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Lychee Slicer vs OrcaSlicer in 2026

A maker's look at Lychee Slicer, OrcaSlicer and the free browser tools, covering price, setup and what to check first.

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Lychee Slicer is a tool for resin and FDM 3D printing, and its page says it is made for beginners and pros. [1] [1] OrcaSlicer is a free slicer for FDM 3D printers. LunarWerx 3D Print is a set of free browser tools for ironing settings, injection moulding checks and foam inserts. [2]

OptionWhat it doesPriceWhere it runs
Lychee SlicerTool for resin and FDM 3D printing, made for beginners and pros [1] [1]Free version named Lychee Slicer Lite [1]; 30-day Plus trial [1]not published
OrcaSlicerFree slicer for FDM 3D printers [3], with built-in calibration tools [3], tests for flow rate, pressure advance and temperature towers [3], smart supports [3], per-feature overrides for speed, layer height, pressure and temperature [3], network printing with Klipper, PrusaLink or OctoPrint [3], and adaptive bed mesh calibration [3]Free [3]Windows, macOS and Linux [3]
LunarWerx 3D PrintBrowser tools for ironing settings, injection moulding checks and foam inserts [2]Free to use [2]In a web browser [2]

The short answer

Lychee Slicer is a tool for resin and FDM 3D printing that its page says is made for beginners and pros. [1] [1] OrcaSlicer is a free slicer for FDM 3D printers. LunarWerx 3D Print is a set of free browser tools for ironing settings, injection moulding checks and foam inserts. [2]

Each one meets a different need. Lychee Slicer's page says its free version is called Lychee Slicer Lite. [1] If you want ironing settings exported as a ready 3MF file, LunarWerx 3D Print works out settings for your printer, material and finish and exports one. [2] The three can be seen as different jobs rather than strict replacements.

What Lychee Slicer, OrcaSlicer is built for

Lychee Slicer's page says it is made for beginners and pros. [1] It describes the tool as an easy-to-use choice for resin and FDM 3D printing. [1] Lychee Slicer Lite is the free version of Lychee Slicer. [1]

OrcaSlicer's page says it is a free slicer for FDM 3D printers. Its page lists sandwich mode and polyholes, which alternate wall and infill order for cleaner overhangs. [3] The quoted facts here cover these details and no more, so check each page for the rest of what it offers.

What LunarWerx 3D Print is built for

LunarWerx 3D Print is made by the team that publishes this site. It is a set of browser tools for ironing settings, injection moulding checks and foam inserts. [2]

The ironing helper works out settings for your printer, material and finish and exports a ready 3MF file. [2] It makes a 9-pad or 16-pad test plate, and you mark each pad as worked or not. [2] You can click flat top surfaces, and the export adds a modifier part over each picked surface. [2]

The mould helper runs 13 checks, shows shrinkage, pressure and weak-point maps, and builds the two mould halves; all numbers are estimates. [2] The foam tool lays parts out in a box and designs a foam tray and top pad that each part lifts out of. [2] The foam insert is split into pieces that each fit your printer's bed. [2] It also turns backwards faces in an STL file right side out and says how many it fixed. [2]

Pricing and fees

OrcaSlicer's page says it is free. [3] Lychee Slicer Lite is described as the free version. [1] The facts gathered here do not state a full price for Lychee Slicer, so check its own page for what the paid tiers cost.

LunarWerx 3D Print says its tools are free to use. [2] No card fee or add-on fee is published for any tool in these sources.

Setting it up and printing

The quoted facts do not name how to install Lychee Slicer or which systems it supports, so check its own page for that.

LunarWerx 3D Print runs in a web browser. [2] You use it on its website, which is hosted on Cloudflare. [2] It runs only in your browser; sign in with Connections and your settings, recent test plates and print results follow you to every computer. [2]

For your slicer, an uploaded Bambu or Orca project gets per-object ironing settings, and the rest of the file stays unchanged. [2] One checkbox slows just the first layer to 15 mm/s by default; LunarWerx 3D Print says it then sticks to a clean plate without glue. [2]

Things to check before you choose

Ask which job you need done: slicing resin or FDM models, or settings and design helpers.

Ask what the full Lychee Slicer price is, because it is not published in these sources. Ask whether a browser tool suits your workflow, since LunarWerx 3D Print runs in a web browser. [2] Mould numbers are estimates, so decide how much weight to give them. [2]

How to choose

If you print resin or FDM models, Lychee Slicer's page describes a tool for both, made for beginners and pros. [1] [1] If you want a free slicer for FDM printers, OrcaSlicer says it is free. [3] If you want a free version of Lychee Slicer, its page names Lychee Slicer Lite. [1]

If you want test plates to check ironing, LunarWerx 3D Print makes a 9-pad or 16-pad test plate. [2] If you want to add ironing to an existing Bambu or Orca project, it adds per-object settings. [2] If you want a free tool, it says the tools are free to use. [2]

Frequently asked questions

Is Lychee Slicer free?

Lychee Slicer Lite is described as the free version of Lychee Slicer. [1] Lychee Slicer Plus offers a 30-day trial activated within the software. [1] The facts here do not state a full retail price for Lychee Slicer, so check its own page for what the paid tiers cost before you decide.

Does LunarWerx 3D Print work with Orca projects?

For an uploaded Bambu or Orca project, LunarWerx 3D Print says it adds per-object ironing settings and keeps the rest of the file unchanged. [2] It also exports a ready 3MF file with ironing settings. [2] The tools run in a web browser, so nothing needs to be installed to use them. [2]

What computers can run OrcaSlicer?

OrcaSlicer's page says it is a free slicer for FDM 3D printers. [3] The facts here do not list specific version numbers, so check its own page if you are on an older system before installing.

Does LunarWerx 3D Print need to be installed?

LunarWerx 3D Print runs in a web browser. [2] You use it on its website, which is hosted on Cloudflare. [2] Sign in with Connections and your settings, recent test plates and print results follow you to every computer. [2] No separate program has to be set up on the machine. [2]

Who is Lychee Slicer made for?

Lychee Slicer's page says it is made for beginners and pros. [1] It describes the tool as an easy-to-use choice for resin and FDM 3D printing. [1] Lychee Slicer Lite is the free version. [1] The quoted facts say no more about audience, so let the feature list on its page show whether it fits.

The tools are free to use. [2]

Try LunarWerx 3D Print

Sources

  1. Lychee Slicer, mango3d.io, read 2026-10-10
  2. LunarWerx 3D Print's own description of itself (the product of this site's publisher)
  3. OrcaSlicer, orcaslicer.com, read 2026-10-07

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