See the cut before you make it
Material-removal simulation in 3D with playback and a time estimate per tool. Catch a missed tab or a too-deep pocket on screen, not in your walnut.
CNC router and laser software
From sketch to sawdust in one browser tab.
Design, toolpaths, 3D simulation and machine control for hobby CNC routers and lasers. Nothing to install.
- 39 machine profiles: FoxAlien, Shapeoko, Genmitsu and laser engravers
- + laser diode and CO₂ in the same editor
- 6 G-code dialects, GRBL to LinuxCNC
Four steps from idea to finished part.
Every step lives in the same project, so a change to the design flows straight through to toolpaths, simulation and the machine.
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Design
Draw shapes, paths and text, or drop in an SVG, DXF, PDF, LightBurn file, photo or STL. Snapping, dimensions and undo work the way you expect.
Oak · 300 × 200 × 18 mm -
Assign cuts
Choose outline, fill, V-carve, drill or 3D for each object, or cut, score and engrave with a laser. Feeds and speeds come from your bit, material and spindle.
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Simulate
Generate toolpaths and watch the material come away in 3D, with a time estimate for every bit before you touch the machine.
2 stages · ≈ 18 min -
Carve
Send the job to your machine over USB or the network, or download the G-code. The job pauses for each bit change and waits for you.
Stage 2 · change to 60° V-bit
A full CAM toolbox, without the learning curve.
The operations of professional CAM, arranged so a first-time CNC owner can use them and an experienced one isn’t held back.
Feeds and speeds from physics
A built-in engine works out RPM, feed, depth and stepover from chip load, spindle power and tool deflection, for your exact bit, material and machine.
- Bit
- Ø6 mm 2F upcut
- Material
- Oak
- RPM
- 18 000
- Feed
- 2 400 mm/min
- Depth/pass
- 3.0 mm
Example recommendation. You can override any value per bit.
Design tools that feel familiar
- Shapes, pen and bezier paths, shape builder
- Text in 20 fonts, single-line engraving fonts or your own; kerning, per-letter adjustments and text on any path
- Driving dimensions, constraints and live symmetry
- Layers, reusable components and variables
- Photo art: halftone, stipple, line engraving, lithophanes and 3D relief
- Object snaps, typed coordinates, mm or inches
Every cut you need
From simple outlines to V-carved inlays and 3D reliefs, all generated in the background while you keep working. Afterwards, edit the result: delete, reorder, reverse or move individual passes.
- Outline inside / outside / on
- Fill: offset, raster, adaptive
- Drill: peck & helical
- Engrave
- V-carve
- Flat-bottom V-carve
- V-carve inlays
- 3D relief: rough + finish
- 3D roughing with the real bit shape
- Tabs
- Dogbones & T-bones
- Ramped plunges, lead-in / out
- Rough + detail passes
- Finishing & spring passes
- Edge profiles: chamfer, roundover, cove
- Top edge right on the outline
- Trochoidal slotting
- Onion skin
- Two-sided machining
- Rotary wrap: Y or A axis
- Tiling with dowel registration
- Toolpath editing
Model it in 3D, then machine it
Sketch on a plane, dimension it, then extrude, cut, revolve, sweep or loft. The history tree keeps every step editable and named parameters drive the whole part. When it is right, carve it as a 3D relief, or cut its outline or any slice of it as ordinary toolpaths.
- Constrained sketches with driving dimensions
- Trace over pictures in sketches
- Projected edges that follow the model
- Extrude and cut
- Revolve
- Sweep
- Loft
- Holes: simple, counterbore, countersink, tapped
- Fillet and chamfer
- Shell
- Linear and circular patterns
- Mirror
- Reference planes and axes
- Move face
- Split
- Rib
- Coil
- Named parameters
- Rollback bar
- Section view and measure
- Export STL, OBJ, 3MF
- Send to CNC as relief, outline or slice
- Construction lines and points
- Project model edges
- Sketch text
- Insert from CNC design
- Open STL, OBJ and 3MF files and model on them
- Pockets, holes and outline from the 3D part
- Manufacturability checks
- Draft angles
- Up to face or body
- Variable radius fillets
- Wrap text on cylinders
- Modelled threads
- Inch or millimetre units
Bring your own files
- SVG
- DXF
- PDF / AI
- EPS (basic)
- LightBurn
- PNG / JPG trace
- STL
- Grayscale 3D
- G-code
- TTF / OTF fonts
Text in DXF and SVG files arrives as editable text, PDF text as outlines, and hatches and clipping masks are applied. Out comes G-code with arc fitting for GRBL, grblHAL, FluidNC, Marlin, Smoothieware or LinuxCNC: one file per bit, or one file with tool-change pauses. Designs export to SVG and DXF, shop drawings to print or PDF.
