{"slug": "prusaslicer", "name": "PrusaSlicer", "category": "media", "category_name": "Media and creative", "description": "", "recommenders": 4, "commenters": 6, "warners": 0, "score": 4.176, "rising": 0.02, "first": "2026-01-25", "latest": "2026-10-28", "why": "I think PrusaSlicer does this in a reasonable way.", "why_is_quote": true, "has_verdict": false, "sentiment": {"recommend": 4, "neutral": 3, "compare": 0, "warn": 0}, "spark": [0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1], "listed": true, "loved": [], "caveat": "", "short_quote": "I think PrusaSlicer does this in a reasonable way.", "kind": "", "icon": true, "domain": "prusa3d.com", "github_repo": null, "official_url": "https://www.prusa3d.com/page/prusaslicer_424/", "pricing": "", "aliases": ["PrusaSlicer"], "verdict": null, "praise": [{"label": "", "summary": "", "quotes": [{"id": 804517104, "item_id": 50282319, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50282319", "by": "coupdejarnac", "date": "2026-10-28", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use prusaslicer and uvtools with my Elegoo Saturn. No proprietary lockin.", "excerpt": "I use prusaslicer and uvtools with my Elegoo Saturn. No proprietary lockin. I also own a Prusa, so I don't feel bad using their software with another brand.", "context": "owns Elegoo Saturn and a Prusa", "use_case": "slicing resin prints", "switched_from": "", "story": "Formlabs Studio 1 $699 Resin Printer"}, {"id": 769855536, "item_id": 48115971, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48115971", "by": "thot_experiment", "date": "2026-05-12", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "ever since Prusa slicer came out and I tuned a profile for it", "excerpt": "idk, my 10 year old makerbot 2 has been pretty reliable, ever since Prusa slicer came out and I tuned a profile for it maybe 6 years ago it's been spitting out quick dimensionally accurate prints. i use it all the time, probably go through a spool every month or two and all i've had to replace is the cooling fan for the extruder once i'm mostly printing small mechanical parts and i can't say i have any complaints, i ", "context": "", "use_case": "3D print slicing", "switched_from": "", "story": "Restore full BambuNetwork support for Bambu Lab printers"}, {"id": 755275456, "item_id": 47204716, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47204716", "by": "VorpalWay", "date": "2026-03-01", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I think PrusaSlicer does this in a reasonable way.", "excerpt": "I think PrusaSlicer does this in a reasonable way. (Context: this is software for preparing files for 3D printers.) It has three modes: Simple, Advanced, Expert. They are all the same UI design, all it does is hide some less common settings to not overwhelm users. Each level is also associated with a colour, and next to each setting is a small dot with that colour: this allows you to quickly scan for the more common ", "context": "", "use_case": "Prepare 3D print files", "switched_from": "", "story": "The Windows 95 user interface: A case study in usability engineering (1996)"}, {"id": 748207346, "item_id": 46762959, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46762959", "by": "edg5000", "date": "2026-01-25", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "For slicers I use PrusaSlicer on Linux", "excerpt": "Not sure about Autodesk, but have you tried FreeCAD? I own a perpetual SolidWorks license but haven't even activated it. Used it quite lot on another license but I just prefer FreeCAD so much. It does choke on high primitive counts though. Probably has worse FEA (invokes external simulation tools) but that is an assumption, never did FEA. Mostly did parametric CAD, not much technical drawings either, can't say much a", "context": "", "use_case": "3D printer slicing", "switched_from": "", "story": "Microsoft suspects some PCs might not boot after Windows 11 January 2026 Update"}]}], "caveats": [], "who": [{"by": "coupdejarnac", "context": "owns Elegoo Saturn and a Prusa", "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50282319", "date": "2026-10-28"}, {"by": "oflebbe", "context": "Linux user on Debian or older Ubuntu LTS", "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50150535", "date": "2026-10-19"}], "tags": [], "use_cases": ["slicing resin prints", "3d print slicing via flatpak", "3d print slicing", "prepare 3d print files", "3d printer slicing"], "compared": [], "makers": [], "threads": [{"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50281044", "title": "Formlabs Studio 1 $699 Resin Printer", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50148601", "title": "Flatpak \u2013 An Insecurity Nightmare (2023)", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49452980", "title": "An ongoing 3D-printer AGPL violation", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48283410", "title": "Print with dozens of colors: Our new open-source ColorMix for PrusaSlicer", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48115127", "title": "Restore full BambuNetwork support for Bambu Lab printers", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47200904", "title": "The Windows 95 user interface: A case study in usability engineering (1996)", "mentions": 1}], "sentiment_by_month": {"2025-11": {}, "2025-12": {}, "2026-01": {"recommend": 1}, "2026-02": {}, "2026-03": {"recommend": 1}, "2026-04": {}, "2026-05": {"recommend": 1, "neutral": 1}, "2026-06": {}, "2026-07": {}, "2026-08": {"neutral": 1}, "2026-09": {}, "2026-10": {"neutral": 1, "recommend": 1}}, "versions": [], "version_unnamed": 