Guides
Bambu Lab on your Mac. Answered
Bambu Studio and Bambu Handy on a Mac, connections and printer settings, cameras, and getting the most out of Bambu Bar.
Bambu Lab software on a Mac
- Bambu Studio on a MacWhere to download Bambu Studio for Mac, how to connect your printer, and how to follow prints without keeping it open.
- Bambu Handy on a MacWhat Apple's listing says about running Bambu Handy on a Mac, and the desktop alternatives for following prints.
- OrcaSlicer on a MacWhere to get OrcaSlicer for Mac, how it connects to Bambu Lab printers, and how Bambu Bar uses the printers it saved.
Connections and printer settings
- Bambu Studio not connectingPrinter missing from Bambu Studio, offline, or failing to connect on a Mac: the checks, in the order that finds the problem fastest.
- Access code and IP addressWhere your printer shows its 8-character access code and its IP address, and how to use them to connect from your Mac.
- LAN mode explainedCloud mode, LAN Only, LAN Only Liveview and Developer Mode: four different settings, and which ones you actually need.
- Developer Mode and locked controlsWhy pause, stop and speed show a lock in Bambu Bar, what Developer Mode changes on the printer, and whether you need it.
How it works
- Local vs remote monitoringWhat local monitoring on your Mac covers, what remote access needs, and why you shouldn't open your printer to the internet.
- How local monitoring works (MQTT)The local MQTT connection behind Bambu Studio and Bambu Bar: port, topics, sign-in, certificates, and what's read versus sent.
Bambu Bar features
- The printer camera on your MacYour Bambu Lab printer's live view in the menu bar, the main window or a floating window, and how to set it up for your model.
- Desktop widgetsSmall, medium and large Mac widgets with your print's progress, time left, temperatures and filament, one per printer if you like.
- AMS filament and grams leftHow much filament is left on each AMS spool, in grams, with colour names and humidity, and where the numbers come from.
- Print notificationsmacOS notifications for finished, failed, canceled and paused prints and new printer errors, and how to choose which you get.
- Several printers at onceEvery printer on one Mac: the ones that need you first, then the rest by time left, with widgets and alerts for each.