Slicer reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 153 Reddit reviews across 33 subreddits and 56 posts to rank the best Slicer brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/ender3, r/AnycubicPhoton, r/Creality, r/ender3v2, r/3Dprinting. Top-rated brands include Orca Slicer (4.8/5), Orca (4.5/5), Lychee (4.5/5).
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Reviews153
Subreddits33
Posts56
Brands40
Products33
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#1
Orca Slicer
4.8
(33)
"OrcaSlicer, is great."
"My favorite, however, is orca Slicer."
"Orca"
"Orcaslicer has become my favourite"
"Use orca slicer instead of Creality print."
"This comment section is making me wanna try orca"
"The built in calibration tools are the easiest way to make good filament profiles IMO"
"Orca is amazing"
"It has a lot of cool features like infill combination and being able to setup multiple print plates in one go."
"I like Orcaslicer, it has good calibration tools built in."
#2
Orca
4.5
(20)
"Orca"
"I tried orca and it works perfect."
"I personally recommend Orca. If you plan to get more printers this one is worth learning"
"I'm a fan of Orca"
"I love orca because you can use the web interface natively"
"Orca is one of the best slicers available at the moment."
"1. Orca Slicer
2. Orca Slicer
3. Orca Slicer"
"I use Orca slicer, Download it from github"
"Orca all the way."
"The BEST support algorithm bar none. And Incredible built in filament calibration pieces, no custom editing it sets everything up for you."
#3
Lychee
4.5
(14)
"I use lychee with my M7 pro perfectly fine, maybe it's printer issue?"
"Lychee has it, and honestly has worked absolutely perfectly for me."
"Lychee all the way"
"Lychee all the way !"
"I use Lychee."
"I have been very happy with the free version of Lychee and have been printing well over a year with my mini 4K."
"I suggest you get both Lychee and Chitubox free/trial versions."
"Ive been using Lychee with my Saturn2, havent really had any issues with it."
"I have always used lychee but photon workshop can make model repairs."
"My personal preference has been Lychee for around 5y now."
#4
Chitubox
3.9
(11)
"Chitubox is by far the best."
"Only using Chitubox and getting awesome results out of my Saturn 4 Ultra."
"Chitubox is another option."
"Try to support the same model in each slicer to compare them."
"I have used Chitubox ( for my Halot Mage ) and I prefer that one."
"I've been using chitubox. It's very simple to use."
"It works pretty well and it’s free."
"I use chitubox I've found it can be slow but it's alright for small/medium prints."
"I tried chitubox, didn't seem that much better than workshop."
"I use Chitubox for all my printers."
#5
Prusa
3.9
(8)
"Prusa Slicer always worked fantastic for me."
"I think prusa slicer might be the best"
"Prusaslicer has the best support options that I've used."
"I use Prusa mainly because it's what I've always used."
"Their stock profiles for the Ender 3v2 are quite good."
"I still like PrusaSlicer better as a slicer."
"Prusa feels more like Vista."
"I couldn't get it to do dual extruders."
#6
Cura
3.1
(9)
"Cura is great, let's you do a lot of advanced stuff while still being accessible."
"Cura is the way to go for you."
"I tried many but Cura was by far the best one I liked."
"Cura, quite beginner friendly but lots of options"
"I’ve used Cura, Orca Slicer, and Prusa Slicer."
"I've tried quite a few slices, my two favourites are PrusaSlicer and Cura."
"Cura feels like going back to Windows 3.11."
"Orca UI is nice but the results are ass imo"
"Cura has always been dookie in my opinion."
#7
Anycubic
4.0
(7)
"I’ve been using the Anycubic workshop app solely with my M7 Pro."
"I use the Anycubic software. Works fine for my noob self."
"Anycubics has been very good for me, easy to use and has the tools you need."
"Anycubic slicer is for FDM, photon workshop is for their resin printers. It received an update to support the M7 and works fine."
"Photon workshop is for their resin printers. It received an update to support the M7 and works fine."
"The ability to print via WiFi is pretty nice."
"Anycubic Photon Workshop is fine, it gets the job done and is easy enough to navigate."
#8
Prusa Slicer
4.5
(4)
"Prusa Slicer."
"Prusa for supports."
"Have you tried using prusaslicer or the 32bit version of cura?"
"I use prusa Slicer for their insane amount of setting for me to adjust."
#9
PrusaSlicer
4.0
(4)
"Which of the two I far prefer prusa."
"I’m a fan of PrusaSlicer. It just seems more intuitive to me."
"I would say a good fist slicer would be prusa."
