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Lychee Slicer vs Simplify3D in 2026

Lychee Slicer and Simplify3D compared for 3D printing: what each does, price, setup, and what to check before you choose.

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TexHouse is published by the makers of LunarWerx 3D Print, Vector3D and MeshyDL, which are compared here alongside other tools.

Lychee Slicer says it is compatible with printers. [1] Simplify3D says it develops premium 3D printing software. [2] LunarWerx 3D Print is a separate set of browser tools for ironing settings, injection moulding checks and foam inserts. [3]

If you want a print-ready model from an idea, Lychee Slicer says its Gen tool makes one using AI. [1] If you print on a model Simplify3D has worked with, its page says it integrated its software with hundreds of popular printers through OEM partners. [2] The tools in this comparison can be looked at as different jobs rather than strict replacements.

OptionWhat it doesPriceWhere it runs
Lychee SlicerA tool for resin and FDM 3D printing, made for beginners and pros [1] [1]Lite version free [1]; Plus version has a 30-day trial [1]not published
Simplify3DPremium 3D printing software [2]not publishednot published
LunarWerx 3D PrintBrowser tools for ironing settings, injection moulding checks and foam inserts [3]Free to use [3]In a web browser [3]

The short answer

Lychee Slicer says it is compatible with printers. [1] Simplify3D says it develops premium 3D printing software. [2] LunarWerx 3D Print is a set of browser tools that work out ironing settings, check a part for injection moulding and design 3D-printable foam inserts. [3]

If you want a print-ready 3D model from an idea, Lychee Slicer says its Gen tool makes one using AI. [1] If you want a ready 3MF file with ironing settings, the LunarWerx 3D Print claims say it exports one. [3] Simplify3D says it has customers in over 170 countries. [2] The three can be looked at as different jobs rather than strict replacements.

What Lychee Slicer, Simplify3D is built for

Simplify3D's page says it develops premium 3D printing software. [2] It says it has worked with OEM partners around the world to integrate its software with hundreds of popular 3D printers. [2] Its page also says it has customers in over 170 countries. [2]

Lychee Slicer's page says it is compatible with printers. [1] For models, Lychee Library combines the Plus software version with a library of 3D models from top creators. [1] For turning an idea into something print-ready, it offers Lychee Gen, which it says makes a model in minutes using AI. [1]

Each page covers printing rather than factory design. If a maker wants to check a part for injection moulding or build foam inserts, neither source here describes that, so check the tools the source describes and match them to the job.

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. [3]

The ironing helper works out settings for your printer, material and finish and exports a ready 3MF file. [3] It makes a 9-pad or 16-pad test plate, and you mark each pad as worked or not. [3] You can click flat top surfaces, and the export adds a modifier part over each picked surface. [3] For an uploaded Bambu or Orca project it adds per-object ironing settings and keeps the rest of the file unchanged. [3]

The mould helper runs 13 checks, shows shrinkage, pressure and weak-point maps, and builds the two mould halves; all numbers are estimates. [3] The foam tool lays parts out in a box and designs a foam tray and top pad that each part lifts out of. [3] It also turns backwards faces in an STL file right side out and says how many it fixed. [3]

Pricing and fees

Prices appear only in the table for the rival tools, because the allowed facts leave them there. Lychee Slicer offers a free Lite version. [1] Lychee Slicer Plus has a 30-day trial that is activated inside the software. [1] The Simplify3D facts given here do not state a price, so check its own page. LunarWerx 3D Print says its tools are free to use. [3] No card fee or add-on fee is published for any tool in these sources.

Setting it up and printing

The facts for Lychee Slicer here do not state system requirements, so check its page if you want to know which computers it runs on. The Simplify3D facts given here do not state system requirements either, so check its page the same way.

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

An uploaded Bambu or Orca project gets per-object ironing settings, and the rest of the file stays unchanged. [3] One checkbox slows just the first layer to 15 mm/s by default. [3]

Things to check before you choose

Ask which job you need: printer compatibility and model libraries, or settings and design helpers. Ask whether your printer is one Lychee Slicer covers, since its page says it is compatible with printers. [1] Ask whether your printer is one Simplify3D has worked with, since its page says OEM partners integrate it with hundreds of popular printers. [2]

Ask what each tool costs, because the Simplify3D price is not published in these sources. Ask whether a browser tool suits your workflow, since LunarWerx 3D Print runs in a web browser. [3] If you want to see the code of the tool you use, note that the LunarWerx 3D Print code package is marked private, not public. [3] Mould numbers are estimates, so decide how much weight to give them. [3]

How to choose

If you want a print-ready 3D model made from an idea, Lychee Slicer says its Gen tool does that using AI. [1] If you want a library of models with the Plus software, Lychee Library combines the two. [1] If you want software a maker of many printers has worked with, Simplify3D says its OEM partners integrate it with hundreds of popular printers. [2]

If you want ironing settings with test plates, LunarWerx 3D Print says it makes them. [3] If you want to add ironing to an existing Bambu or Orca project, it adds per-object settings. [3] If you want a foam insert for a box of parts, it designs one. [3] If you want a free tool, it says the tools are free to use. [3]

Frequently asked questions

Is Lychee Slicer free?

Lychee Slicer says it offers a free version called Lychee Slicer Lite. [1] Its Plus version has a 30-day free trial that you activate inside the software. [1] The Simplify3D price is not published in these sources, so check its own page. LunarWerx 3D Print says its tools are free to use. [3]

Is Simplify3D free?

The facts gathered for this page do not state a price for Simplify3D, so none is given here. Its page says it develops premium 3D printing software. [2] Check its own page for the current price before you decide. Lychee Slicer offers a free Lite version. [1] LunarWerx 3D Print says its tools are free to use. [3]

Which printers can Lychee Slicer use?

Lychee Slicer's page says it is compatible with printers. [1] It also lists support for over 750 printers as a stated number. [1] The facts here do not list specific models, so check its page for your printer. Simplify3D says its OEM partners integrate its software with hundreds of popular printers. [2]

Does Lychee Slicer work on a Mac or Windows PC?

The facts gathered for this page do not state system requirements for Lychee Slicer or Simplify3D, so check each one's own page. LunarWerx 3D Print runs in a web browser. [3] You use it on its website, which is hosted on Cloudflare. [3] The facts here do not state Lychee Slicer's systems, so check its page.

Does Lychee Slicer make 3D models from an idea?

Lychee Slicer offers Lychee Gen, and its page says it can turn any idea into a print-ready 3D model in minutes using AI. [1] For ready models, Lychee Library combines the Plus software version with a library of 3D models from top creators. [1] LunarWerx 3D Print does not make models from ideas; it works with files you already have. Its claims do not describe model generation.

The tools are free to use. [3]

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Sources

  1. Lychee Slicer, mango3d.io, read 2026-10-10
  2. Simplify3D, simplify3d.com, read 2026-10-10
  3. LunarWerx 3D Print's own description of itself (the product of this site's publisher)

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