Install OrcaSlicer on Nintendo Switch

OrcaSlicer

Get even more perfect 3D prints!
OrcaSlicer is a powerful, free and open-source 3D printer slicer with cutting edge features for FDM printing. It supports a wide range of printers from manufacturers including Bambu Lab, Prusa, Voron, Creality, and many more.

To run: Menu -> Graphics -> OrcaSlicer
To run in a terminal: flatpak run com.orcaslicer.OrcaSlicer

Fortunately, OrcaSlicer is very easy to install on your Nintendo Switch in just two steps.

  1. Install Pi-Apps - the best app installer for Nintendo Switch.
  2. Use Pi-Apps to install OrcaSlicer.

Compatibility

For the best chance of this working, we recommend using the latest version of Switchroot L4T Ubuntu Noble, which is currently version 5.1.2 Ubuntu Noble.
OrcaSlicer will run on L4T Ubuntu ARM64.

Install Pi-Apps

Pi-Apps is a free tool that makes it incredibly easy to install the most useful programs on your Nintendo Switch with just a few clicks.

Open a terminal and run this command to install Pi-Apps:

wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Botspot/pi-apps/master/install | bash

Feel free to check out the Pi-Apps source code here: https://github.com/Botspot/pi-apps

Install OrcaSlicer

Now that you have Pi-Apps installed, it is time to install OrcaSlicer.
First launch Pi-Apps from your start menu:

Then click on the Engineering category.

Now scroll down to find OrcaSlicer in the list.

Just click Install and Pi-Apps will install OrcaSlicer for you!

Pi-Apps is a free and open source tool made by Botspot, theofficialgman, and other contributors. Find out more at https://pi-apps.io