Tool Profile

OrcaSlicer

Open-source 3D-printing slicer for Bambu and other printers.

At a glance:

First seen:2026-05-10

Last seen:2026-05-10

Sightings:1

Source:orcaslicer.com

What it is

Open-source 3D-printing slicer for Bambu and other printers.

Why developers recommend it

The Bambu legal-drama thread repeatedly recommended it as the slicer to use.

Hacker News evidence

2026-05-10

Comments said “Buy a bambu; use Orcaslicer,” and others noted that Bambu printers still work with OrcaSlicer in local/LAN modes or after downgrades.

Louis Rossmann offers to pay legal fees for a threatened OrcaSlicer developer