# Creality SPARKX i8: specs, SimplyPrint compatibility and setup > **Expected to work** (Most likely). Not confirmed yet, but we expect it to work like the Creality SPARKX i7. - By Creality, China - Launched September 21, 2026 - Canonical page: https://simplyprint.io/compatibility/creality-sparkx-i8 ## Creality SPARKX i8 at a glance The SPARKX i8 is Creality's open-frame bed slinger with QuarTeks, a single printhead that takes four filament channels, for fast four-colour printing with little purge waste. It is for hobbyists who want cheap multi-colour PLA and PETG and don't mind being early adopters. - Build volume: 260 x 260 x 255 mm - Multi-material units it works with: Creality CFS Lite - Enclosure: Open frame - Max print speed: 500 mm/s - Motion system: Bed slinger - Prints well: PLA, PETG, TPU & flexibles - Built-in camera: Yes - Connectivity: Wi-Fi, SD card ## Connect the Creality SPARKX i8 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's i8 is the SPARKX i7 with the new QuarTeks printhead, and the i7 works with the SimplyPrint Client. Not confirmed on the i8 yet.; Expected to work like the Creality SPARKX i7 | | Klipper (Moonraker) | Expected to work | Nothing extra: the printer runs Klipper as it ships | The SPARKX i7 runs Klipper under Creality OS, with Moonraker and Fluidd once rooted. The i8 is built on the same platform, but that isn't confirmed for the i8 yet.; Expected to work like the Creality SPARKX i7 | | OctoPrint (Directly, over USB) | Not expected to work | | No USB port for a computer to connect to: the i8 has Wi-Fi and a microSD slot only. | - [How to set up SimplyPrint on Creality SPARKX i8](https://simplyprint.io/setup-guide/creality/sparkx-i8.md) - [How to set up Mainsail on Creality SPARKX i8](https://docs.mainsail.xyz/setup) - [How to set up Fluidd on Creality SPARKX i8](https://docs.fluidd.xyz/installation) - [Help us confirm](https://simplyprint.io/compatibility/creality-sparkx-i8/confirm) ### What works with SimplyPrint Connected through SimplyPrint Client, SimplyPrint is expected to support most of what it offers on the Creality SPARKX i8: 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 SPARKX i8 Creality printers use CrealityPrint, Creality's own slicer. There's no ready-made profile for the Creality SPARKX i8 in our cloud yet. - [CrealityPrint](https://simplyprint.io/features/slicer/crealityprint): No ready-made profile for the Creality SPARKX i8 yet · Creality's own slicer · Runs in the SimplyPrint cloud - [PrusaSlicer](https://simplyprint.io/features/slicer/prusaslicer): No profile for the Creality SPARKX i8 · Runs in the SimplyPrint cloud - [OrcaSlicer](https://simplyprint.io/features/slicer/orcaslicer): No profile for the Creality SPARKX i8 · Runs in the SimplyPrint cloud - [BambuStudio](https://simplyprint.io/features/slicer/bambustudio): No profile for the Creality SPARKX i8 · Runs in the SimplyPrint cloud - [ElegooSlicer](https://simplyprint.io/features/slicer/elegooslicer): No profile for the Creality SPARKX i8 · Runs in the SimplyPrint cloud - [Cura](https://simplyprint.io/features/slicer/cura): No profile for the Creality SPARKX i8 · Runs in the SimplyPrint cloud - [Kiri:Moto](https://simplyprint.io/features/slicer/kirimoto): No profile for the Creality SPARKX i8 · Runs in the SimplyPrint cloud We only list slicers you can use in the SimplyPrint cloud, so there may be others for the Creality SPARKX i8. ## The app for the Creality SPARKX i8 Use SimplyPrint as the app for your Creality SPARKX i8: 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 SPARKX i8 to SimplyPrint, free](https://simplyprint.io/setup-guide/creality/sparkx-i8) · [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 SPARKX i8 **Bed slingers are the easiest to automate.