Lychee Slicer vs PrusaSlicer: catalog facts
Lychee Slicer | PrusaSlicer |
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Best for: Preparing resin prints where automatic supports save the most time |
Best for: Slicing on a Prusa, or for a resin printer, without an account |
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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 SlicerA free tier covers slicing and support generation but carries advertising and withholds some automation. Pro and Premium tiers are paid subscriptions. |
Free Free and open source under the AGPL 3.0. No account is required to use it. |
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Windows, macOS, Linux |
Windows, macOS, Linux |
- 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
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- Handles both filament and resin printers in one program
- Per-layer setting changes and painted supports and seams
All 4 strengths for PrusaSlicer- Handles both filament and resin printers in one program
- Per-layer setting changes and painted supports and seams
- Profiles for printers well beyond Prusa's own range
- No account needed, and the project says so plainly
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- 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
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- Linux builds come only through Flathub
- Tuned first for Prusa hardware; other machines need profile work
All 3 limitations for PrusaSlicer- Linux builds come only through Flathub
- Tuned first for Prusa hardware; other machines need profile work
- The interface exposes fewer calibration tools than OrcaSlicer
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Downloadable app |
Downloadable app |
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Not open source |
Open source |
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License not stated |
License: AGPL-3.0 |
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Account needed |
No account needed |
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Offline features available |
Offline features available |
Sources for Lychee SlicerCatalog checked September 21, 2026 |
Sources for PrusaSlicerCatalog checked September 21, 2026 |
“Not stated” means we have not confirmed it. Features can vary by device and plan.
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