Projects that follow you
Autosave to the cloud with version history, templates, folders and tags, a stored copy of every export, and your own library of bits, materials and machines on any computer. Share a read-only link or publish to the gallery: viewers get the design, its layers and the 3D simulation, and can download only if you allow it.
Laser mode
Swap the spindle for a laser.
Switch a project to laser mode and every object gets power, speed and passes instead of bits and depths.
MeldCNC writes dynamic-power G-code for diode and CO₂ lasers on GRBL controllers and checks your controller before anything fires. Built-in heads for 5 to 40 W diode and 40 to 60 W CO₂ lasers, with material presets for plywood, MDF, hardwood, acrylic, leather and card. Add your own module to any machine profile.
- Cut, score, fill and engrave photos. Several operations on one shape, settings per layer, and kerf compensation that keeps parts and holes at their drawn size.
- Fills and lines that suit the job. Line, crosshatch or offset fill, dot and perforation patterns, and power ramping at corners and line ends.
- Parts that stay put. Tabs, lead-in, lead-out and overcut on laser cuts.
- Photos that hold their tones. Grayscale power, error-diffusion and ordered dithers, newsprint line screens, sketch and 3D slice, with gamma, brightness, contrast and image masks.
- Find the right settings on a scrap. A material test grid and a scan-offset test calibrate a new material in one burn.
- Clean edges. Overscan, dot-width correction and bidirectional scan-offset compensation that follows the acceleration at each line end.
- Safe by default. Burn preview, framing at low power, a safety checklist before every start, and an error for PVC and other materials that shouldn’t be lasered.
See the bed, hit the print
A calibrated camera with lens correction shows the material under your design, so parts land on offcuts. Print and Cut lines cut-outs up with printed sheets using two to four registration marks, and text can carry serial numbers, dates or names from a CSV file.
- Camera overlay
- Lens correction
- Print & Cut, 2 to 4 marks
- Serial numbers & dates
- CSV names
Run it from where it sits
Start the job from the stock corner, a saved origin or wherever the head is now. Frame the outline before you burn, and fire a short low-power test pulse to check where the beam lands.
- Fire test pulse
- Job origin modes
- Framing: box, hull, outline
- Rotary: Y-wrap & A axis
- Laser tiling
- Air assist, Z focus
Bring your laser files
Open LightBurn projects with their layers, sub-layers, images and cut settings, or import PDF, Illustrator, SVG and basic EPS files. Laser-only machine profiles get you started on popular engravers.
- LightBurn .lbrn / .lbrn2
- PDF / AI
- EPS (basic)
- Profiles: xTool, Ortur, Sculpfun, Atomstack
The jobs around the job.
Joints, boxes, layouts, cut lists, calibration and costs: the work that usually happens on paper or in another program.
Joinery that follows your stock
Parametric joints and boxes linked to material thickness and fit clearance. Measure a new sheet, type the thickness once, and every slot and tenon updates.
- Box & finger joints
- Dovetails
- Mortise & tenon
- Half-laps
- Bridle
- Dados
- Tongue & groove
- Dowels
- Enclosures with lids & hinges
- Living hinges
- Gears
- Trays
- Voronoi & hex
- Puzzles
Apps for the shop and beyond
Parametric generators behind the Apps & wizards button: pick one, set a few sizes, and it inserts finished parts with the cuts already chosen. Slots and tabs follow your material thickness. A search box at the top of the Apps dialog finds a generator by name or purpose, and the sections fold into an accordion.