** The Creality SPARKX i8 moves its bed back and forth, so its plate comes out to the front of the printer. That's what plate swappers like these use: they take the finished plate off and slide a fresh one on. Without a kit, a G-code routine can push cooled prints off with the toolhead. For example: [JobOx](https://simplyprint.io/features/autoprint/jobox), [swapmod](https://simplyprint.io/features/autoprint/swapmod). ### Ways to automate it - [Push prints off with the toolhead](https://simplyprint.io/features/autoprint/push-off): On a bed slinger, a G-code routine can sweep the cooled print off the bed 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 SPARKX i8 specifications: bed size, print height and more ### Size - Build volume: 260 x 260 x 255 mm - Bed type: Square - Bed size: 260 x 260 mm - Max print height: 255 mm ### Printing - Enclosure: Open frame - Motion system: Bed slinger - Max print speed: 500 mm/s - Max extruder temperature: 300 °C - Has heated bed: Yes - Max bed temperature: 100 °C - Number of nozzles: 1 - Toolheads: 1 - Direct drive: Yes - Probing tool / Auto Bed Leveling: Yes - Filament width: 1.75 mm ### Multi-material - Multi-material units it works with: Creality CFS Lite - Toolchanger or hotend changer: No - IDEX (independent dual extruders): No ### Connecting - Connectivity: Wi-Fi, SD card - Built-in camera: Yes - Prints from: microSD card - Supports serial printing: Unknown - Shipped firmware: Unknown ### Files and slicing - Supported file formats: G-code (.gcode, .gco, .g) ### The printer - Printer manufacturer / brand: Creality - Printer model name: SPARKX i8 - Made by a company from: China - Launched: September 21, 2026 - Still made: Yes [Read more by the manufacturer](https://store.creality.com/pages/sparkx-i8) ## What filament can the Creality SPARKX i8 print? Filament compatibility for the Creality SPARKX i8: the materials it can handle, judged from its hotend, bed, chamber and enclosure. | Filament | Suitability | Notes | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | PLA | Great | The easiest filament to print. Works on almost any printer; a heated bed helps adhesion but is not required. | | PETG | Great | Comfortably in range (PETG likes a ~230-250C hotend and a ~70-85C bed). | | TPU & flexibles | Great | The direct-drive extruder feeds flexible filament well. Print slowly for clean results. | | ABS & ASA | With care | The bed is hot enough, but ABS and ASA warp without an enclosure, which is strongly recommended for clean prints. | | Nylon (PA) | With care | Possible with care - an enclosure and very dry filament are essential. | | Polycarbonate (PC) | With care | On the edge - PC really wants an enclosed, hot chamber to avoid warping. | | Carbon-fiber & glass-filled | With care | Possible if you fit a hardened or wear-resistant nozzle - the abrasive fibers quickly wear a stock brass nozzle. | ### Best filament for the Creality SPARKX i8 Filaments the Creality SPARKX i8 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 - [SUNLU PLA](https://simplyprint.io/filaments/sunlu/pla): PLA, 190-230 °C - [Anycubic PETG](https://simplyprint.io/filaments/anycubic/petg): PETG, 230-250 °C ## What reviewers say about the Creality SPARKX i8 - [Creality Spark X i8: The Zero-Purge Multicolor Bed Slinger](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AqpGOYXocU) (Aurora Tech, September 18, 2026): Hands-on test of a beta unit Creality supplied and sponsored. Colour changes took 1-2 seconds with only the prime tower as waste, and multicolour prints ran 2.5 to 4 times faster than on other multicolour bed slingers. Single-colour quality was only decent, it prints PLA and PETG only, and the beta firmware had bugs (nozzle reading about 10 C high, dropped connections). ## When to choose the Creality SPARKX i8 Choose the i8 if you want a cheap, fast four-colour printer for PLA and PETG and can accept a brand-new design that is still being crowdfunded. Aurora Tech measured colour changes of 1 to 2 seconds on a beta unit, but wait for production reviews if reliability matters. For a proven four-colour printer look at the Bambu Lab A1 Combo, for a toolchanger the Snapmaker U1, and for enclosed multi-material the Prusa CORE One+ INDX; any ABS or ASA work needs an enclosed printer. ### Pros - Four filament channels share one printhead, and Aurora Tech measured colour changes of 1 to 2 seconds with only the prime tower as waste. - TheLayeredWorkshop, as reported by Makers101, beat a real toolchanger on time and filament once he lowered the slicer's flushing multiplier, with no visible loss in quality. - Cheap for four colours: Makers101 lists Creality's crowdfunding tiers at $289 and $309, with a $399 list price after that. - Arrives about 90% pre-assembled, with 81-point levelling, a 720p AI camera, 13 sensors and noise as low as 45 dB. - Expected to work with SimplyPrint through Klipper or the SimplyPrint