klipper VS Cura

Compare klipper vs Cura and see what are their differences.

klipper

Klipper is a 3d-printer firmware (by Klipper3d)

Cura

3D printer / slicing GUI built on top of the Uranium framework (by Ultimaker)
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klipper Cura
769 461
8,713 5,824
4.3% 3.8%
9.4 10.0
4 days ago 3 days ago
C Python
GNU General Public License v3.0 only GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only
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klipper

Posts with mentions or reviews of klipper. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-26.

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 klipper and Cura you can also consider the following projects:

Marlin-2-0-x-Anycubic-i3-MEGA-S - Marlin 2.0.x Version for Anycubic i3 MEGA M/S/P/X/CHIRON and 4MAX with Anycubic TFT or the "new" DGUS Clone TFT - Now also with BLTouch!

mks-wifi-plugin - MKS wifi plugin for Cura

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.

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

MKS-Robin-Nano-V3.X - Robin nano V3 is an upgraded version of Robin Nano V2.0. The upgrade changes are quite large, including upgrading the MCU to the M4 core, and adding support for USB disk.

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

ArcWelderLib - A collection of projects used to convert G0/G1 commands to G2/G3 commands.

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.

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.

SKR-2

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