a slicer. |
Historical slicers:
Those slicers were used in the early Reprap days; they are largely abandoned by now and are only listed here for historical purposes, but be my guest to slice a Voron cube on them and print it on your printer.
- Skeinforge
- RepRapPro Slicer
March 28th, 2023: initial publication.
March 29th, 2023: added a small clarification on the scope of the slicer types, added more slicers from the Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slicer_(3D_printing) - as seen today, disabled pre-visualization to reduce page size/load time.
March 30th, 2023: corrected a false information concerning BambuStudio being a fork of PrusaSlicer.
April 4th, 2023: added Netfabb (Fusion 360 add-on specialized in additive manufacturing tools) and AnkerMake Slicer (as seen on today's Maker's Muse review of an AnkerMake printer)
April 6th, 2023: added AstroPrint, suggested by jrubriks1209
May 12th, 2023: fixed the licensing information about AnkerMake Slicer, and added the link to the Github repository.
May 13th, 2023: added the Repetier suite (Host, Firmware, and Server).
August 20th, 2023: added Snapmaker Luban, and a note about LuBan 3D.
November 9th, 2023: added the info that merill will work full-time on SuperSlicer after quitting his previous job.
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