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Lychee Slicer vs PreForm: catalog facts
Lychee SlicerPreForm

Best for: Preparing resin prints where automatic supports save the most time

Best for: Owners of Formlabs resin and SLS printers

Free + paid options

A free tier covers slicing and support generation but carries advertising and withholds some automation. Pro and…

Full pricing details for Lychee Slicer

A free tier covers slicing and support generation but carries advertising and withholds some automation. Pro and Premium tiers are paid subscriptions.

Free

Free download from Formlabs.

Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS
  • Automatic support generation that resin printers genuinely benefit from
  • Hollowing, drain holes and anti-aliasing built in
All 4 strengths for Lychee Slicer
  • Automatic support generation that resin printers genuinely benefit from
  • Hollowing, drain holes and anti-aliasing built in
  • Large library of printer and resin profiles ready to use
  • Separate FDM edition alongside the resin one
  • Automatic print setup
  • Direct upload to Formlabs printers
All 3 strengths for PreForm
  • Automatic print setup
  • Direct upload to Formlabs printers
  • Native Apple silicon build
  • Closed source, and the free tier shows advertising
  • Batch processing and some automation are behind a subscription
All 4 limitations for Lychee Slicer
  • Closed source, and the free tier shows advertising
  • Batch processing and some automation are behind a subscription
  • An account is expected to use it
  • The vendor's domain moved from mango3d.io to lychee.co, so old links break
  • Only for Formlabs printers
  • No Linux version
All 3 limitations for PreForm
  • Only for Formlabs printers
  • No Linux version
  • Closed source
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Not open source Not open source
License not stated License not stated
Account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Offline features available Not stated if it works offline
Sources for Lychee Slicer

Catalog checked September 21, 2026

Sources for PreForm

Catalog checked September 23, 2026

“Not stated” means we have not confirmed it. Features can vary by device and plan.