Powerful Features

Bambuddy transparently proxies traffic between your slicer and printer. Your printer stays safely on your local network.

Connect from anywhere with internet access. A VPN like Tailscale adds full data encryption.

Run Tailscale on the host. Bambuddy reads the host's tailnet identity and surfaces it on each virtual-printer card with a copy button — paste the 100.x.x.x into Bambu Studio or OrcaSlicer from anywhere on your tailnet. Private mesh, encrypted, no port forwarding. Per-VP toggle on the card controls whether the IP is shown. Setup guide →

Full remote printing without relying on Bambu Lab's cloud infrastructure.

FTP, FileTransfer, and Camera use transparent TCP proxying with your printer's real TLS certificate. MQTT is TLS-terminated only to rewrite network addresses.

Add Bambuddy as a network printer and send prints directly from your slicer.

Uses your actual printer's serial number and access code for authentication.

Slice from File Manager, Archives, MakerWorld imports, and the print queue. Result lands in the library with embedded thumbnail, ready for the plate picker, AMS mapper, and dispatch.

Import a Printer Preset Bundle once, then pick its curated printer + process + filament triplet from a bundle dropdown for every slice. Repeat slicing skips the JSON profile re-upload entirely.

Multi-color plates render one filament dropdown per AMS slot the print actually uses, each labelled Filament N (PLA) with a colour swatch and auto-matched against your imported / cloud / standard presets by type and colour.

Multi-plate 3MFs open a plate picker first; the filament list and dropdown shape adapt to the picked plate's actual usage. Per-plate filament discovery is cached so opening the modal a second time on the same plate is instant.

A 3MF authored for one printer model can be re-sliced for another — pick the target in the Slice modal and the slicer regenerates G-code for its bed, kinematics, and nozzle count. Cross-class re-slices (single-nozzle X1C / P1S / A1 / P2S onto a dual-nozzle H2D / H2D Pro and vice versa) just work too: Bambuddy detects the class change and auto-arranges objects so they land safely on the target's bed and clear the H2D's per-nozzle dead zones. MakerWorld imports authored for any printer slice cleanly on yours.

Multi-plate projects — parted statues, multi-part kits, calibration test stacks — get a “Slice all N plates” toggle in the Slice modal. One click produces a single .gcode.3mf with every plate's G-code inside, ready to send to the printer. The toast shows “Plate 2 of 5 — Generating G-code (47%)” as it works through them, and Bambuddy handles the per-plate-then-merge dance for cross-class slice-all transparently.

Long slices don't pin the modal — the job tracker follows the slice from queued to completed across pages. Library / archives lists refresh automatically when the result lands.

Runs on a NAS, mini-PC, or RPi 5 without a desktop slicer install. Sidecar is a self-contained Docker Compose stack — docker compose up -d and the Slice button appears in Bambuddy.

Pick your preferred slicer in Settings → Workflow. Both ship as drop-in services with the same API surface, so you can switch any time.

If you don't run the sidecar, all "Open in Slicer" flows continue to use the existing URI-scheme handoff to your desktop slicer, unchanged. Turning it on adds the Slice button without taking anything away.

Files are automatically saved with full metadata preservation for future reference. Internal calibration prints are automatically filtered out.

Smart detection prevents redundant files from cluttering your archive.

Document print results, failures, and notes with photo attachments.

Attach F3D design files to archives for complete design tracking. Visual badge and one-click download.

Link archives to Printables, Thingiverse, or any source URL. Globe button opens your custom link or auto-detected MakerWorld URL.

Send any archived print to any printer. For multi-plate 3MF files, select which plate to print with thumbnail previews. Auto-matches filaments by type and color, or manually select AMS slots from dropdown. On dual-nozzle printers (H2D/H2D Pro), filament matching is nozzle-aware — only AMS trays connected to the correct nozzle (L/R) are considered. Color names decoded from Bambu filament codes. Re-read button refreshes AMS status. Configure print options (bed leveling, flow calibration, vibration calibration, first layer inspection, timelapse) before starting.

Schedule button on archive cards for quick access to print queue. Add prints to the queue without right-clicking—respects user permissions.

Browse plate thumbnails directly on archive cards. Hover to reveal navigation arrows and dots for cycling through plates in multi-plate 3MF files.

3D-preview any archived print directly in Bambuddy — click the 3D-preview badge on an archive card to open the full-layer viewer. Multi-plate archives surface a plate picker with thumbnails; bed size auto-matches the printer the file was sliced for (H2D, X1C, P1S, A1, etc.) without any configuration.

Print settings, materials, and slicer configurations are stored with each file.

Each archive tracks every individual print of that file. An orange N prints badge appears on the card whenever a model has been printed more than once; click it for the full run-by-run history with date, status, duration, filament used, cost, and failure reason. Reprints add new rows instead of overwriting the source archive's data — a 100 g successful print stays visible alongside a 10 g failed reprint, and Quick Stats correctly sum to 110 g across both events.

Chronological table view of all print activity across every printer. Search and filter by printer, user, status, or date range. Colored status badges show completed, failed, stopped, cancelled, and skipped prints at a glance. Includes duration and filament info. Log data is separate from archives — clearing the log never deletes your archived files.

