# Creality K3: specs, SimplyPrint compatibility and setup > **Expected to work** (Most likely). Not confirmed yet, but we expect it to work like the Creality K2 Plus. - By Creality, China - Launched October 2026 - Canonical page: https://simplyprint.io/compatibility/creality-k3 ## Creality K3 at a glance The K3 is Creality's nozzle-changing CoreXY: four 0.4 mm hardened steel nozzles that swap in 4.8 seconds, for four colours or materials with little purge waste. It is for hobbyists and small makers who want fast, low-waste multi-colour printing, and it is still a pre-order. - Build volume: 260 x 260 x 260 mm - Multi-material units it works with: Creality CFS - Enclosure: Partly enclosed - Max print speed: 500 mm/s - Motion system: CoreXY - Prints well: PLA, PETG, TPU & flexibles, ABS & ASA, Nylon (PA), Polycarbonate (PC), Carbon-fiber & glass-filled - Built-in camera: Yes - Connectivity: Wi-Fi, USB ## Connect the Creality K3 to SimplyPrint | Way of connecting | Status | What you need | Notes | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | SimplyPrint Client | Expected to work | A computer or Raspberry Pi on the same network that stays on, running the SimplyPrint Client | Creality OS flagship like the K2 Plus, which the SimplyPrint Client connects; not confirmed, and the 4-nozzle changer is new. ([Source](https://www.creality.com/products/k3)); Expected to work like the Creality K2 Plus | | Klipper (Moonraker) | Expected to work | Nothing extra: the printer runs Klipper as it ships | Creality says the firmware is Klipper-based and root access is available out of the box; Moonraker/Fluidd not stated, expected like the K2 Plus. ([Source](https://www.creality.com/blog/k3-questions-answered)); Expected to work like the Creality K2 Plus; Requires root access on the printer | | OctoPrint (Directly, over USB) | Not compatible | | Klipper-based firmware; OctoPrint only on top of Klipper. ([Source](https://www.creality.com/blog/k3-questions-answered)); Ships with Klipper: OctoPrint only runs on top of it, through the OctoKlipper plugin | - [How to set up SimplyPrint on Creality K3](https://simplyprint.io/setup-guide/creality/k3.md) - [How to set up Mainsail on Creality K3](https://docs.mainsail.xyz/setup) - [How to set up Fluidd on Creality K3](https://docs.fluidd.xyz/installation) - [Help us confirm](https://simplyprint.io/compatibility/creality-k3/confirm) ### What works with SimplyPrint Connected through SimplyPrint Client, SimplyPrint is expected to support most of what it offers on the Creality K3: the camera and AI failure detection, remote printing, skipping objects, temperature and movement control, filament mapping for its multi-material unit and AutoPrint. Not available through SimplyPrint Client: baby stepping and Z-Offset Calibration. ## What slicer to use for the Creality K3 Creality printers use CrealityPrint, Creality's own slicer. There's no ready-made profile for the Creality K3 in our cloud yet. - [CrealityPrint](https://simplyprint.io/features/slicer/crealityprint): No ready-made profile for the Creality K3 yet · Creality's own slicer · Runs in the SimplyPrint cloud - [PrusaSlicer](https://simplyprint.io/features/slicer/prusaslicer): No profile for the Creality K3 · Runs in the SimplyPrint cloud - [OrcaSlicer](https://simplyprint.io/features/slicer/orcaslicer): No profile for the Creality K3 · Runs in the SimplyPrint cloud - [BambuStudio](https://simplyprint.io/features/slicer/bambustudio): No profile for the Creality K3 · Runs in the SimplyPrint cloud - [ElegooSlicer](https://simplyprint.io/features/slicer/elegooslicer): No profile for the Creality K3 · Runs in the SimplyPrint cloud - [Cura](https://simplyprint.io/features/slicer/cura): No profile for the Creality K3 · Runs in the SimplyPrint cloud - [Kiri:Moto](https://simplyprint.io/features/slicer/kirimoto): No profile for the Creality K3 · Runs in the SimplyPrint cloud We only list slicers you can use in the SimplyPrint cloud, so there may be others for the Creality K3. ## The app for the Creality K3 Use SimplyPrint as the app for your Creality K3: watch and run it from your phone or any browser, slice in the cloud, and keep it next to your other printers. It's free to start. Creality's own app is [Creality Cloud](https://www.crealitycloud.com/downloads/creality-cloud-app). - Works without Creality's cloud: SimplyPrint yes; Creality Cloud: Only through Creality's cloud - An app for iPhone and Android, the same in any browser, and a slicer in the cloud. - More than monitoring: a print queue, AI failure detection, AutoPrint and accounts for a team. - Printers from many brands in one place, side by side. - Hosted in Frankfurt, Germany, under the GDPR. [Connect the Creality K3 to SimplyPrint, free](https://simplyprint.io/setup-guide/creality/k3) · [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/simplyprint-3d/id1519749400) · [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simplyprint.appdev) [SimplyPrint's print farm software for Creality](https://simplyprint.io/print-farms/creality) ## Automate the Creality K3 **CoreXY printers push their prints off.