Marlin VS moonraker

Compare Marlin vs moonraker and see what are their differences.

Marlin

Marlin is an optimized firmware for RepRap 3D printers based on the Arduino platform. | Many commercial 3D printers come with Marlin installed. Check with your vendor if you need source code for your specific machine. (by Jyers)

moonraker

Web API Server for Klipper (by Arksine)
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Marlin moonraker
877 72
2,139 951
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0.0 9.4
4 months ago 12 days ago
C++ Python
GNU General Public License v3.0 only GNU General Public License v3.0 only
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Marlin

Posts with mentions or reviews of Marlin. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-11-24.
  • Bl / 3dtouch guide for Ender 3 v2
    2 projects | /r/ender3 | 24 Nov 2023
    https://github.com/jyers/marlin/releases/ - Select E3V2-BLTouch-XxX-v4.2.X-v2.0.1.bin with X being either the amount of probing points or the version of your mainboard.
  • Display Firmware error with jyers firmware
    2 projects | /r/ender3v2 | 7 Jul 2023
    Couldn't tell you, but the Jyers firmware hasn't been updated since November 2021 according to the Github page: https://github.com/Jyers/Marlin
  • Aquila X2
    4 projects | /r/VoxelabAquila | 23 Jun 2023
    As it is a Creality board then Jyers might be better or even Mriscoc as it is more up to date.
  • Jyers 2.0.1 compiling error - E3 V2
    2 projects | /r/ender3v2 | 18 Jun 2023
  • Live Adjustment for 3D-touch dosen't home z-axis
    2 projects | /r/Ender3v2Firmware | 19 May 2023
    While trying to setup my printer for my 3D-touch following this https://youtu.be/cwB8G8az1I0?t=345 , I encounterd the issue you can see in the Video. Im using the Firmware E3V2-BLTouch-5x5-v4.2.2-v2.0.1.bin from https://github.com/Jyers/Marlin/releases. I also can't move the z-axis down by using the move option in the menu, up is working. Reverting back to the old/original version of the Firmware everything works like it used to.
  • Correct firmware for a CR-touch and filament sensor
    2 projects | /r/ender3v2 | 10 Apr 2023
    I recently bought an Ender 3 v2. I installed the creality CR-Touch and creality filament sensor. I have no idea which firmware I am suppose to choose. The video I was following for the filament sensor installation says to install jyers marlin firmware. However, there are so many build options I am unsure which one to choose. I know I am supposed to choose one that says BLTouch, but which one do I choose which as the BLTouch and filament sensor in the firmware. Any help would be appreciated.
  • Any solutions? My ender decided to stop working one day and now it's stuck on the startup screen, any solutions??
    4 projects | /r/ender3v2 | 31 Mar 2023
    Step 1: Download the correct firmware for your board version… either jyers or my fav mriscoc Step 2: Change the file name to firm20230401.bin (it can be anything shorter than 20 characters and never use the same name twice if installing again later) Step 3: Copy and paste the file to the SD card Step 4: Insert card into printer and turn on. This will install the new firmware Step 5: Once installed, turn off the printer, remove the SD card and put it back in computer Step 6: Delete the file from the SD card Step 7: Enjoy functional printer
  • Can you swap GD with STM chip?
    2 projects | /r/ender3v2 | 28 Mar 2023
    https://github.com/Jyers/Marlin/discussions/923 Go here for a schematic for the 422 and 427 boards.
  • Firmware for Ender 3 Pro CR Touch
    2 projects | /r/Ender3Pro | 16 Mar 2023
    2 projects | /r/ender3v2 | 16 Mar 2023
    4) https://github.com/Jyers/Marlin/releases/tag/v2.0.1