Optional integration with Bambu Cloud profiles for seamless workflow.

Inspect models from every angle with smooth mouse controls.

Get detailed views of complex geometry and fine features.

View multi-material prints with accurate color representation.

WebGL-accelerated rendering for smooth performance on any device.

Navigate multi-plate 3MF files with thumbnail previews and object counts per plate.

Expand to fullscreen with resizable split view between plates panel and 3D viewer.

Instant status changes without page refresh via persistent connections.

Monitor Health Management System errors with human-readable descriptions (853 error codes translated). Clear stale errors directly from the UI after print cancellation or transient events. A red "Problem" counter in the status bar highlights printers with active HMS errors. Compact-mode status pips turn red for fatal/serious errors or amber for warnings. Progress bars turn amber when paused. Status sorting prioritizes printers with HMS errors at the top. Get instant push notifications for printer errors including AMS issues, nozzle problems, and more.

Track print success rates over time to identify patterns and issues.

Monitor material usage across all printers and prints.

Calculate and track printing costs for materials and electricity.

View all your printers at a glance with unified status display.

Hover over nozzle cards for extended details — wear, serial number, max temp, and filament info. H2C shows a 6-slot nozzle rack card. Dual-nozzle printers show L/R details side by side with Active/Idle status.

Adjust card sizes (S/M/L/XL) from the toolbar to fit your screen and preference.

Browse files on your printer's internal storage. Multi-select for bulk download as ZIP or delete multiple files at once.

Select multiple printer cards and apply bulk actions (stop, pause, resume, clear notifications, clear bed) from a floating toolbar. Select by state (printing, paused, finished, etc.) or by location for quick farm management.

Live search bar and filter dropdowns (status + location) make large print farms easy to navigate, especially on mobile. Search matches printer name, model, location, and serial number. The status filter is reactive to WebSocket updates — when a print finishes, the card immediately drops out of the "Printing" view.

Put a printer "out of service" without removing it. Toggle from the card's three-dot menu, the in-card amber banner, or the Edit Printer dialog; Bambuddy disconnects MQTT, drops the printer out of queue dispatch, the scheduler, model-based filament lookups, metrics, and notifications until you take it out again. The card stays visible on the dashboard with an amber wrench banner and an Exit button, so the printer never disappears from your mental map. Useful for parallel Bambuddy installs sharing the same hardware, printers under repair or awaiting parts, and temporary suspension.

FTP uploads and print-start commands run in the background. Real-time progress toasts with per-job upload bars, status badges, and cancel support. UI responds immediately.

Three tabs in one page: Queue for the live order (flat list or per-printer cards with aggregate count / time / weight), History for a responsive grid of past prints with filament swatch, weight, type, user, inline failure reason, and hover-to-enlarge thumbnails, and Timeline as a true Gantt swimlane — one row per printer with bars positioned by start time and sized by duration, a live NOW marker, and a rolling 24-hour window. Drag-and-drop supports multi-select: pick N items and the whole block moves together with a +N ghost.

Send prints to multiple printers at once with per-printer AMS mapping. Configure filament slots individually for each printer. Supports staggered starts directly from the Print dialog to avoid power spikes.

Queue prints to "any printer of matching model" (e.g., any X1C) for automatic load balancing. Optionally filter by location (e.g., "any X1C in Workshop"). Scheduler assigns to the first idle printer with the required filament types loaded. Override the sliced filament colors before scheduling — the scheduler matches against your chosen colors and prefers printers with exact matches.

When multiple AMS spools match the same type and color, automatically select the one with the least filament remaining. Helps consume partial spools before starting new ones. Optional setting — disabled by default.

Schedule prints to start at specific times, like overnight or off-peak hours.

Stage prints without auto-start. Prepare batches and release them manually when ready.

Select multiple queue items and edit printer assignment, print options, or cancel them all at once.

Select any subset of plates from a multi-plate 3MF to queue at once. Each plate has a checkbox for multi-select, with a "Select All / Deselect All" toggle. Each selected plate is added as a separate queue entry, individually editable before dispatch.

Stagger multi-printer starts to avoid power spikes. Available in both the Print dialog and the Queue dialog — prints sent to multiple printers are automatically queued with staggered start times. Define group size and interval — printers start in waves instead of all at once. Ideal for larger farms where simultaneous bed heating can trip breakers.

Multi-plate prints from one source 3MF auto-group into a single collapsible row with aggregate count, total time, and total filament weight. Any 2+ selected items can be grouped manually via "Group as batch"; ungroup lives on the batch parent. History batches collapse into one row with status-rollup chips (e.g. 3 OK / 1 failed). Per-batch collapse state persists across reloads.

Control printer power with Tasmota, Home Assistant, MQTT, or REST/Webhook smart plugs.

Automatically turn on printers before scheduled print jobs.

Safely power off printers after prints complete and cool down.

Require user confirmation between queued prints to ensure the build plate is cleared before the next print starts. Disable per-printer confirmations in Settings for unattended farm workflows where plates are cleared automatically.

