Lùmen

Native Mac app for GRBL laser engravers, no subscription

4.5•3 reviews•

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Native Mac app for GRBL laser engravers, no subscription

4.5•3 reviews•

13 followers

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Lùmen is a native macOS app for hobbyist laser engravers. Connects to GRBL diode lasers from Sculpfun, Atomstack, Ortur, NEJE, and TwoTrees over USB. Image engraving with 7 dithering algorithms, SVG cutting, dual-layer projects, material presets, and a clean SwiftUI interface that feels at home on a Mac. The Mac-first alternative to LightBurn: €9.99 one-time, no subscription. Built by an indie dev who got tired of running Windows VMs to drive his Sculpfun.

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Name: Lùmen
Rating: 4.5 (3 reviews)

The community submitted 3 reviews to tell us what they like about Lùmen, what Lùmen can do better, and more.

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What's great

I was searching for a good Mac based software to operate my new Artilume T1 laser and came accross Lumen. The learning curve was somewhat challenging for me - a neophyte with such programs. I was facing a Father's Day deadline to complete some projects, and Dimitri was extremely responsive with creating revisions to address many of the issues that any new software faces. While there still some refinements to be made that will make this program even better, I am confident that these will be addressed. I highly recommend Lumen.

What needs improvement

Menu structures more consistent with most Mac based programs; Add an undo feature which helps correcting mistaken entries without having to start over; Having an easier to follow setup process (e.g. laser home and start positions.). I am confident these will be addressed in the future.

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Lightburn

Once refined, I believe it will be a better product.

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Thank you so much Jim for the review! I'm improving the app daily and I'm so happy to hear you like it!

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Wonderful software. Awesome job!

I was looking for something on macOS to pair with my hobby laser engraver, and Lumen has been exactly what I needed. Other options felt either too expensive or too cumbersome to work with, but this just works, and it works beautifully.

It connects flawlessly over my network and makes it incredibly simple to get started. I’m really looking forward to trying more of the new AI integration features, including the MCP integration, which connected to OpenAI Codex without any headache.

I’m also excited that it feels truly native to Mac. It’s clearly in active development, feels premium, and does not come across like an older product being limped along with a subscription.

Bravo, Dimitri!

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Thank you so much for this review! If you need new features do not hesitate to write me!

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