QIDI Studio vs SuperSlicer: catalog facts
QIDI Studio | SuperSlicer |
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Best for: Owners of QIDI 3D printers who want the vendor's supported slicer |
Best for: Squeezing better surface quality out of an FFF printer through fine-grained settings |
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Free Free and open-source software from QIDI. |
Free Free and open source under the AGPL. |
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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
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- Generates its own calibration test prints instead of making you find models
- Fine-grained top-surface settings including only-one-perimeter-on-top
All 4 strengths for SuperSlicer- Generates its own calibration test prints instead of making you find models
- Fine-grained top-surface settings including only-one-perimeter-on-top
- Better thin-wall handling, anchored into the print rather than left loose
- Handles FFF G-code and masked SLA PNG layers from one program
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- Aimed mainly at QIDI printers
- Smaller community than general-purpose slicers
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- The author states the Linux and macOS builds are compiled but not tested by them
- The last tagged stable release is from 2024, with newer work in nightly builds
All 4 limitations for SuperSlicer- The author states the Linux and macOS builds are compiled but not tested by them
- The last tagged stable release is from 2024, with newer work in nightly builds
- The extra settings make an already dense interface denser
- A single-maintainer fork tracking PrusaSlicer upstream
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Downloadable app |
Downloadable app |
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Open source |
Open source |
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License not stated |
License: AGPL-3.0 |
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Not stated if an account is needed |
No account needed |
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Not stated if it works offline |
Offline features available |
Sources for QIDI StudioCatalog checked September 23, 2026 |
Sources for SuperSlicerCatalog checked September 21, 2026 |
“Not stated” means we have not confirmed it. Features can vary by device and plan.
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