Prioritize shorter prints so more jobs complete sooner. Toggle SJF on the queue page — the scheduler picks the shortest pending job for each printer instead of FIFO. A starvation guard ensures long jobs that get skipped once are protected from being skipped again.

Set default values for bed levelling, flow calibration, vibration calibration, first layer inspection, and timelapse in Settings → Workflow. Every new print dialog starts with your chosen defaults, still overridable per print.

Configure custom start and end G-code snippets per printer model in Settings → Workflow for bed-clearing systems like Farmloop, SwapMod, AutoClear, and Printflow 3D. Enable per queue item — the scheduler injects snippets into a temporary copy of the 3MF before uploading, leaving original files untouched.

Set up interval-based maintenance schedules for each printer.

Receive notifications directly to your WhatsApp account.

Get instant Telegram messages with print status updates.

Post updates to your Discord server via webhooks.

Traditional email notifications for important events.

Push notifications via Pushover or self-hosted ntfy. ntfy providers support per-event priority (Min / Low / Default / High / Urgent), so a "print failed" alert can wake the phone while a "50% complete" ping stays silent.

Persistent notifications in your HA dashboard. Forward to mobile via HA automations.

Configure message templates with per-filament usage details, progress tracking, and quiet hours for each service. Filament data available for completed, failed, and cancelled prints.

Include camera snapshot URL in notifications when prints complete.

Get notified when the print bed cools below a configurable threshold after a print completes. Know exactly when it's safe to remove your parts.

Get notified with a camera snapshot when the first layer finishes printing. Check adhesion remotely without watching the entire print.

Get notified when queue jobs are waiting for filament, skipped, or fail to start. Know immediately when action is needed.

Get a toast warning and optional push notification when a print starts with AMS trays that have no spool assigned. Includes slot labels and expected material profiles.

Organize related prints into projects like "Voron Build" or "Cosplay Armor".

Separate progress bars for print jobs (plates) and objects printed (parts). Perfect for multi-part builds.

Automatically extracts object count from 3MF files when archiving. No manual counting needed.

Visual project identification with customizable colors on archive cards.

Assign multiple archives to a project at once via multi-select toolbar.

Track sourced parts with quantities, prices, and purchase links.

Attach documentation, source files, configs, and reference images.

Track expenses with configurable currency for complete project budgeting.

Export projects as ZIP (with files) or JSON. Share complete project bundles or migrate between instances.

Printable files from linked library folders appear directly on the project detail page with Print Now and Add to Queue buttons. The resulting archive is automatically linked to the project — no manual assignment needed.

Paste a MakerWorld / Printables / Thingiverse link and upload a hero image so each project card is immediately recognisable. The URL renders as a one-click external-link button beside the project name; the cover photo replaces the default status icon on the card with a visual identifier you can spot at a glance.

Instantly find any print by name, tags, notes, designer, or filament type.

View, rename, and delete tags across all archives from a centralized modal with usage counts.

Compare 2-5 prints side-by-side with highlighted differences for troubleshooting.

Identify patterns in print failures correlated with conditions and materials.

Hook Bambuddy up to a self-hosted Obico ML API and it will watch each print's camera feed, smooth scores over time (EWM + rolling means, same math Obico uses), and automatically notify, pause, or cut power when a failure is detected. No Obico account, no cloud — your prints, your network, your ML container.

Export archives and statistics for external analysis or backup.

Create secure API keys with granular permissions for external access. Each key is owned by its creator; opt-in cloud-access scope lets a key read its owner's Bambu Cloud presets and filament catalogue (perfect for headless slicing pipelines).

Query status, manage queue, and control printers via REST API.

Integrate with Home Assistant for smart home automation workflows.

Control access with read-only, queue management, or full printer control permissions.

Explore and test all endpoints with live execution, parameter inputs, and response display.

Import filament profiles directly from your Bambu Cloud account. Supports both email verification and TOTP authenticator apps for 2FA.

Sign in to your Orca Cloud account (the cloud OrcaSlicer 2.4.0 shipped) and pull your synced filament / process / printer profiles into Bambuddy for slicing alongside your Bambu Cloud and local presets. Four sign-in options: Google, Apple, GitHub or email + password.

Import slicer presets from OrcaSlicer without Bambu Cloud. Supports .orca_filament, .bbscfg, .bbsflmt, .zip, and .json exports with automatic inheritance resolution.

Create custom filament presets with temperature and flow settings.

Manage K-factor profiles for optimal extrusion and print quality.

Use pre-configured templates for common filament types.

Set reminders based on print hours or calendar days.

Independent maintenance schedules for each printer in your fleet.

Define your own maintenance tasks with custom icons and intervals.

Visual indicators and notifications when maintenance is due.

Check and upload firmware updates for LAN-only printers directly to SD card. Printer cards show a color-coded firmware version badge — green when up to date, orange when an update is available. The update dialog lists every version announced on Bambu's wiki with Usable/Unavailable/Installed badges per row — install intermediate versions that were skipped by the OTA channel, or roll back to an older firmware without hand-flashing files.

Enable debug logging and download a comprehensive diagnostic bundle for issue reporting. Includes printer connectivity, integration status, network info, package versions, database health, and Docker details. All data privacy-filtered — no IPs, names, or serial numbers included.