moonraker

Posts with mentions or reviews of moonraker. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-10-21.
  • Mainsail, Moonraker, and Klipper won't connect to each other
    4 projects | /r/klippers | 21 Oct 2023
    -------------------- Log Start | Thu Oct 19 14:05:22 2023 -------------------- data_path: /home/android/printer_data is_default_data_path: True config_file: /home/android/printer_data/config/moonraker.conf startup_warnings: [] verbose: False debug: False asyncio_debug: False is_backup_config: False is_python_package: False instance_uuid: 766564b4528e4af4b923afa059b299a9 unix_socket_path: /home/android/printer_data/comms/moonraker.sock software_version: v0.8.0-186-g2641fc5 git_branch: master git_remote: origin git_repo_url: https://github.com/Arksine/moonraker.git modified_files: [] unofficial_components: [] log_file: /home/android/printer_data/logs/moonraker.log python_version: 3.9.2 (default, Feb 28 2021, 17:03:44) [GCC 10.2.1 20210110] msgspec_enabled: False uvloop_enabled: False 2023-10-19 10:05:22,915 [confighelper.py:read_file()] - Configuration File '/home/android/printer_data/config/moonraker.conf' parsed, total size: 1368 B 2023-10-19 10:05:22,916 [server.py:add_log_rollover_item()] - #################### Moonraker Configuration #################### [server] host = 0.0.0.0 port = 7125 klippy_uds_address = /home/android/printer_data/comms/klippy.sock [authorization] trusted_clients = 10.0.0.0/8 127.0.0.0/8 169.254.0.0/16 172.16.0.0/12 192.168.0.0/16 FE80::/10 ::1/128 192.168.2.1 cors_domains = *.lan *.local *://localhost *://localhost:* *://my.mainsail.xyz *://app.fluidd.xyz [octoprint_compat] [history] [update_manager] channel = dev refresh_interval = 168 [update_manager mainsail-config] type = git_repo primary_branch = master path = ~/mainsail-config origin = https://github.com/mainsail-crew/mainsail-config.git managed_services = klipper [update_manager mainsail] type = web channel = stable repo = mainsail-crew/mainsail path = ~/mainsail [update_manager mobileraker] type = git_repo path = /home/android/mobileraker_companion origin = https://github.com/Clon1998/mobileraker_companion.git primary_branch = main managed_services = mobileraker env = /home/android/mobileraker-env/bin/python requirements = scripts/mobileraker-requirements.txt install_script = scripts/install-mobileraker-companion.sh [update_manager fluidd-config] type = git_repo primary_branch = master path = ~/fluidd-config origin = https://github.com/fluidd-core/fluidd-config.git managed_services = klipper [update_manager fluidd] type = web channel = stable repo = fluidd-core/fluidd path = ~/fluidd ################################################################# All Configuration Files: /home/android/printer_data/config/moonraker.conf ################################################################# ------------------- omitting a bunch of HTTP registrations ----------------------- System Info: ***python*** version: (3, 9, 2, 'final', 0) version_string: 3.9.2 (default, Feb 28 2021, 17:03:44) [GCC 10.2.1 20210110] ***cpu_info*** cpu_count: 4 bits: 64bit processor: aarch64 cpu_desc: serial_number: hardware_desc: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc MSM8992 model: total_memory: 1858336 memory_units: kB ***sd_info*** manufacturer_id: 11 manufacturer: Unknown oem_id: 0100 product_name: 016G7 product_revision: 3.2 serial_number: 000bce12 manufacturer_date: 2/2082 capacity: Unknown total_bytes: 0 ***distribution*** name: Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) id: debian version: 11 version_parts: {'major': '11', 'minor': '', 'build_number': ''} like: codename: bullseye release_info: {} ***virtualization*** virt_type: none virt_identifier: none ***network*** ***canbus*** ***Allowed Services*** klipper_mcu webcamd MoonCord KlipperScreen moonraker-telegram-bot moonraker-obico sonar crowsnest octoeverywhere ratos-configurator mobileraker ------------------- omitting a bunch of HTTP registrations ----------------------- 2023-10-19 10:05:23,843 [authorization.py:__init__()] - Authorization Configuration Loaded Trusted Clients: 192.168.2.1 10.0.0.0/8 127.0.0.0/8 169.254.0.0/16 172.16.0.0/12 192.168.0.0/16 fe80::/10 ::1/128 CORS Domains: .