** The Creality K3's bed only moves up and down, so the usual way to automate it is a G-code routine that lets the toolhead push the cooled print off the front of the plate before the next job starts. ### Ways to automate it - [Push prints off with the toolhead](https://simplyprint.io/features/autoprint/push-off): On a CoreXY printer, a G-code routine can push the cooled print off the front of the plate before the next job starts. - [Your own ejection G-code](https://simplyprint.io/features/autoprint/custom): Write the routine that clears your plate, and AutoPrint runs it after every print. - [A robot arm, or anything with an API](https://simplyprint.io/features/autoprint/api): Tell SimplyPrint the plate is clear through the API or a webhook, from a robot arm or your own system. - [Clear it by hand, keep the queue](https://simplyprint.io/features/autoprint/manual-mode): AutoPrint waits for you to mark the plate clear, then starts the next job. [How AutoPrint works](https://simplyprint.io/features/autoprint). AutoPrint comes with the Pro plan and up. ## Creality K3 specifications: bed size, print height and more ### Size - Build volume: 260 x 260 x 260 mm - Bed type: Square - Bed size: 260 x 260 mm - Max print height: 260 mm ### Printing - Enclosure: Partly enclosed - Motion system: CoreXY - Max print speed: 500 mm/s - Max extruder temperature: 300 °C - Has heated bed: Yes - Max bed temperature: 100 °C - Number of nozzles: 4 - Toolheads: 4 - Direct drive: Yes - Probing tool / Auto Bed Leveling: No - Filament width: 1.75 mm ### Multi-material - Multi-material units it works with: Creality CFS - Toolchanger or hotend changer: Yes - IDEX (independent dual extruders): No ### Connecting - Connectivity: Wi-Fi, USB - Built-in camera: Yes - Prints from: USB stick - Supports serial printing: No - Shipped firmware: Klipper ### Files and slicing - Supported file formats: G-code (.gcode, .gco, .g) ### The printer - Printer manufacturer / brand: Creality - Printer model name: K3 - Made by a company from: China - Launched: October 2026 [Read more by the manufacturer](https://www.creality.com/products/k3) ## What filament can the Creality K3 print? Filament compatibility for the Creality K3: the materials Creality lists for it. | Filament | Suitability | Notes | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | PLA | Great | On the maker's list of materials for this printer. | | PETG | Great | On the maker's list of materials for this printer. | | TPU & flexibles | Great | On the maker's list of materials for this printer. | | ABS & ASA | Great | On the maker's list of materials for this printer. | | Nylon (PA) | Great | On the maker's list of materials for this printer. | | Polycarbonate (PC) | Great | On the maker's list of materials for this printer. | | Carbon-fiber & glass-filled | Great | On the maker's list of materials for this printer. | ### Best filament for the Creality K3 Filaments the Creality K3 prints well, Creality's own first, then the best known. - [Creality Hyper PLA](https://simplyprint.io/filaments/creality/hyper-pla): PLA, 190-230 °C - [Creality PETG](https://simplyprint.io/filaments/creality/petg): PETG, 220-250 °C - [Creality PLA](https://simplyprint.io/filaments/creality/pla): PLA, 190-230 °C - [Creality 95A TPU](https://simplyprint.io/filaments/creality/95a-tpu): TPU, 210-240 °C - [Bambu Lab PLA Basic](https://simplyprint.io/filaments/bambu-lab/pla-basic): PLA, 190-230 °C - [Bambu Lab PLA Matte](https://simplyprint.io/filaments/bambu-lab/pla-matte): PLA, 190-230 °C - [ELEGOO PLA](https://simplyprint.io/filaments/elegoo/pla): PLA, 190-220 °C - [SUNLU PLA](https://simplyprint.io/filaments/sunlu/pla): PLA, 200-240 °C ## When to choose the Creality K3 Choose the K3 if multi-colour waste and colour-change time are your main costs and you are happy to buy before reviews exist: Creality's own FAQ lists a 4.8 second nozzle change, 15 seconds for a colour or material change and an expected launch price below $900. Treat every figure as Creality's own claim. It is semi-enclosed, with an optional top cover that seals the chamber and adds a HEPA and carbon filter. For a similar tool changer with reviews, look at the Flashforge Creator 5; for a single-nozzle printer with a proven AMS, the Bambu Lab P2S. ### Pros - Four nozzles and four spool slots for waste-free four-colour or multi-material printing out of the box (Creality). - A 4.8 second nozzle change and 15 