"I'm loyal to Prusaslicer but I really like Bambu Studio."
#10
Amazon
4.7
(3)
"I have one of those $200 Amazon specials and for what I use it for it's perfect."
"If the cost of a good meat slicer is in your budget, do it."
"I was gifted a cheap (maybe $150usd) meat slicer and it's working great for me."
#11
Creality Print
4.0
(3)
"You can do that in Creality Print. That said, if you can find your way around Creality Print, transitioning to Orca Slicer would be pretty easy."
"You might be best off using the Creality Print that it comes with."
"Creality print, the new 5.1 version."
#12
Creality
3.7
(3)
"I usually am using slicer from creality because the quality is the best and is very simple."
"Creality Print 5.1 has the best profile for V3 SE and is thoroughly updated."
"The speed of 300mm/s is causing some troubles."
#13
Benriner
4.5
(2)
"Benriner in your preferred width. Relatively cheap, sturdy, removable and sharpenable blade."
"My search came down to the benriner mandoline. And tbh im quite happy with it."
#14
Simplify3D
4.5
(2)
"Simplify3D has a beta test profile they'll send you if you ask."
"I've heard a lot of good things about Simplify3D the full version."
#15
Bambu
4.5
(2)
"I recommend moving to klipper and trying Orca slicer for better compatibility."
"I always use Bambu slicer but they’re almost the exact same."
#16
Super Slicer
4.0
(2)
"Another vote for super slicer."
"I have used super slicer before, very flexible."
#17
Photon Workshop
4.0
(2)
"I use lychee to prep everything, export to STL, then slice in their software."
"I use the „Photon Workshop“ because of the network print option, I also tried the lychee and chitubox slicer."
#18
Tango
3.5
(2)
"I had absolutely no problems with Tango since I got it."
"Tango is ok for start."
#19
Rose de Berne
5.0
(1)
"Rose de Berne gets my vote for best slicer."
#20
Lychee Pro
5.0
(1)
"For me lychee pro. I love that slicer!! It’s super simple really fast and easy."
#21
UltiMaker
5.0
(1)
"UltiMaker Cura has been what I have found the most successful slicer I have found for multiple printers, and has the most extensive settings, out of all the slicers I have tried."
#22
Apuro Commercial Meat Slicer
5.0
(1)
"Save time and reduce waste with the powerful and reliable Apuro commercial meat slicer."
#23
eBay
5.0
(1)
"I bought a $60 electric meat slicer from e bay."
#24
Westmark
5.0
(1)
"We're fond of this German slicer."
#25
Boska
5.0
(1)
"I would recommend the Boska cheese planes."
#26
Börner
5.0
(1)
"Börner V3 TrendLine Mandoline Starter Set (6 pcs.)"
#27
Kuhn
5.0
(1)
"Get good with a y-shaped "swiss" peeler (kuhn brand, but mercer and some japanese ones are great) should be $5 max."
#28
Johnny Apple
5.0
(1)
"Honestly just get a $30 peeler/corer/slicer from Amazon. It's a manual tool made of solid metal, doesn't need to be commercial grade."
#29
V400
4.0
(1)
"I started with Cura, but I like Orca much. Took a bit to get used to, and I'm still finding new features after many months."
#30
Harbor Freight
4.0
(1)
"It's important to clean to avoid cross contamination, and having an on/off switch is safer."
#31
Mandolin
4.0
(1)
"If you partially freeze you can also just use a mandolin which will probably have a wider variety of uses for you than a meat slicer."
#32
Rival
4.0
(1)
"The serrated blade models cut bread a whole lot better than the smooth blade models."
#33
Kyocera
4.0
(1)
"I have one adjustable slicer with hand guard and separate fine grater with hand guard."
#34
Kuhn Rikon
4.0
(1)
"I have one adjustable slicer with hand guard and separate fine grater with hand guard."
#35
KitchenAid
4.0
(1)
"The kitchen aid attachment did 40lbs easily when we recently made some applesauce."
#36
Chiba Kogyo
4.0
(1)
"If she's looking to sheet, there is only one I've ever used that wasn't total garbage. The Chiba Kogyo."
#37
Unknown Slicer
3.0
(1)
"Tbh, cheap appliances are generally headaches, you need to spend the money."
#38
Garde
3.0
(1)
"Not sure how sturdy it would be though."
#39
OrcaSlicer
2.0
(1)
"OrcaSlicer will make about 10ish levels before getting pulled off the plate."
#40
FLSun
2.0
(1)
"The quality from FLSun Slicer does not match Orca for some users."
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