0, "family_ref": null, "runs_on": null, "lines": [], "quotes": [{"id": 804517104, "item_id": 50282319, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50282319", "by": "coupdejarnac", "date": "2026-10-28", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use prusaslicer and uvtools with my Elegoo Saturn. No proprietary lockin.", "excerpt": "I use prusaslicer and uvtools with my Elegoo Saturn. No proprietary lockin. I also own a Prusa, so I don't feel bad using their software with another brand.", "context": "owns Elegoo Saturn and a Prusa", "use_case": "slicing resin prints", "switched_from": "", "story": "Formlabs Studio 1 $699 Resin Printer"}, {"id": 802408564, "item_id": 50150535, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50150535", "by": "oflebbe", "date": "2026-10-19", "version": null, "stance": "neutral", "quote": "Running up-to-date desktop apps like synology-drive, prusa slicer, keepassxc, kdenlive or even Steam", "excerpt": "Flatpak is now an indispensible part of my linux setup on debian or an older ubuntu LTS: Running up-to-date desktop apps like synology-drive, prusa slicer, keepassxc, kdenlive or even Steam at the same time without any conflicting dependencies and configurations tainting the distribution. And if you do not want to use it any more, you can simply remove it with little or even no traces left behind. I love the experien", "context": "Linux user on Debian or older Ubuntu LTS", "use_case": "3D print slicing via Flatpak", "switched_from": "", "story": "Flatpak \u2013 An Insecurity Nightmare (2023)"}, {"id": 791261377, "item_id": 49453836, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49453836", "by": "Aurornis", "date": "2026-08-26", "version": null, "stance": "neutral", "quote": "Bambu Lab needed a slicer, of course, so it started shipping a modified PrusaSlicer", "excerpt": "> K\u00fchn said; they often rely on mechanisms that an actual judge is not going to care about. In this case, Bambu Studio would pop up a request to download \"a little more stuff\" with the classic choices of \"Yes\" or \"Ask me later\"; users eventually figure out that some functionality in the slicer does not work until they click \"Yes\". The extras that are downloaded are two .so files built from C++ source. Those shared-li", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "An ongoing 3D-printer AGPL violation"}, {"id": 773325584, "item_id": 48332849, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48332849", "by": "Aurornis", "date": "2026-05-29", "version": null, "stance": "neutral", "quote": "", "excerpt": "> It\u2019s a great confluence of events if you\u2019re in the Prusa ecosystem or just don\u2019t want a Bambu or U1. I'm excited for INDX too, but like you said it's not a Prusa exclusive system. I think this is great news for people who like to play entirely within the Prusa ecosystem, but I also think it's good to let people know that there are a lot of options outside of that ecosystem. The Snapmaker U1 is looking good at $899 ", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Print with dozens of colors: Our new open-source ColorMix for PrusaSlicer"}, {"id": 769855536, "item_id": 48115971, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48115971", "by": "thot_experiment", "date": "2026-05-12", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "ever since Prusa slicer came out and I tuned a profile for it", "excerpt": "idk, my 10 year old makerbot 2 has been pretty reliable, ever since Prusa slicer came out and I tuned a profile for it maybe 6 years ago it's been spitting out quick dimensionally accurate prints. i use it all the time, probably go through a spool every month or two and all i've had to replace is the cooling fan for the extruder once i'm mostly printing small mechanical parts and i can't say i have any complaints, i ", "context": "", "use_case": "3D print slicing", "switched_from": "", "story": "Restore full BambuNetwork support for Bambu Lab printers"}, {"id": 755275456, "item_id": 47204716, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47204716", "by": "VorpalWay", "date": "2026-03-01", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I think PrusaSlicer does this in a reasonable way.", "excerpt": "I think PrusaSlicer does this in a reasonable way. (Context: this is software for preparing files for 3D printers.) It has three modes: Simple, Advanced, Expert. They are all the same UI design, all it does is hide some less common settings to not overwhelm users. Each level is also associated with a colour, and next to each setting is a small dot with that colour: this allows you to quickly scan for the more common ", "context": "", "use_case": "Prepare 3D print files", "switched_from": "", "story": "The Windows 95 user interface: A case study in usability engineering (1996)"}, {"id": 748207346, "item_id": 46762959, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46762959", "by": "edg5000", "date": "2026-01-25", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "For slicers I use PrusaSlicer on Linux", "excerpt": "Not sure about Autodesk, but have you tried FreeCAD? I own a perpetual SolidWorks license but haven't even activated it. Used it quite lot on another license but I just prefer FreeCAD so much. It does choke on high primitive counts though. Probably has worse FEA (invokes external simulation tools) but that is an assumption, never did FEA. Mostly did parametric CAD, not much technical drawings either, can't say much a", "context": "", "use_case": "3D printer slicing", "switched_from": "", "story": "Microsoft suspects some PCs might not boot after Windows 11 January 2026 Update"}]}