seconds for a colour or material change, tested over 800,000 changes (Creality). - Mixed nozzle sizes are a core feature, with 0.2, 0.6 and 0.8 mm nozzles sold in a separate kit (Creality). - 95A TPU out of the box, softer TPU with an optional kit, and a CFS Hub to add more colours (Creality). - Klipper-based firmware released in phases, root access out of the box, and Orca Slicer works with it (Creality). Expected to work with SimplyPrint through Klipper or the SimplyPrint Client. ### Cons - A pre-order with no independent review, and its speed and waste figures are Creality's own claims. - Only partly enclosed: the chamber seal and HEPA and carbon filter come with an optional top cover (Creality). - Mixed nozzle sizes and softer TPU need extra kits sold separately (Creality). - Complex nozzle-swapping hardware is new and unproven over long runs. ### Who it suits - Schools: Can work. Multi-colour prints engage students and SimplyPrint can hold them for approval, but a hot, partly open machine with new hardware needs supervision. - Hobbyists: Good fit. Low-waste, fast four-colour printing with a modifiable Klipper base, though untested by reviewers. - Businesses: Can work. Efficient multi-material prototypes, but new, partly open and unreviewed. - Print farms: Can work. Little waste per colour print and Klipper helps remote control, but new nozzle hardware has no track record for unattended fleets. ## Compare the Creality K3 with similar printers - [Creality K1C](https://simplyprint.io/compatibility/creality-k1c): Compatible, 220 x 220 x 250 mm, Also by Creality · Similar build volume · Also prints ABS & ASA, Nylon (PA), Polycarbonate (PC) · Multi-material too - [Creality K2 Pro Combo](https://simplyprint.io/compatibility/creality-k2-pro-combo): Compatible, 300 x 300 x 300 mm, Also by Creality · Similar build volume · Also prints ABS & ASA, Nylon (PA), Polycarbonate (PC) · Multi-material too - [Bambu Lab P2S Combo](https://simplyprint.io/compatibility/bambu-lab-p2s-combo): Verified by SimplyPrint, 256 x 256 x 256 mm, Similar build volume · Also prints ABS & ASA, Nylon (PA), Polycarbonate (PC), Carbon-fiber & glass-filled · Multi-material too - [Anycubic Kobra S1](https://simplyprint.io/compatibility/anycubic-kobra-s1): Compatible, 250 x 250 x 250 mm, Similar build volume · Also prints ABS & ASA, Nylon (PA), Polycarbonate (PC) · Multi-material too - [Compare the Creality K3 with other printers](https://simplyprint.io/compatibility/compare?compare=creality-k3#choose) ## Where to buy the Creality K3 - [Creality for Canada](https://simplyprint.io/buy/8402) (Official store) (Affiliate link): $1,189.00 CAD (Price at Creality Store, checked October 23, 2026) - [Creality's global store](https://simplyprint.io/buy/8401) (Official store) (Affiliate link): $849.00 (Price at Creality Store, checked October 23, 2026) ## About Creality Creality is a Shenzhen 3D printer maker founded in 2014. Its low-cost Ender series, launched in 2017, made desktop 3D printing affordable for many hobbyists. It now sells Klipper-based K-series CoreXY printers, Ender and CR open-frame printers, the Hi and SPARKX beginner lines, the CFS multi-material system, 3D scanners and laser engravers, and runs the Creality Cloud model platform. It listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2026. - Founded: 2014 - Headquarters: Shenzhen, China - Ownership: Listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (3388.HK) since 2026; founder Jack Chen is chief executive - Website: https://www.creality.com Openness: Mostly open (3.6 of 5) Creality sits in the middle: its Klipper-based printers can be run locally with Fluidd and open slicers, and it publishes firmware source, but usually months after launch, and it dropped root access on its 2025 K1 revisions. - Firmware and custom firmware (3 of 5): Creality publishes Klipper firmware source for the K1, K2, Hi and Ender-3 V3 KE on GitHub under GPL, but after launch: the K1 source came about three months after the series launched in May 2023, the K2 and Hi sources in September 2025. Earlier K1 printers have an official root option with a published guide, but Creality's wiki says the 2025 K1C and K1 Max do not support root access. - Local control and integrations (4 of 5): Creality Print sends jobs over the local network with no account, and Creality Cloud is optional. The K2 series and Ender-3 V3 serve Fluidd on the printer, so other software can use Klipper's documented Moonraker API. On the K1 series, Creality's firmware notes treat Fluidd and Mainsail as add-ons owners install themselves, and Creality says the 2025 K1C and K1 Max do not support root access. The SPARKX i7 is set up through the Creality Cloud app. - Third-party filament, slicers and parts (4 of 5): Third-party