GRBL-Plotter VS LaserGRBL

Compare GRBL-Plotter vs LaserGRBL and see what are their differences.

GRBL-Plotter

A GCode sender (not only for lasers or plotters) for up to two GRBL controller. SVG, DXF, HPGL import. 6 axis DRO. (by svenhb)
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GRBL-Plotter LaserGRBL
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612 1,140
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9.2 8.2
3 days ago 7 days ago
C# C#
GNU General Public License v3.0 only GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
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GRBL-Plotter

Posts with mentions or reviews of GRBL-Plotter. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-19.
  • Marlin for CNC?
    2 projects | /r/hobbycnc | 19 Jun 2023
    I tried to implement Marlin support in my GRBL-Plotter and it was not simple: E.g. Command for position feedback needs to be injected to normal gcode. In grbl an asynchrone '?' delivers the actual position - much more easy... I definetly would go with grbl. https://github.com/svenhb/GRBL-Plotter
  • Help identifying cnc axis system
    2 projects | /r/arduino | 1 Mar 2022
  • Plotter I Made as my Final Year School Project
    2 projects | /r/arduino | 20 Nov 2021
    However there are many tools available to convert SVG files to G-code, for example https://grbl-plotter.de/ (I have no experience with their software, this was simply the first search result I got).
  • Having some problems with G-code on my plotter machine
    2 projects | /r/arduino | 14 Nov 2021
  • Pen plotter
    3 projects | /r/arduino | 8 Sep 2021
  • Pen plotter servo is acting strange
    4 projects | /r/hobbycnc | 8 Jun 2021
    I assume grbl-1-1h I took from this user and it is probably for coreXY with Z axis, not servo. Unfortunatly I can't check. Source: https://github.com/svenhb/GRBL-Plotter/issues/199#issuecomment-830804778
    4 projects | /r/hobbycnc | 8 Jun 2021
    My latest release includes hex file for Arduino Uno for coreXY and servo: https://github.com/svenhb/GRBL-Plotter/releases
  • Controlling MYSWEETY CNC 1610
    2 projects | /r/CNC | 10 Apr 2021
    Hex file can be uploaded via Xloader - its included in GRBL-Plotter 😊: https://github.com/svenhb/GRBL-Plotter Setup: https://grbl-plotter.de/index.php?id=quick-guide&setlang=en
  • G code lock
    3 projects | /r/grbl | 10 Apr 2021
    What is the grbl error number? Which grbl-sender do you use? Where comes the GCode from? Did you try other software (e.g. GRBL-Plotter 😊 https://github.com/svenhb/GRBL-Plotter)?
  • need help with (text)image to gcode algorithm
    2 projects | /r/CNC | 11 Mar 2021
    I implemented some in my GRBL-Plotter (https://github.com/svenhb/GRBL-Plotter)

LaserGRBL

Posts with mentions or reviews of LaserGRBL. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-11-22.
  • Help Connecting makerbase to neje laser
    2 projects | /r/lasercutting | 22 Nov 2022
    I think I found your answer here.
  • G code lock
    3 projects | /r/grbl | 10 Apr 2021
    If you don't get a grbl error number (check https://github.com/gnea/grbl/wiki/Grbl-v1.1-Interface#grbl-response-messages) I assume it is a LaserGRBL specific error. You may ask via GitHub Issue https://github.com/arkypita/LaserGRBL/issues
  • CNC controllers - HELP
    2 projects | /r/hobbycnc | 12 Jan 2021
    You could control your laser with an Arduino with cnc shield. See this link https://github.com/arkypita/LaserGRBL/issues/368

What are some alternatives?

When comparing GRBL-Plotter and LaserGRBL you can also consider the following projects:

Universal-G-Code-Sender - A cross-platform G-Code sender for GRBL, Smoothieware, TinyG and G2core.

LaserWeb4 - Collaborative effort on the next version of LaserWeb / CNCWeb

cncjs - A web-based interface for CNC milling controller running Grbl, Marlin, Smoothieware, or TinyG.

grbl-Mega-5X - 5/6 Axis version of Grbl, the open source, embedded, high performance g-code-parser and CNC milling controller written in optimized C that will run on an Arduino Mega2560

grbl - An open source, embedded, high performance g-code-parser and CNC milling controller written in optimized C that will run on a straight Arduino

grbl-1-1h-servo - This is a special version of grbl 1.1h version with servo support.

bCNC - GRBL CNC command sender, autoleveler and g-code editor

ESP3D-WEBUI - A Web UI for ESP8266 or ESP32 based boards connected to 3D printers / CNC

Grbl_Pen_Servo - Grbl CNC Controller with Pen Servo Feature

saxi - Tools & library for driving the AxiDraw pen plotter