Uranium VS Cura

Compare Uranium vs Cura and see what are their differences.

Uranium

A Python framework for building Desktop applications. (by Ultimaker)

Cura

3D printer / slicing GUI built on top of the Uranium framework (by Ultimaker)
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Uranium Cura
2 461
323 5,838
1.2% 2.9%
9.5 10.0
9 days ago 2 days ago
Python Python
GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only
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Uranium

Posts with mentions or reviews of Uranium. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-02-08.
  • How to add a command after every line in the g-code?
    3 projects | /r/Cura | 8 Feb 2023
    For the basics of plugins, there's a bit of documentation here: https://github.com/Ultimaker/Uranium/wiki/Creating-plugins and here: https://github.com/Ultimaker/Uranium/wiki/Plugin-Types
  • Cura 5 Mac not behaving properly (menu bar)
    2 projects | /r/Cura | 24 May 2022
    The reason this was changed is because in Cura 5.0, Cura updated to use Qt6 instead of Qt5, and this dropped support of QtQuick Controls 1, the GUI framework that Cura had been using for most of its interface. The change that brought it about was here.

Cura

Posts with mentions or reviews of Cura. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-08.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Uranium and Cura you can also consider the following projects:

python-play3d - Basic 3D world playground with animations based on 2D.

mks-wifi-plugin - MKS wifi plugin for Cura

klipper - Klipper is a 3d-printer firmware

PrusaSlicer - G-code generator for 3D printers (RepRap, Makerbot, Ultimaker etc.)

Ellis-PIF-Profile - This repo has moved to https://github.com/AndrewEllis93/Ellis-SuperSlicer-Profiles

Calibration-Shapes - A Cura plugin that adds simple shapes (cube, cylinder, tube) and also 24 Calibration and test parts + 7 Postprocessing scripts

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.

STL-thumbnail - Shellextension for Windows File Explorer to show STL thumbnails

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

CuraEngine - Powerful, fast and robust engine for converting 3D models into g-code instructions for 3D printers. It is part of the larger open source project Cura.

Slicer4RTN - Conic slicer utilizing planar slicers for 4-axis Rotating Tilted Nozzle (RTN) 3D printers

FlashforgeFinderIntegration - FlashForge Finder tools for Ultimaker Cura Slicer