filament works; Creality Print is an open-source (AGPL-3.0) slicer and OrcaSlicer supports Creality printers. Creality sells nozzle, hotend and extruder kits per model; newer K2 parts such as its nozzle kit are Creality designs. - Repairs and spare parts (4 of 5): Creality's store sells extruder, hotend, heating-block and print-head kits per model, and its wiki has parts lists and replacement guides for current printers (for example the K2 Plus and SPARKX i7 hotends). - Data and privacy (3 of 5): Local printing needs no account; Creality Cloud and its app need one. Creality's published privacy policy is written for its websites and services, allows use of data for targeted advertising, and says little about printer data or where it is stored. - Community and documentation (4 of 5): One of the largest user bases (second in consumer 3D printers by 2025 sales value, per figures in its listing), a public wiki with model-specific guides, firmware and slicer sources on GitHub, and an official forum. ### Pros - Klipper-based models can be run entirely on the local network through Fluidd, without an account. - Firmware for most current models and the Creality Print slicer are published as source on GitHub. - Wide range, from budget Ender printers to multi-colour K2 machines. - Spare-part kits and model-specific replacement guides are easy to find. - Very large user base, so community help is easy to find. ### Cons - Firmware source has usually appeared months after a model ships. - Root access, offered on earlier K1 printers, is not supported on the 2025 K1C and K1 Max. - The privacy policy says little about printer and cloud data. - The SPARKX line is built around the Creality Cloud app and an account. ### Track record - May 2026: Creality listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (3388.HK), raising about HK$1.27 billion net. Its prospectus showed 2025 revenue of RMB 3.13 billion and a net loss of RMB 182.4 million, after a profit in 2024. - November 2025: Creality's wiki states that the 2025 revisions of the K1C and K1 Max do not support root access, which earlier K1 printers offered through an official option and guide. - September 2025: Creality published the Klipper source for its K2 series and for the Hi on GitHub under GPL-3.0. - August 2023: About three months after the K1 series launched, Creality published its K1 Klipper source on GitHub, followed by a repository with a root guide and Fluidd and Mainsail install instructions. How Creality compares with every other brand: https://simplyprint.io/articles/best-3d-printer Affiliate disclosure: Some links on this page are affiliate links. We may earn a commission if you make a purchase, at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is the Creality K3 compatible with SimplyPrint? Most likely. We expect the Creality K3 to connect to SimplyPrint via SimplyPrint Client or Klipper (Moonraker), but nobody has confirmed it yet. If you have one, the setup guide shows within minutes whether it works, and your answer confirms it for everyone. ### How do I connect the Creality K3 to SimplyPrint? Follow our step-by-step setup guide for the Creality K3. It shows how to connect it via SimplyPrint Client or Klipper (Moonraker), what you need for each, and which to pick. ### What slicer should I use for the Creality K3? Use CrealityPrint, Creality's own slicer, made for its printers. You can run it in SimplyPrint's online slicer; there's no ready-made profile for the Creality K3 in it yet. ### Can I use OrcaSlicer with the Creality K3? Yes, but OrcaSlicer has no built-in profile for the Creality K3 that we know of: start from a similar printer's profile and set the bed size, height and nozzle to match. ### What filament can the Creality K3 print? Creality lists PLA, PETG, TPU & flexibles, ABS & ASA, Nylon (PA), Polycarbonate (PC) and Carbon-fiber & glass-filled for the K3. ### Does the Creality K3 work with OctoPrint or Klipper? The Creality K3 works with Klipper (Mainsail and Fluidd), and SimplyPrint connects to it through them - so you get cloud access, a queue and camera monitoring on top. ### What is the Creality K3's bed size and build volume? The Creality K3 has a 260 x 260 mm print bed and prints up to 260 mm tall, a build volume of about 260 x 260 x 260 mm. See the full specifications table above for bed type, temperatures and more. ### When did the Creality K3 come out? Creality launched the K3 in October 2026. ### Can the Creality K3 eject prints automatically? There's no kit for it that we support yet, but SimplyPrint's AutoPrint can push prints off with the toolhead, or run your own ejection G-code, and then start the next job from your queue. ### Where can I buy the Creality K3? 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