Submit bug reports directly from the UI with optional screenshot (upload, paste, or drag & drop), interactive debug log capture with a 3-step guided flow (start logging, reproduce the issue at your own pace, stop & submit), and system info. Reports create GitHub issues via a secure relay. Auto-stops after 5 minutes. Privacy-first: all logs are sanitized and sensitive data is never included. Expandable data privacy notice details exactly what is collected.

Scans recent logs against a catalog of known issues and tells you what to do about them — rejected access codes, blocked ports, flapping connections, unreachable cameras, database contention. Each finding is labelled "you can fix this" or "please report this" and links straight to the fix. Shown on the System page and inline in the bug reporter, so most setup mistakes get self-resolved without a support round-trip. The Add-Printer dialog runs the same connection checks on save and warns before adding a printer that would show offline.

Paste any MakerWorld model URL and save or slice the 3MF without leaving Bambuddy. Per-plate picker with Save or Save & Slice in Bambu Studio / OrcaSlicer, Import all plates for multi-plate models, folder picker, image gallery with keyboard-navigable lightbox, Recent imports sidebar, and per-plate delete with confirm modal. Reuses your existing Bambu Cloud login — no separate account, no companion browser extension, no cookie paste. MakerWorld HTML descriptions are sanitised via DOMPurify and CDN images are proxied through Bambuddy so your IP stays private. Closes the last workflow gap for LAN-only users who kept the Bambu Handy app around just for MakerWorld downloads.

Deleted library files move to a trash bin with a configurable retention window (default 30 days) before a background sweeper permanently removes them — an undo window for accidental deletions. Regular users see and manage their own trashed files; admins see everyone's, can restore or delete permanently, and tune retention inline on the Trash page. For libraries that have grown into gigabytes, admins also get a Purge old bulk action with a live preview (count + total size freed + sample filenames) that moves every file older than N days into the trash in one shot, with an opt-in checkbox for never-printed files. Optional Auto-purge in Settings runs the same operation automatically once per 24 hours on an opt-in schedule, so admins never have to remember to clean up. Gated by a new library:purge permission (admin-only by default, delegable to other roles). External (linked) files bypass trash since their bytes aren't under Bambuddy's control.

Print archives can grow into tens of gigabytes over time — Settings → Archives now has an auto-purge toggle that hard-deletes archives older than a configurable age (default 365 days, minimum 7). A manual Purge archives now button opens a modal with a live preview (count + size) before you confirm. Unlike the library trash, archives are hard-deleted — print history is a decaying timeline, so there is no trash intermediate; the delete goes through the same safety-checked path as the single-archive delete button, cleaning up the 3MF, thumbnail, timelapse, source 3MF, F3D, and photo folder together with the DB row. Off by default; admin-only (reuses the existing archives:delete_all permission).

Built-in spool tracking with AMS slot assignment, remaining weight editing, spool catalog, color catalog, and PA profile matching. Bulk spool addition (1–100 at once) with Quick Add mode for stock spools — material is required, brand and subtype are optional. Group similar spools toggle visually collapses identical unused/unassigned spools into expandable rows with a count badge. Automatic usage tracking via 3MF slicer data for all spools, with per-layer G-code accuracy for partial prints. Universal AMS mapping capture from any print source (BambuStudio, OrcaSlicer, Bambu Handy, or Bambuddy). AMS remain% delta as fallback. Mid-print spool reassignment support (uses live assignment if changed during print). Manual AMS weight sync for recovery from corrupted data. Per-spool cost tracking with automatic cost calculation at print completion, real-time cost preview in the print modal, and configurable default cost and currency. Multi-colour gradients, transparency, and visual effects — paste a comma-separated hex list (e.g. from 3dfilamentprofiles.com) to render a spool as a gradient strip or a colour-wheel pie (Multicolor subtype); alpha < FF shows through a checkerboard so transparency is visible; optional effect overlay (Sparkle, Wood, Marble, Glow, Matte). Same fields are editable on the colour catalog so combos can be saved once and reused.

Generate PDF labels for any selection of spools in four pre-built sizes: AMS holder (30×15 mm) for the popular Makerworld AMS Filament Label Holder, single box label (62×29 mm) for Brother PT/QL or Dymo small labels, Avery L7160 sheets (A4, 21 per page), and Avery 5160 sheets (US Letter, 30 per page). Each label carries the colour swatch (with multi-colour gradient stripes for spools that have extra colours), brand, material, the spool's own name, the spool ID (the killer field for telling 8 spools of "PLA White" apart in your closet, especially partials), and a QR code that deep-links straight back to that spool's row in Bambuddy when scanned with a phone. Pick from the inventory page — search, filter by material, multi-select spools, then print or save the PDF from your browser. Server-side rendering via ReportLab + qrcode (pure Python, no headless browser, no system libs).

Auto-sync AMS with Spoolman. Per-filament usage tracking with G-code parsing, partial usage for failed prints, link existing spools, view spool IDs. AMS Lite and external spools show fill levels from Spoolman weight data.

