Free laser engraving software for your diode laser.
LaserGRBL is free but Windows only, and LightBurn costs $99. Surfacecraft Burn Studio is free and runs in your browser: draw or import a design, score, engrave or cut it, find your power and speed with a test grid, and download GRBL G-code.
Nothing to install. Mac, Windows, Linux and Chromebook. LightBurn and LaserGRBL details from LightBurn and LaserGRBL, checked .Three operations cover most laser jobs
Score a path
Single strokes and outlines: fold lines, line art, single-line text.
Engrave an area
Hatch-fill shapes and outline text with a line spacing and angle you choose.
Cut it out
Power, speed and passes per operation, with air assist (M8) on by default.
Photo engraving isn't available yet. Every file uses GRBL's dynamic power (M4), so corners don't over-burn.
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Questions
Yes. LaserGRBL is free and open source, and runs on Windows. Surfacecraft Burn Studio is free too and runs in the browser on Mac, Windows, Linux and Chromebook. LightBurn is the best-known paid option.
LightBurn lists Core, for G-code lasers like most diode lasers, at $99, and Pro at $199. Both are perpetual licences with a year of updates, then $40 for each further year of updates, and there's a 30-day free trial.
Not yet. It scores lines, fills shapes and text with engraving, and cuts outlines, with power, speed and passes per operation.
Diode lasers that take GRBL G-code, which is most of them: Ortur, Sculpfun, Creality Falcon, Atomstack and more. xTool's D1, S1 and F1 use their own software and aren't supported.
Yes. Designing, laser operations, the preview and G-code export are on the Free plan with no time limit. Pro adds sending jobs straight to the machine, more machines, AI tools and commercial use.
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Design and G-code are free, with no time limit. Send to your laser over USB with Pro.