Workholding & jigs
- Eccentric cam clamps
- Strap clamps
- Fences and stops
- Corner clamping squares
- Featherboards
- Bench-dog and MFT tops
- Bench dogs
- Dog-hole accessories
- CNC hold-downs
- Toggle-clamp blocks
Vices & clamps
- Soft jaws
- Moxon and leg vices
- Clamp pads and racks
- Thin-stock clamps
- Frame corner blocks
- Wedge sets
- Flip fixtures
- Fixture plates
- Gauge sets
Drilling & marking jigs
- Hinge boring jigs
- Pocket-hole jigs
- Dowel jigs
- Handle templates
- Shelf-pin jigs
- Centre finders
- Marking gauges
- Drill-press fences
- Angle blocks
- Hole spacing jigs
Routing templates
- Dovetail router jigs
- Box-joint templates
- Hinge and lock mortise templates
- Mortising jigs
- Pattern templates
- Circle and ellipse jigs
- Exact-width dado jigs
- Flattening sleds
- Router plates and rings
- Set-up blocks
- Keyhole templates
Saw jigs & sleds
- Crosscut and mitre sleds
- Taper jigs
- Thin-strip jigs
- Tenoning jigs
- Cone shaping jigs
- Table-saw box-joint jigs
- Band-saw jigs
- Mitre-saw stops
- Push sticks
- Zero-clearance plates
Fixtures from a part
- Fixture from a selected part
- Router template from a part
- Drill template from points
- Clamp designer
Furniture & cabinetry
- System-32 drilling
- Flat-pack cabinets
- Drawer dividers
- Butterfly keys
Household & gifts
- Slot-together stools and tables
- Cutting boards
- Coasters and trivets
- Clock faces
- Phone and tablet stands
Kitchen & table
- Serving boards
- Knife blocks and magnetic strips
- Spice racks
- Napkin and letter holders
- Wine and bottle holders
- Egg trays
- Tea boxes
- Glass racks and mug trees
- Lid and board racks
- Utensil drawer inserts
- Fruit bowls
- Lazy Susans
- Expanding trivets
- Salt cellars
Home organisation
- Key holders
- Caddies
- Desk organisers
- Headphone stands
- Monitor stands
- Cable boxes
- Charging stations
- Bookends
- Floating shelves
- Coat racks
- Shoe racks
- Mail sorters
- Bathroom sets
- Shadow boxes
- Step stools
Gifts & signs
- Name plaques
- House numbers
- Keychains and tags
- Bar gifts
- Jewellery holders and boxes
- Personalised coasters and charms
- Music and puzzle boxes
- Memorial boxes
- Wedding and party sets
- Calendars
Frames, candles & decor
- Picture frames
- Mirror frames and trays
- Candle holders and lanterns
- Seasonal ornaments
Kids & toys
- Name puzzles
- Growth charts
- Toy blocks and rainbows
- Shape sorters
- Toy cars and balance bikes
- Doll houses
- Marble runs
Games
- Board games
- Cribbage boards
- Dice towers
- Hex tile sets
- Domino sets
- Card game accessories
Garden & pets
- Plant markers
- Planter boxes
- Birdhouses and feeders
- Insect hotels
- Pet accessories
- Garden helpers
Hobby & craft
- Book and music stands
- Media racks
- Pipe rests and ashtrays
- Phone gadgets
- Sewing and craft racks
Shop storage & hardware
- French cleat systems
- Bit and drill holders
- Knobs
- Handwheels
- Brackets and gussets
- Wrench, socket and chisel racks
- Clamp racks
- Sanding blocks
- Glue cauls
- Story sticks
- Spline gauges
- Sliding bevels
Metalworking
- Grinder cut-off stands
- Grinder and sharpening guides
- Welding table accessories
- Tube notch templates
- Brake fingers
- Tap guides
- Bearing press plates
- Layout gauges
- Vise stops
- Soft-jaw blanks
Mechanical & measuring
- Timing pulleys
- Chain sprockets
- Geneva drives
- Rulers, protractors and dials
- Guitar fretboards
Electronics & signs
- 19" rack and Eurorack panels
- Raspberry Pi and Arduino plates
- Speaker baffles and grilles
- Stencils
Lay out, list and price
Nest parts across several sheets, with small parts dropped into the holes of bigger ones. Print a shop drawing and cut list, and see material use, cost and a selling price for every job.
- Multi-sheet nesting
- Parts in holes
- Quantities per part
- Cut lists
- Shop drawings
- Cost & price
- Clamp zones
Bigger than your machine
Tile a long part into sections and slide the board between them. Dowel holes at the side edges, along the seam or both line every section up again; in spoilboard-grid mode the dowels drop straight into your spoilboard’s holes.