Publish printer events to external MQTT brokers for Home Assistant, Node-RED, and other automation platforms.

Export printer telemetry in Prometheus format for Grafana dashboards and external monitoring systems.

Manage pressure advance (K-factor) profiles for optimal print quality.

Schedule automatic backups of K-profiles, cloud profiles, settings, spool inventory, and print history to a GitHub repository.

Available in English, German, and Japanese, with more languages coming.

Choose between Bambu Studio and OrcaSlicer as your preferred slicer. All "Open in Slicer" buttons use the correct protocol.

Slice STL and 3MF files without a desktop slicer installed. Bring up the optional slicer-api/ Compose stack (OrcaSlicer and/or Bambu Studio CLI behind an HTTP wrapper), turn on Use Slicer API in Settings → Workflow, and the Slice button in File Manager, Archives, and MakerWorld dispatches a background slice job whose result lands as a new .gcode.3mf with embedded thumbnail. Multi-plate 3MFs open a plate picker first; multi-color plates render one filament dropdown per AMS slot the print actually uses, each pre-picked against your imported / cloud / standard presets by type and colour match. The picked printer is not tied to the printer the source 3MF was authored for — a model sliced for an X1C re-slices cleanly onto an H2D (or any other model), so MakerWorld imports work whatever printer the creator used. NEW — Bambu Studio Preset Bundles: import a .bbscfg exported from Bambu Studio (File → Export → Export Preset Bundle) once, then pick its curated printer + process + filament triplet from a new bundle dropdown in the Slice modal. Repeat slicing skips the JSON profile re-upload entirely — the sidecar materialises the triplet from the stored bundle by name. For unsliced project files Bambuddy runs a fast preview-slice via the sidecar to discover the canonical filament list (cached per plate, instant on repeat opens). Toast tracker follows the job from queued to completed across pages so a long slice never pins the modal. Falls back to embedded settings on 3MF inputs when the CLI's --load-settings path misbehaves. Bambu Studio is recommended — OrcaSlicer 2.3.2 / 2.4.0-dev have known CLI bugs that block slicing many Bambu-authored 3MFs; Bambu Studio is a drop-in replacement until the upstream fixes land. Stays opt-in — if you don't run the sidecar, the existing "open in desktop slicer" flow is unchanged.

Admins can set a default sidebar navigation order and visibility for all users. Users who haven't customized their sidebar automatically inherit the admin-set layout. Toggle on from Settings to apply your current menu order as the default.

Mix and match styles (Classic, Glow, Vibrant), backgrounds, and accent colors for both dark and light modes.

Secure, encrypted communication with your printers over LAN. Requires SD card inserted in printer for file transfers.

AGPL-3.0 licensed - inspect, modify, and contribute to the codebase.

Track power consumption and electricity costs in real-time.

Subscribe to MQTT topics from Zigbee2MQTT, Shelly, or any MQTT-enabled device. Supports separate topics per data type with individual multipliers.

Configure separate power/energy sensor entities for Home Assistant plugs (Tapo, IKEA, Shelly, etc.).

Control multiple devices together (printer + fan) using Home Assistant scripts with auto-trigger on power on/off.

Control any HTTP-controllable device with custom URLs, methods (GET/POST/PUT/PATCH), request bodies, and headers. Works with openHAB, ioBroker, FHEM, Node-RED, and more.

Automatically turn printers on before scheduled prints and off after cooldown. One-shot (default) or persistent auto-off for accessories that should always power down between prints.

Cut power to the printer and AMS automatically after a filament drying cycle completes — works for queue-triggered, ambient, or manually-started drying. Independent of the print-finish auto-off, with its own cooldown delay (default 10 minutes) since the AMS chamber stays warm longer than the hotend after a dry cycle.

One-click power on/off buttons for immediate control.

Wait for hotend to cool below threshold before powering off.

Scan for Tasmota devices, select from your Home Assistant entities, or configure REST/Webhook endpoints for any HTTP-controllable device.

Control smart plugs from anywhere in the app with the sidebar switchbar widget.

Virtual printer appears in slicer via SSDP discovery on the same LAN. Network interface override for multi-NIC, Docker, or VPN setups. Remote users add by IP.

Archive immediately, review before archiving, add to print queue (with optional auto-dispatch, manual start, or force-color-match so the scheduler refuses to dispatch onto a printer with the wrong filament loaded), or proxy to a real printer remotely. In Immediate / Review / Queue modes the slicer also gets a live read of the target printer's AMS / nozzle / camera state.

Choose which Bambu printer model to emulate: X1C, P1S, P2S, X2D, A1, A2L, H2D, H2C, and more.

TLS-encrypted MQTT with auto-generated certificates and configurable access code.

Run multiple virtual printers on a single Bambuddy instance, each with its own dedicated IP, mode, model, and access code. Mix archive, review, queue, and proxy modes.

Perfect for archiving prints, building a queue, or preparing for print farm operations.

Drag and drop widgets to arrange your dashboard how you like.

Monitor print success rates over time with trend analysis.

Visualize material consumption by type, color, and time period.

