Bambu Studio

Bambu Studio shipped alongside the X1 in 2022 and is now the default workflow for the Bambu ecosystem. It runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux, integrates with the MakerWorld model marketplace, and pushes prints over LAN or Bambu Cloud directly to the printer.

Official site: bambulab.com/download/studio.

Bambu Studio's tuning for Bambu printers is what enables their headline print speeds. The profiles assume input shaping, high flow rates, and AMS color switching, all of which the firmware supports. For other printers, the slicer works as a competent generic slicer thanks to its PrusaSlicer roots.

Multi-color and multi-material handling — paint-on color assignment, cleaning towers, AMS sequencing — is easier to set up here than in any other slicer.

OrcaSlicer is a community fork of Bambu Studio that adds calibration features and broader printer support; many Bambu owners use OrcaSlicer in preference to Studio. Bambu Studio itself is fully open-source under AGPL-3.0.

Project 3MF files saved by Bambu Studio carry slicer-specific settings that may not open cleanly in PrusaSlicer or Cura. Export "simplified 3MF" or STL for cross-tool sharing.