- Tiling
- Dowels at the edges
- Dowels along the seam
- Spoilboard-grid mode
- Two-sided with pins
Calibrate once, cut true
Wizards measure what the spec sheet can’t: how wide your bit really cuts, how loose a joint should be, and whether the machine is square.
- Fit-test coupon
- Bit diameter
- Inlay wizard
- Surfacing patterns
- Spoilboard hole grids
- Spoilboard ruler grids
- Steps per mm
- Squareness
- Backlash
Sensible defaults. Warnings before mistakes.
MeldCNC fills in the settings a beginner doesn’t know yet and flags the ones that could break a bit.
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Ready to cut on the first click
New shapes get a 3 mm fill, text a 2 mm fill and lines an on-path outline. Change any of it later.
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Checks that know your machine
You get a warning when a cut is deeper than the bit can reach, a shank won’t fit the collet, or the design is bigger than the work area. Oversized work is tiled for you.
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A second pair of eyes on the design
The design check marks corners the bit can’t reach, slots narrower than the bit and parts too thin to survive, right on the canvas. Draw a clamp zone and toolpaths stay clear of it.
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Nothing is lost
200 steps of undo, autosave every few seconds, version history to go back to any earlier save, offline drafts, and a conflict warning if the project was changed on another computer.
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Your units, your origin
Work in millimetres or inches and set the work origin at any corner or the centre, with Z zero on the stock top or the spoilboard.
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Find anything by typing
Press Ctrl K for every command and tool by name. A guided tour shows new users around, and the app speaks English, Slovenian and German.
Machine control
Plug in the USB cable. Press Start.
A complete G-code sender runs in the same browser tab. No separate program, no copying files onto a stick.
- USB or network. GRBL over USB; grblHAL and FluidNC over Wi-Fi or Ethernet, directly or through the MeldCNC server bridge; Marlin and Smoothieware boards through a protocol bridge.
- Wi-Fi link, no PC at the machine. MeldLink, a small ESP32-S3 box on the machine’s USB port, connects to your account over an encrypted link, so you can run jobs from any browser without a computer next to the machine. Pair it with a code or QR code, see it online on the Devices page, and disable or remove it there. The job keeps running through short Wi-Fi drops, and the machine pauses itself if the browser stays away.
- Tool changes your way. Pause and tell you which bit to fit, move to a fixed change position, re-zero from a touch plate, measure each bit on a fixed tool-length sensor (BitSetter style), ignore M6, or run your own G-code before and after.
- Position checks while it runs. The sender regularly compares the machine’s position with the file, so a line damaged on the cable pauses the job before the bit plunges in the wrong place.
- Pick up where it stopped. Start from any line, or resume after a crash, a closed tab or a lost connection from the last verified line; zero, offsets, units and spindle are checked and restored first.
- Cut air first. Run the job lifted above the stock with the spindle off, or practise on the built-in machine simulator.
- Frame and check before you start. Trace the job’s outline at a safe height with the spindle off, and see before you press Start whether the job would run past the machine’s travel with the current zero, and by how much.
- Probe Z, a corner or the whole surface. Touch-plate zeroing, corner probing with a hook or flat plate, and auto-levelling for warped boards and PCBs.
- Jog, zero, home, override. Feed, rapid and spindle overrides work mid-job. Rapid positions send the head to a corner, an edge midpoint or the centre of the bed in machine coordinates, Z up first.
- Position exactly. Go to a typed position, type over the position readout with simple math like #/2, and switch between G54 to G59 with an editable work offsets table.
- Keyboard and gamepad. Remappable shortcuts for start, pause, stop, home, zero and overrides with a printable list, and analog gamepad jogging with button mapping, an optional enable button and per-controller profiles.
- Fix the depth while it cuts. Nudge a live Z offset in 0.01 mm steps during the job (G43.1 on GRBL, grblHAL and FluidNC; rewritten Z words on Marlin and Smoothieware). For jobs sent from the editor, a wall offset recomputes the remaining toolpaths and applies from the next feature. Offsets are saved per bit and loaded when the next job starts, and you can nudge them from the phone pendant too.
- Your dust collector follows the job. G-code at job events switches a dust collector, vacuum table or air assist on and off at start, tool change, resume, stop, end and alarm, with ready-made presets.
- It tells you when it needs you. The screen stays awake during a job, and you get an alert when it finishes, waits for a tool change or stops: browser notification, sound, phone pendant or email.
