Bambu Studio: the slicer for Bambu Lab printers explained

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Bambu Studio is Bambu Lab’s slicer. It is free, open source and built on PrusaSlicer. Its greatest strength is how it works with the company’s own printers: setting up, printing and monitoring all work from a single program.

At a glance

Who is Bambu Studio suited to?

• Owners of Bambu Lab printers: Profiles for printers, nozzles and Bambu filaments are already set up.
• Multi-colour printing with AMS: Colours are assigned directly in the slicer to the spools in the AMS.
• Beginners: very little setup, lots of automation.

What sets Bambu Studio apart

• Projects with several build plates: several print jobs in one file
• Direct printing and monitoring: send print jobs, view the camera, follow progress
• Connection to MakerWorld: open models from the Bambu platform directly with ready-made print profiles
• Painting on colours, supports and seams directly on the model

Limits

• Designed for Bambu printers. There are profiles for some third-party machines, but the selection is smaller than in OrcaSlicer or PrusaSlicer.
• Fewer calibration tests than OrcaSlicer, even though the most important basic tests are now included.
• Dependence on the ecosystem. With the firmware changes of early 2025, Bambu Lab regulated third-party software access to the printers more strictly. If you want to use other slicers, you should check the manufacturer’s current notes on network and developer mode.

Bambu Studio or OrcaSlicer?

For getting started with a Bambu printer, Bambu Studio is the simplest choice. OrcaSlicer is worth it if you want more calibration tests or use printers from several brands. The slicer comparison gives an overview.