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orcaslicer

Orca Slicer(https://github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer) is an open source slicer for FDM printers.

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Orca Slicer(https://github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer) is an open source slicer for FDM printers. OrcaSlicer is fork of Bambu Studio, it was previously known as BambuStudio-SoftFever, Bambu Studio is forked from PrusaSlicer by Prusa Research, which is from Slic3r by Alessandro Ranellucci and the RepRap community

Platform availability

Available on 2 of 6 install platforms

  • Unraid
  • TrueNAS (not listed)
  • Umbrel (not listed)
  • ZimaOS
  • Proxmox (not listed)
  • Helm (not listed)

Also on Docker Hub and GitHub

Health score

63/100 Good

Maintained
100last commit 11 days ago
Popular
45183 GitHub stars
Easy to install
302 install platforms, Docker image
Light to run
404 GB minimum RAM, runs on ARM
How is this calculated?

A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

Availability: platform listings confirmed today

GitHub stars
183
Open issues
0
Last commit
2026-09-24
Latest release
v2.4.2-ls41
License
GPL-3.0
Activity
rising

Checked 7 days ago - source: GitHub (linuxserver/docker-orcaslicer)

Resources & Compatibility

Minimum requirements: 4 GB RAM. ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is supported.

Checked 7 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

No first-install notes yet.

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Checked 7 days ago - source: AlternativeTo

Common questions

What LinuxServer.io container options are advertised for Orca Slicer?

The container is described as providing regular application updates, easy user mappings via PGID and PUID, an s6 overlay base image, weekly base OS updates, and regular security updates.

Can OrcaSlicer control part fan speed based on overhang angle?

A community suggestion highlights that OrcaSlicer can control part fan speed as a function of overhang angle.

Did OrcaSlicer keep all advanced PrusaSlicer settings?

A community discussion says OrcaSlicer came from PrusaSlicer and that advanced features or settings were removed in the simpler Bambu Lab-oriented slicer.

Answers sourced from github.com, www.reddit.com, www.reddit.com

Community

Collected 6 days ago - public community threads