- See the job in 3D. Orbit, zoom and follow the tool, see the machine travel and work zero, colours per bit with a tool timeline, and click in the top view to move there.
- Macros and a phone pendant. One-tap macros on screen, or pair your phone (type the code or scan a QR code) and jog from beside the machine.
- Calibrate the machine. Wizards for steps per mm, squareness and backlash, with a history you can undo.
- Settings and SD card. A controller settings editor with search, descriptions, checkboxes for bit masks, grblHAL metadata, import, export and automatic backups; run, pause and delete files on the controller’s SD card (grblHAL, FluidNC).
- Know when the cable is the problem. A connection health monitor logs lost lines, errors and position mismatches with the spindle speed, and shows whether problems rise when the spindle runs.
USB control uses Web Serial in Chrome, Edge or Opera on desktop; connections through the server bridge also work in other browsers. Over USB and direct network links the G-code goes straight from your browser to the machine; the server only relays it when you choose the server bridge or MeldLink.
Run a shop, not just a machine.
What ran, what it cost, which bit needs sharpening and who changed what: the records a workshop needs, kept next to the projects.
Know what the machines did
Every job is logged with its machine, bits, material and outcome; add notes and photos. The dashboard shows machine hours, success rate, hours per machine and bit, and material used. Air cuts are listed separately.
- Job log
- Notes & photos
- Dashboard
- Machine hours
- Material use
Bits and money
Cutting time per bit comes from real runs, with a reminder before a bit reaches the end of its life and a history of every sharpening. The cost panel adds material, machine time and bit wear, and suggests a price per part.
- Bit wear
- Sharpening history
- Cost estimate
- Price per part
- Copy as quote
Work as a team
Team workspaces with owner, admin, editor and viewer roles. One shared library of bits, materials, machines, templates and macros; when two people edit the same item, MeldCNC asks how to merge instead of overwriting.
- Team roles
- Invite links
- Shared team library
- Team job log
- Read-only viewers
Share, discuss, get help
Share a read-only link or publish to the gallery, and talk about a design in comments that update live and pin to the canvas. Email notifications arrive instantly, as a daily digest or not at all. When a job fails, an error report collects what’s needed to find out why.
- Share links
- Gallery
- Live comments
- Email notifications
- Error reports
- English, Slovenian, German
Show what you made. Ask what went wrong.
The community lives inside the app: finished projects, questions and tips from people who run the same machines and cut the same wood.
Browse the community-
Projects, questions and tips
Post a finished piece, ask a question or write up a tip, with photos pasted straight in, emoji and simple formatting. Link the project it came from and pick a licence for the files you share.
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Answers that rise to the top
Upvote what helped. The person who asked marks the answer that solved it, and unanswered questions have a list of their own.
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Replies that find you
Reply in threads, @mention someone and follow people, posts or tags. Every profile has an avatar and a short bio. New replies ring the bell in the app; email arrives instantly, as a daily digest or not at all.
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Remix and work together
Copy a shared project into your own when the author allows it, with credit to the original kept on the copy. Or ask the author to work on it with you.
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Search everything
Posts, comments, tags and people in one box, with suggestions as you type. It finds parts of words and part numbers and doesn’t mind missing accents. Filter by category, solved, attached files or date.
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Safe to share
Photos are re-encoded and lose their location data; SVG, DXF, STL and G-code files are checked before anyone can download them. Anyone can report a post or mute and block a person, and moderators review every report.
Built around FoxAlien. Open to every GRBL router and laser.
Pick your model and MeldCNC knows its travel, speed limits, rigidity and spindle or laser options. Anything else running GRBL 1.1, grblHAL or FluidNC works with a custom profile you set up in a minute.
