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Ultimaker Cura is the slicer of choice for many open source-based 3D printers for it's relative ease of use

Recommend using v4.13.1 instead of latest 5.1.1   There are bugs in the 5 train of code that cause problems with layer thickness

Skill LevelNovice to Advanced
Support formats

input: .stl, .obj, .3mf, .gcode, .g, .x3d,

output: .stl, .gcode, .3mf, .ufp, .obj

Downloadhttps://ultimaker.com/en/products/ultimaker-cura-software

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Elegoo has their own fork of Cura tuned for their printers. Recommend using v4.13.1 instead of latest 5.1.1   There are bugs in the 5 train of code that cause problems with layer thickness

Skill LevelNovice to Advanced
Support formats

input: .stl, .obj, .3mf, .gcode, .g, .x3d,

output: .stl, .gcode, .3mf, .ufp, .obj

Downloadhttps://ultimakerwww.elegoo.com/en/products/ultimaker-cura-softwarepages/3d-printing-user-support

Cura LulzBot Edition

Cura for LulzBot is an open source slicer based on Ultimaker Cura and tuned for LulzBot machines.

Latest version is 3.6.37, but there are issues with the installer.   Install 3.6.23 first, then install 3.6.37


Skill LevelNovice to Advanced
Support formats

input: .stl, .obj, .3mf, .gcode, .g, .x3d,

output: .stl, .gcode, .3mf, .ufp, .obj

Downloadhttps://www.lulzbot.com/support/cura

PrusaSlicer

PrusaSlicer is open source and can be difficult to use. For advanced users it has fine-grained control and can produce excellent prints.

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