Software · 3D, CAD & electronics

UltiMaker Cura

Name: UltiMaker Cura
Author: UltiMaker

Slicer to prepare your 3D printing projects.

Completely free
Windows, macOS and Linux
Open source
No account

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Technical details

Pricing: Completely freeconfirmed by Flathub, Winget (Windows Package Manager)
License: LGPL-3.0 & CC-BY-SA-4.0 — Open source (copyleft)confirmed by Flathub, Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Open source: Yes
Commercial use: Yesconfirmed by Flathub, Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms), Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Account required: Noconfirmed by Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Credit card required: Noconfirmed by Flathub, Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Watermark: not documented
Ads: not documented
Platforms: Windows, macOS and LinuxEstablished by Linux: Flathub · macOS: Homebrew · Windows: Winget
Publisher: UltiMaker
Latest version: 5.13.0 (28 May 2026)
Latest activity: 28 May 2026
Source code: github.com/ultimaker/cura

Overview

UltiMaker Cura is a 3D printing program, available on Windows, macOS and Linux.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information

“UltiMaker Cura is the leading free software for 3D printing, trusted by millions.” — official website, 10 November 2026

At a glance

All of UltiMaker Cura is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.

Its licence (LGPL-3.0 & CC-BY-SA-4.0) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

Open source code
No account needed
Commercial use allowed

About

UltiMaker Cura is a slicer, an application that prepares your model for 3D printing. Optimized, expert-tested profiles for 3D printers and materials mean you can start printing reliably in no time. And with industry-standard software integration, you can streamline your workflow for maximum efficiency.

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) — 9 November 2026
Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (commercial use) — 6 November 2026
Facts collected from Winget (Windows Package Manager) (credit card, account, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) — 6 November 2026
Facts collected from Homebrew (platforms) — 5 November 2026
Last technical check: 6 November 2026
Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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