| Machine | Work area X × Y × Z | Motion | Controller | 4th axis |
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| XE-Ultra 8080 | 840 × 840 × 120 | HG15 rails, ball screws, closed-loop NEMA 23 | 32-bit GRBL 1.1h | Port reserved |
| XE-Ultra Core | 440 × 440 × 120 | HG15 rails, ball screws, closed-loop NEMA 23 | 32-bit GRBL 1.1h | Port reserved |
| Masuter Pro Max 2x2 | 600 × 600 × 100 | Belts XY, 500 W brushless spindle | 32-bit GRBL 1.1h | A-axis port |
| Masuter 3S | 400 × 400 × 90 | Belts XY, HG15 Z, closed-loop NEMA 23 | 8-bit GRBL 1.1h | Rotary via Y |
| Masuter 3S + 8040 | 800 × 400 × 90 | Belts XY, HG15 Z, closed-loop NEMA 23 | 8-bit GRBL 1.1h | Rotary via Y |
| XE-PRO | 400 × 400 × 95 | Ball screws, closed-loop NEMA 23 | 8-bit GRBL 1.1 | Rotary via Y |
| XE-PRO + 8040 | 800 × 400 × 95 | Ball screws, rails on X, closed-loop NEMA 23 | 8-bit GRBL 1.1 | Rotary via Y |
| Masuter Pro | 380 × 380 × 50 | Belts XY, rail + lead screw Z | 32-bit GRBL 1.1h | Rotary via Y |
| Masuter Pro + 4080 | 380 × 800 × 50 | Belts XY, rail + lead screw Z | 32-bit GRBL 1.1h | Rotary via Y |
| Vasto V2 final sale | 400 × 400 × 100 | Dual HG15 rails, ball screws, closed-loop | GRBL 1.1 | Rotary via Y |
| Vasto XL V2 final sale | 600 × 600 × 100 | Dual HG15 rails, ball screws, closed-loop | GRBL 1.1 | Rotary via Y |
| CL-4x4 final sale | 1220 × 1220 × 100 | Linear rails, ball screws, closed-loop NEMA 23 | GRBL 1.1 | Rotary via Y |
| Masuter 3 final sale | 400 × 400 × 90 | Belts XY, rail Z | GRBL 1.1 | Rotary via Y |
| Vasto final sale | 400 × 400 × 100 | Dual HG15 rails, ball screws, open-loop | GRBL 1.1 | None |
| Vasto XL final sale | 600 × 600 × 100 | Dual HG15 rails, ball screws, open-loop | GRBL 1.1 | None |
| Vasto XXL final sale | 1000 × 1000 × 100 | Dual HG15 rails, ball screws, open-loop | GRBL 1.1 | None |
| 4040-XE discontinued | 400 × 400 × 70 | Belts XY, open-loop NEMA 23 | 8-bit GRBL 1.1h | None |
| Masuter (original) discontinued | 400 × 380 × 55 | Belts XY, rods on Z | GRBL 1.1 | None |
Spindles in the library
- 1.5 kW VFD
- FA710 trim router
- Makita RT0701C
- 500 W brushless
- 400 W DC
- 300 W DC
- 60 W 775
Another brand?
Carbide 3D Shapeoko 3, 4, 5 Pro and HDM profiles are built in, and so are SainSmart Genmitsu 3018 and 4040. For anything else, create a profile with your travel, feed limits and spindle. The sender drives GRBL, grblHAL, FluidNC, Marlin and Smoothieware boards; LinuxCNC machines get G-code in their own dialect.
Rotary carving
Wrap a design around a cylinder on FoxAlien’s rotary kits: Y-wrap output for machines without a 4th-axis port, a true A axis for those with one. The 3D preview turns the part under the bit. Laser jobs wrap the same way.
Lasers
Fit a diode laser to your router or run a CO₂ machine: add the module to the machine profile with its power, $30 and focus height. Laser-only profiles for xTool, Ortur, Sculpfun and Atomstack engravers open new projects straight in laser mode.
Start free. Upgrade when your projects do.
Every plan includes the design editor, simulation, G-code export and machine control.
Hobby
For trying CNC and personal projects.
$0forever
No card needed
Start free- Full design editor with text, icons and apps
- SVG, DXF, PDF and G-code import
- Outline, fill, drill and engrave cuts
- Laser cut, score and fill
- 3D carve simulation
- GRBL G-code export
- Machine control over USB
- Feeds & speeds calculator
- 3 cloud projects
Personal, non-commercial use.
Maker
For makers who sell what they carve.
$8$7.20/ month
Billed monthly$86.40 billed yearly · you save $9.60
Choose Maker- Everything in Hobby
- Unlimited projects, 20 GB storage
- V-carving, flat-bottom V-carve and inlays
- 3D reliefs from STL and grayscale images
- Adaptive clearing and rough + detail passes
- Image trace and large-material tiling
- Edge profiles, trochoidal slotting and rotary carving
- Laser photo engraving and calibration tests
- Camera overlay, variable text and print-and-cut
- Joinery and enclosure generators, nesting and cut lists
- Your own bit, material and machine library
- Email support within 2 business days
Commercial use for one person.