Track material and electricity costs with detailed breakdowns. Per-spool cost/kg enables accurate filament cost tracking for every print, with archive-level cost aggregation and bulk recalculation.

Update all archive costs with current filament prices. Reprints automatically add to total costs.

Filter all statistics by user to track individual usage, costs, and print activity. Ideal for universities and makerspaces. Requires the stats:filter_by_user permission (Administrators only by default).

Direct camera feed from your printer's built-in camera.

Connect external cameras (MJPEG, RTSP, HTTP snapshot, or USB webcams) to replace the built-in camera. Includes layer-based timelapse with automatic video stitching.

Automatically detect if objects are left on the build plate before printing. Calibrate with up to 5 reference images for different plate types, adjust the detection region (ROI), and receive instant notifications if a print is paused due to plate detection. Works with both built-in and external cameras.

Choose to open camera in a new browser window or as a draggable, resizable overlay on the main screen. Position and size are remembered across sessions.

Zoom up to 400% with mouse wheel or buttons, then pan to inspect details. Touch support includes pinch-to-zoom and drag to pan on mobile devices.

Most Bambu printers only allow one upstream camera connection. Bambuddy fans out a single shared stream to N viewers — open the same printer in two tabs, two devices, OBS, and a kiosk all at once without one viewer kicking another off.

Mint a camera-only token from Settings → API Keys, paste it into a Home Assistant card / Frigate config / kiosk URL once and forget. Hard 365-day cap, hashed at rest, scoped to the camera stream only, revocable at any time. No more refreshing 60-minute browser tokens on a cron just to keep your dashboard alive.

Open multiple embedded camera viewers simultaneously to monitor your entire print farm on a single screen. Each viewer remembers its own position and size, and cameras stay open when navigating between pages.

Streams stay on your local network - no cloud exposure.

Printer timelapses are automatically detected and attached to archives. Supports MP4 (X1/A1 series) and AVI (P1 series) formats with automatic background conversion. Manually upload or remove timelapses via the context menu. Edit with trim, speed adjustment (0.25x-4x), and music overlay.

Embeddable overlay page at /overlay/:printerId for live streaming. Combines camera feed with real-time print status (progress, ETA, layers, filename). No login required - perfect for OBS browser source. Customizable via query parameters: adjustable FPS (?fps=30), status-only mode without camera (?camera=false), size, and selectable elements.

Monitor humidity levels inside each AMS unit to protect hygroscopic filaments.

View temperature readings from AMS-HT units for heated drying.

Start, monitor, and stop drying sessions for AMS 2 Pro and AMS-HT directly from the Printers page. Select filament type for automatic temperature/duration presets, or set manually. Optional spool rotation for even heat distribution. Real-time countdown shows drying progress. Requires supported printer firmware and external PSU. Bambuddy automatically detects power constraints from firmware — the drying button is disabled with a tooltip when no PSU is connected. AMS power-related HMS errors (fan failures, voltage issues) are shown in the HMS error panel.

Automatically dry AMS filament between scheduled prints. When a printer is idle and humidity exceeds the configured threshold, Bambuddy starts a drying session using the lowest safe temperature across loaded filaments. Drying stops automatically when humidity drops below the threshold, when the next print is ready to start, or when auto-drying is disabled. Optional blocking mode waits for drying to complete before starting the next print.

Keep filament dry on idle printers even without any queued prints. When enabled, Bambuddy monitors humidity and automatically starts a drying session whenever the threshold is exceeded, regardless of queue state. A separate toggle in Settings → Print Queue, independent from queue auto-drying.

Customize drying temperature and duration for each filament type (PLA, PETG, TPU, ABS, ASA, PA, PC, PVA) with separate values for AMS 2 Pro and AMS-HT. Presets are used by manual drying, queue auto-drying, and ambient drying. Defaults based on BambuStudio's official filament profiles.

Set a different humidity trigger per filament type instead of one global value — e.g. Nylon at 20%, PLA at 60%, ASA at 30%. Mixed-material AMS units use the most-restrictive threshold across the loaded spools, so a single PLA + Nylon unit triggers at Nylon's level. Drives both the auto-drying scheduler and the hourly humidity alarm in lockstep. Configured in Settings → Workflow → Auto-Drying, alongside the drying presets.

See which filament slots are loaded and their current states.

Hover any AMS slot or external spool, click the menu button, and load that tray or unload the currently-loaded one — no walk to the touchscreen. On dual-extruder H2D, Ext-L and Ext-R drive their respective nozzles independently. Hidden while the printer is running. Requires the same control permission as start/stop/pause.

Mirrors BambuStudio's per-printer AMS Filament Backup setting — when a spool runs out, the printer auto-switches to a same-preset, same-colour spool in another slot so a long print can roll across multiple spools. A small badge in the Filaments section header on each printer card shows the live state (blue circular-arrow icon = ON, dim = OFF, "?" = A1 family with no cfg field); click to open a BambuStudio Auto Refill-style modal with one filament-coloured ring per backup pair — slot labels distributed around the colour band, material name and rotation count in the centre. Dual-extruder printers (H2D / H2C / X2D) carry an R / L badge per ring because the firmware can't cross extruders. Bambuddy's "insufficient filament" check is backup-aware: when Backup is ON, the deficit check pools remaining grams across same-(preset, colour) spools on the printer, so the warning doesn't fire spuriously when the firmware will swap to a peer mid-print. State syncs in real time whether the change came from Bambuddy, BambuStudio, or the printer's touchscreen. The companion Prefer Lowest Remaining Filament setting respects the backup toggle — when Backup is OFF, Bambuddy suppresses the prefer-lowest sort so the dispatcher won't reach for a near-empty spool the printer can't roll off of (#1762, #1766).

