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QIDI Studio vs Bambu Studio: catalog facts
QIDI Studio	Bambu Studio
Best for: Owners of QIDI 3D printers who want the vendor's supported slicer	Best for: Slicing for a Bambu Lab printer, especially multi-colour prints
Free Free and open-source software from QIDI.	Free Free and open source under the AGPL. Some cloud features expect a Bambu Lab account, but local printing… Full pricing details for Bambu Studio Free and open source under the AGPL. Some cloud features expect a Bambu Lab account, but local printing does not.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Official slicer maintained by the printer manufacturer Source code published on GitHub All 3 strengths for QIDI Studio Official slicer maintained by the printer manufacturer Source code published on GitHub Build scripts for Linux, Fedora, macOS and Docker	Multi-material painting with transition filament flushed into infill rather than a purge tower Remote control and monitoring of a networked printer from the slicer All 4 strengths for Bambu Studio Multi-material painting with transition filament flushed into infill rather than a purge tower Remote control and monitoring of a networked printer from the slicer Reads STEP files and emits arc moves (G2/G3), plus assembly and explosion views Multiple build plate management, auto-arrange and auto-orient
Aimed mainly at QIDI printers Smaller community than general-purpose slicers	Built around Bambu Lab hardware; other printers need profiles set up by hand Cloud features push you towards a Bambu account All 4 limitations for Bambu Studio Built around Bambu Lab hardware; other printers need profiles set up by hand Cloud features push you towards a Bambu account Linux support is AppImages for Ubuntu and Fedora plus a Flatpak, not native packages Heavier and busier than PrusaSlicer, which it forked from
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for QIDI Studio github.com/QIDITECH/QIDIStudio Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Bambu Studio github.com/bambulab/BambuStudio Catalog checked September 21, 2026

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