*\.lan .*\.local .*://localhost .*://localhost:.* .*://my\.mainsail\.xyz .*://app\.fluidd\.xyz ------------------- omitting a bunch of HTTP registrations ----------------------- 2023-10-19 10:05:24,089 [server.py:load_component()] - Component (octoprint_compat) loaded 2023-10-19 10:05:24,115 [server.py:_initialize_component()] - Performing Component Post Init: [dbus_manager] 2023-10-19 10:05:24,154 [server.py:_initialize_component()] - Performing Component Post Init: [file_manager] 2023-10-19 10:05:24,166 [server.py:_initialize_component()] - Performing Component Post Init: [machine] 2023-10-19 10:05:24,167 [machine.py:validation_init()] - Validation version in database out of date 2023-10-19 10:05:24,261 [server.py:_initialize_component()] - Component [machine] failed post init Traceback (most recent call last): File "/home/android/moonraker/moonraker/server.py", line 225, in _initialize_component await ret File "/home/android/moonraker/moonraker/components/machine.py", line 252, in component_init await self.sys_provider.initialize() File "/home/android/moonraker/moonraker/components/machine.py", line 1014, in initialize self.systemd_mgr = await self.dbus_mgr.get_interface( File "/home/android/moonraker/moonraker/components/dbus_manager.py", line 123, in get_interface ret = await self.get_interfaces(bus_name, bus_path, File "/home/android/moonraker/moonraker/components/dbus_manager.py", line 135, in get_interfaces introspection = await self.bus.introspect(bus_name, bus_path) File "/home/android/moonraker-env/lib/python3.9/site-packages/dbus_next/aio/message_bus.py", line 216, in introspect return await asyncio.wait_for(future, timeout=timeout) File "/usr/lib/python3.9/asyncio/tasks.py", line 481, in wait_for return fut.result() File "/home/android/moonraker-env/lib/python3.9/site-packages/dbus_next/message_bus.py", line 195, in reply_notify BaseMessageBus._check_method_return(reply, err, 's') File "/home/android/moonraker-env/lib/python3.9/site-packages/dbus_next/message_bus.py", line 615, in _check_method_return raise DBusError._from_message(msg) dbus_next.errors.DBusError: Launch helper exited with unknown return code 1 2023-10-19 10:05:24,262 [server.py:add_warning()] - Component 'machine' failed to load with error: Launch helper exited with unknown return code 1 2023-10-19 10:05:24,262 [server.py:_initialize_component()] - Performing Component Post Init: [proc_stats] 2023-10-19 10:05:24,262 [server.py:_initialize_component()] - Performing Component Post Init: [announcements] 2023-10-19 10:05:24,264 [server.py:_initialize_component()] - Performing Component Post Init: [webcam] 2023-10-19 10:05:24,265 [server.py:_initialize_component()] - Performing Component Post Init: [klippy_connection] 2023-10-19 10:05:24,266 [server.py:_initialize_component()] - Performing Component Post Init: [authorization] 2023-10-19 10:05:24,266 [server.py:_initialize_component()] - Performing Component Post Init: [update_manager] 2023-10-19 10:05:24,374 [base_deploy.py:log_info()] - PackageDeploy: PackageKit Provider Configured 2023-10-19 10:05:24,417 [update_manager.py:_handle_auto_refresh()] - update_manger: Install validation pending, bypassing initial refresh 2023-10-19 10:05:24,417 [machine.py:_check_service_file()] - Performing Service Validation... 2023-10-19 10:05:24,418 [server.py:add_warning()] - Unable to retrieve Moonraker service info. Service file must be updated manually. 2023-10-19 10:05:24,420 [extensions.py:start_unix_server()] - Creating Unix Domain Socket at '/home/android/printer_data/comms/moonraker.sock' 2023-10-19 10:05:24,423 [server.py:start_server()] - Starting Moonraker on (0.0.0.0, 7125), Hostname: localhost 2023-10-19 10:05:24,425 [app.py:listen()] - SSL Certificate/Key not configured, aborting HTTPS Server startup