Configure individual AMS slots with filament presets, colors, and K-profiles. Presets are filtered by printer model so only compatible filaments are shown. Re-configuring an already-configured slot pre-populates all fields (preset, color, K-profile) for quick edits.

Monitor up to 4 AMS units per printer with unified display.

On dual-nozzle printers (H2D/H2D Pro), AMS filament matching respects nozzle assignments from the 3MF file. Each AMS unit feeds a specific nozzle (left or right), and Bambuddy constrains matching accordingly. L/R badges shown in the filament mapping UI.

Bambuddy detects the Filament Track Switch accessory on dual-nozzle printers and adjusts the print modal accordingly. With the FTS installed the AMS is no longer wired to a fixed extruder — the FTS routes any slot to either nozzle on demand — so the per-nozzle filter is suppressed and every loaded slot is selectable. Slots currently fed into a track get an L/R badge so you can see at a glance where the FTS is routing them.

Printers with multiple external spool holders (e.g., H2D with Ext-L and Ext-R) are fully supported. The external spool section renders as a grid layout accommodating multiple external slots instead of a single slot, with each slot independently configurable and trackable.

Hover over any AMS label to see its serial number and firmware version. Assign custom friendly names (e.g. "Silk Colours", "Workshop AMS") that persist even when the AMS is moved to a different printer. Slot numbers are displayed inside each filament color circle for quick identification.

Click the Print button or drag-and-drop a .gcode/.gcode.3mf file onto any printer card to upload and print in one step. The printer is pre-selected with filament mapping and print options ready to go.

View detailed printer info from the card menu — model, IP address, serial number, WiFi signal, firmware, developer mode, print hours, and more. IP and serial are copyable with one click.

Monitor part cooling, auxiliary, and chamber fan speeds with live WebSocket updates — and click any fan badge to set the speed directly (0-100%, with Off + three user-configurable quick presets and a custom value input).

Click any temperature card on the printer card to set the target — nozzle (0-320 °C, per-extruder on dual-nozzle H2D), bed (0-140 °C), and chamber (0-60 °C, only on H2C / H2D / H2D Pro / H2S / X2D with an active chamber heater; sensor-only models keep the card read-only). Quick-select buttons plus a custom value input; the Off button is always present.

Each heater tile (nozzle, bed, chamber) carries a small chart icon in the top-right corner. Single-click the tile body to open the existing temperature setpoint popover; click the icon to open a per-heater history modal with current / average / min / max stats, a target overlay, and a 6h / 24h / 48h / 7d time range selector. Bambuddy records readings every 60 seconds (retention configurable, default 30 days), so the read-only X1C and P2S chamber sensors finally have a useful click action too. Mirrors the existing AMS humidity / temperature history surface.

Three quick-select values per category (nozzle / bed / chamber / fan speed) are user-configurable under Settings → Workflow → Temperature & Fan Presets. The fixed Off button is always shown. Empty stored value falls back to the built-in defaults.

Control active prints with stop and pause/resume buttons directly from the printer card. Confirmation modals prevent accidental clicks.

Re-read RFID data for individual AMS slots to refresh filament information. Loading indicator shows progress.

Skip individual objects during a print without stopping the entire job. Preview image shows object ID markers to match with printer display. Badge shows skipped count. Requires "Exclude Objects" enabled in slicer.

Change print speed presets directly from the printer card during active prints. Choose between Silent (50%), Standard (100%), Sport (124%), and Ludicrous (166%) modes. Appears as a compact badge with a gauge icon next to the fan status badges for quick access without opening menus.

Toggle the chamber LED on/off directly from the printer card. Light button next to camera button with visual indicator showing current state. Works on all Bambu Lab printers including H2D dual lights.

Switch between Cooling (PLA/PETG/TPU) and Heating (ABS/ASA/PC/PA) modes from a one-click badge next to the speed control. Snowflake / flame icons make the active mode obvious at a glance.

One popover, three axes. Z-Jog moves the build plate (1 / 10 / 50 mm steps) with a Bambu Studio-style not-homed warning offering Home Z, Move anyway (bypasses soft endstops), or Cancel. XY-Jog moves the toolhead by a relative X/Y distance (±200 mm per axis). Extruder Jog manually extrudes or retracts filament (±100 mm) for purging or load verification — Bambu firmware enforces cold-extrude refusal client-side guards aren't needed.

At-a-glance icon badges in the top status row: SD Card turns red when the card is missing; Enclosure Door turns yellow when open (X1/P1S/P2S/X2D/H2*). Updates live via WebSocket so you spot a forgotten open door before the next print starts.