Workshop
For small shops and teams sharing machines.
$22$19.80/ month
Billed monthly$237.60 billed yearly · you save $26.40
Choose Workshop- Everything in Maker
- Team workspace for up to 5 members with roles
- Shared projects, bits, materials, machines, templates and macros
- Team job log, machine-hours dashboard and bit-wear tracking
- 100 GB storage
- Priority support within 1 business day
Commercial use for the whole team.
Prices in US dollars. EU customers pay VAT at their country’s rate on top. Cancel any time; paid plans keep working until the end of the period.
Questions before your first cut.
Can’t find your answer? Send us a message.
Do I need to install anything?
No. MeldCNC runs in a current version of Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari on Windows, macOS, Linux or ChromeOS. Heavy work like toolpath generation runs in the background, so the editor stays responsive.
Which browsers can drive my machine?
USB control uses the Web Serial API, available in Chrome, Edge and Opera on desktop computers. grblHAL and FluidNC boards on your network can also be driven through the MeldCNC server bridge, which works in other browsers too. Otherwise, download the G-code and run it with your usual sender.
My router isn’t a FoxAlien. Will it work?
Yes. Profiles for Carbide 3D Shapeoko 3, 4, 5 Pro and HDM and SainSmart Genmitsu 3018 and 4040 machines are built in, and for anything else you create a profile with its travel, feed limits and spindle. The sender drives GRBL 1.1, grblHAL and FluidNC boards directly, and Marlin 2.x and Smoothieware boards through a protocol bridge (pick the firmware next to Connect). LinuxCNC machines get G-code in their own dialect.
Does it work with my laser?
Yes, if the laser runs on GRBL-family firmware: a diode module on a CNC router, or a diode or CO₂ laser engraver. Profiles for several xTool, Ortur, Sculpfun and Atomstack engravers are built in. Switch the project to laser mode, pick your head and its full-power value ($30), and MeldCNC writes M4 dynamic-power G-code. The control page checks that laser mode ($32) is on before a job starts. Controllers like Ruida that use their own file formats, and galvo lasers, aren’t supported.
Is it safe to let a browser run my machine?
The sender keeps GRBL’s buffer full without overflowing it, checks the machine’s position against the file while the job runs, stops a job with a controlled feed hold before resetting, and pauses on any controller error. You should still stay next to the machine, use its emergency stop, and wear eye and ear protection (laser safety glasses for laser work).
Can I use my designs commercially?
Your designs are always yours. The Hobby plan is for personal use; to sell what you make with MeldCNC, choose Maker (one person) or Workshop (a team).
How does yearly billing work?
Pay for twelve months up front and get 10 % off: Maker is $86.40 a year instead of $96, Workshop $237.60 instead of $264. You can switch between monthly and yearly at the next renewal.
What happens to my projects if I downgrade?
Nothing is deleted. Projects beyond the Hobby limit become read-only, and you can still open, simulate and export them.
Do you support 4-axis or rotary work?
Yes, for wrapped carving. Design flat on the unwrapped surface, and MeldCNC outputs it on the Y axis (for rotaries that replace the Y motor) or as a true A axis. Laser jobs work the same way with roller and chuck rotaries. Simultaneous 4-axis 3D carving isn’t supported.
Can I open files from Illustrator, Inkscape or LightBurn?
Yes. Import SVG, DXF or PDF, including Illustrator files saved with PDF compatibility (the default). Text comes along: as editable text from SVG and DXF, as outlines from PDF. LightBurn projects (.lbrn and .lbrn2) come in with their shapes, images and layer settings as laser operations. Simple EPS files open directly; if one doesn’t, save it as PDF or SVG.
Which languages does the app speak?
English, Slovenian and German, with decimal commas where your language uses them. This website is available in all three as well.
Can several people work on the same projects?
Yes. Create a team workspace and invite people as owners, admins, editors or viewers. Projects, bits, materials, machines, templates and macros are shared in the team, viewers open projects read-only, and comments update live for everyone.
Your first carve is closer than you think.
Create a free account, draw a shape and watch the simulation. It takes about five minutes.