  • Moonraker Updater Error on BTT M5P/CB1
    6 projects | /r/klippers | 29 Jun 2023
    14:00:21Application moonraker: Attempting Repo Recovery... 14:00:21Git Repo moonraker: Starting Clone Recovery... 14:00:21Cloning into '/home/biqu/.moonraker_repo_backup'... 14:02:31fatal: unable to access 'https://github.com/arksine/moonraker.git/': Failed to connect to github.com port 443: Connection timed out 14:02:32Git Repo moonraker: Git Clone Failed 14:02:32Error Recovering moonraker14:02:32Git Clone Error
  • Moonraker Warnings on Boot Up and After Updates
    2 projects | /r/ratrig | 14 Apr 2023
    Might be this moonraker one https://github.com/Arksine/moonraker/issues/516
  • What is so special about Klipper?
    3 projects | /r/3Dprinting | 2 Mar 2023
    Works with front ends like Octoprint, but there are also frontends that are purpose built for klipper through the moonraker api such as Fluidd and Mainsail
  • Adding gpio to control printer psu... with klipper on linux pc
    2 projects | /r/klippers | 29 Jan 2023
    Look in the [power] section of moonraker.conf https://github.com/Arksine/moonraker/blob/master/docs/configuration.md
  • Mainsail Directory changed after update
    3 projects | /r/VORONDesign | 29 Nov 2022
  • Can I use a fluidd/mainsail like UI in place of octoprint?
    4 projects | /r/prusa3d | 29 Nov 2022
    Fluidd and Mainsail are frontends for Moonraker. Moonraker is an API server for Klipper. There are other frontends for Moonraker too, such as KlipperScreen.
  • Ugh... Please tell me im just missing something small and stupid?
    2 projects | /r/klippers | 21 Oct 2022
    cd ~ rm -R ./moonraker git clone https://github.com/Arksine/moonraker.git
    2 projects | /r/klippers | 21 Oct 2022
    See this moonraker issue page
  • Updated Moonraker, now I can't find my conf and gcode files
    2 projects | /r/klippers | 17 Oct 2022
    Follow this, and you should be good. https://github.com/Arksine/moonraker/issues/516 Arksine are aware of the issue and working on it.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Marlin and moonraker you can also consider the following projects:

BIGTREETECH-SKR-mini-E3 - BIGTREETECH SKR-mini-E3 motherboard is a ultra-quiet, low-power, high-quality 3D printing machine control board. It is launched by the 3D printing team of Shenzhen BIGTREE technology co., LTD. This board is specially tailored for Ender 3 printer, perfectly replacing the original Ender3 printer motherboard.

OctoPrint - OctoPrint is the snappy web interface for your 3D printer!

mainsail - Mainsail is the popular web interface for managing and controlling 3D printers with Klipper.

klipper - Klipper is a 3d-printer firmware

klipper - Klipper is a 3d-printer firmware [Moved to: https://github.com/Klipper3d/klipper]

Marlin_Ender3v2 - This is an optimized firmware for Ender 3v2 3D printers. [Moved to: https://github.com/mriscoc/Ender3v2]

fluidd - Fluidd, the klipper UI.

VoronUsers - Voron Community mods

Marlin - Marlin is an optimized firmware for RepRap 3D printers based on the Arduino platform. | Many commercial 3D printers come with Marlin installed. Check with your vendor if you need source code for your specific machine.

kiauh - Klipper Installation And Update Helper