Re-request a full status snapshot from the printer (MQTT pushall) without forcing a reconnect. Available from the printer card kebab menu.

Enable or disable spaghetti detection and first layer inspection.

Dismiss stale HMS errors directly from the error modal. Sends a clear command to the printer and updates the UI instantly. Useful after print cancellation or transient events that leave error codes behind.

See current wattage consumption via smart plugs with energy monitoring.

Calculate electricity cost for each print based on your utility rate.

View energy consumption for today, this week, this month, or any custom date range. Powered by hourly lifetime-counter snapshots so even "Total Consumption" mode supports accurate date ranges.

If Bambuddy restarts during an active print, the per-print energy delta is still computed correctly at completion — the starting counter is persisted on the archive row.

Set your local electricity price for accurate cost calculations.

Single ZIP file contains database, archives, thumbnails, timelapses, library files, and all settings.

Upload backup ZIP to restore everything including all files and thumbnails.

Backups work across different servers, paths, and Docker volumes without path issues.

No data can be missed - the entire database and all directories are included automatically.

Scheduled automatic backups of K-profiles, cloud profiles, settings, spool inventory, and print archive history to a private GitHub repository.

Automatic local backup snapshots on an hourly, daily, or weekly schedule with configurable retention. ZIP files can be mounted to a NAS via Docker volume, and each snapshot can be downloaded, restored, or deleted from the UI.

Enable or disable authentication at any time. Existing installations work without authentication by default.

80+ granular permissions with customizable groups and a full-page editor with search, bulk actions, and category-level toggles. Default groups: Administrators (full access), Operators (own items + control), Viewers (read-only). Fine-grained inventory permissions let you control who sees spool assignments on printer cards vs. the full inventory page.

Operators can only edit/delete their own archives, queue items, and library files. Administrators can modify any item.

Create, edit, and delete users. Assign users to multiple groups for additive permissions.

Secure token-based authentication with 7-day expiration. Passwords are securely hashed using PBKDF2.

Track who uploaded archives, library files, and who added print jobs to the queue. See usernames on archive cards, file cards, queue items, and while printing. Each user gets their own independent Bambu Cloud login for cloud profiles.

Configure SMTP for automated user onboarding. Admins create users with an email address and the system sends a secure random password automatically — no shared passwords.

Users can reset their own password from the login screen without contacting an admin. Admins can also trigger one-click password resets from user management.

Authenticate users against your existing LDAP or Active Directory server. Supports LDAPS and StartTLS encryption, auto-provisioning on first login (or manual provisioning via an admin-side directory search), and LDAP group-to-BamBuddy group mapping for automatic role assignment. Local admin accounts remain as fallback.

Per-user opt-in 2FA with TOTP (Google Authenticator, Authy, 2FAS, or any standard TOTP app) or a 6-digit code delivered by email. Each user gets 10 single-use backup codes, printable or savable in a password manager. Hardened against brute-force (per-user and per-IP rate limits), replay (a TOTP code cannot be accepted twice in the same 30-second window, including across setup, verify, disable, and backup-code regeneration), and token reuse (the pre-auth challenge is a single-use DB-backed token bound to the browser via an HttpOnly cookie).

Log in to BamBuddy via any standards-compliant OIDC provider — PocketID, Authentik, Keycloak, Google Workspace, Azure AD — with PKCE (S256) for public clients. BamBuddy validates the issuer, aud, nonce, and email_verified claims on every callback, and the admin UI can opt-in to auto-provisioning of new BamBuddy users or auto-linking to existing accounts via their verified email address. Every URL pulled from the OIDC discovery document is validated against private/loopback/link-local IPs to prevent SSRF; non-HTTPS issuer URLs are rejected outright.

Customizable notification templates for welcome emails and password resets. Advanced auth can be enabled or disabled independently at any time.

Individual users can receive email notifications for their own print jobs — start, complete, failed, and stopped events — with per-user toggle controls on a dedicated Notifications page.

Navigate folders, view files, and organize your local print library.

Mount host directories (NAS, USB, network shares) into the File Manager. Files are accessed directly from the original path—nothing is copied.

Print library files with full options: plate selection for multi-plate 3MF, AMS mapping, and all print settings.

Queue files without creating archives upfront—archives are created automatically when prints start.

Organize folders by linking them to projects or archives for easy reference.

Select multiple files for batch operations like deleting or queueing.

Rename files and folders directly via context menu or inline actions.

Upload ZIP files to automatically extract contents with options to preserve folder structure or create folder from ZIP filename.

Auto-generate preview thumbnails for STL files on upload, or batch generate for existing files via context menu.

Touch-optimized interface with always-visible action buttons on mobile and tablets.

View current Bambuddy version and check for updates.

Monitor database size and number of archived prints.

See how much disk space your archives consume.

Real-time status of all printer MQTT connections.

Stream and filter application logs in real-time. Filter by level (DEBUG/INFO/WARNING/ERROR) or search text.

Add Bambuddy to your home screen for native app-like experience.

Full functionality on phones, tablets, and desktops.

Large touch targets and swipe gestures for mobile users.

Basic functionality available even without network connection.