Client, but we have not confirmed it yet. ### Cons - Not yet proven: reviewers had pre-production units on beta firmware (Aurora Tech saw a nozzle reading about 10 °C high and dropped connections), and Makers101 found no reports from production units. - Only PLA and PETG are supported, TPU is not supported yet, and Creality does not recommend mixing materials with very different print conditions. - Open frame, so ABS and ASA need your own enclosure, and Wi-Fi is 2.4 GHz only. - Aurora Tech found single-colour quality only decent, and at the default slicer settings TheLayeredWorkshop saw an enormous prime tower until he changed the flushing multiplier. - Creality's remote viewing and phone slicing run through Creality Cloud, which some organisations' compliance rules don't allow; its page also lists LAN and SD-card use. ### Who it suits - Schools: Not a good fit. Quiet and cheap, but open-frame with a moving bed, PLA and PETG only, and no shipped production units to judge reliability. - Hobbyists: Good fit. Fast, low-waste four-colour printing at a low price, with the risk that the design and firmware are brand new. - Businesses: Not a good fit. Unproven beta-stage hardware that prints only PLA and PETG and has no business track record. - Print farms: Not a good fit. No shipped reliability record, no AutoPrint kit listed and an open frame make it a poor fit for unattended farm use. ## Compare the Creality SPARKX i8 with similar printers - [Creality Hi Combo](https://simplyprint.io/compatibility/creality-hi-combo): Compatible, 260 x 260 x 300 mm, Also by Creality · Similar build volume · Multi-material too - [Creality K1 SE](https://simplyprint.io/compatibility/creality-k1-se): Compatible, 220 x 220 x 250 mm, Also by Creality · Similar build volume · Multi-material too - [Anycubic Kobra X](https://simplyprint.io/compatibility/anycubic-kobra-x): Compatible, 260 x 260 x 260 mm, Similar build volume · Multi-material too - [Prusa MK4S](https://simplyprint.io/compatibility/prusa-mk4s): Compatible, 250 x 210 x 220 mm, Similar build volume · Multi-material too - [Compare the Creality SPARKX i8 with other printers](https://simplyprint.io/compatibility/compare?compare=creality-sparkx-i8#choose) ## Where to buy the Creality SPARKX i8 - [Creality for the UK](https://simplyprint.io/buy/8014) (Official store) (Affiliate link) - [Creality's global store](https://simplyprint.io/buy/8013) (Official store) (Affiliate link) - [Creality SPARKX i8 Combo](https://simplyprint.io/compatibility/creality-sparkx-i8-combo): Also sold as the Combo, with its multi-material unit. ## 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 SPARKX i8 compatible with SimplyPrint? Most likely. We expect the Creality SPARKX i8 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 SPARKX i8 to SimplyPrint? Follow our step-by-step setup guide for the Creality SPARKX i8. 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 SPARKX i8? 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 SPARKX i8 in it yet. ### Can I use OrcaSlicer with the Creality SPARKX i8? Yes, but OrcaSlicer has no built-in profile for the Creality SPARKX i8 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 SPARKX i8 print? Based on its specs (hotend up to 300C, heated bed up to 100C), the Creality SPARKX i8 handles PLA, PETG, or TPU & flexibles well. See the full filament guide above for ABS, nylon, PC and composites. ### Does the Creality SPARKX i8 work with OctoPrint or Klipper? The Creality SPARKX i8 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 SPARKX i8's bed size and build volume? The Creality SPARKX i8 has a 260 x 260 mm print bed and prints up to 255 mm tall, a build volume of about 260 x 260 x 255 mm. See the full specifications table above for bed type, temperatures and more. ### When did the Creality SPARKX i8 come out? Creality launched the SPARKX i8 on September 21, 2026. ### Can the Creality SPARKX i8 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 SPARKX i8? From Creality's own store, which has shops for the UK and everywhere else. The links on this page go to those stores; some are affiliate links, so we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. --- © 2026 SimplyPrint. All rights reserved. This page and the compatibility, specification and review data on it are compiled by SimplyPrint and may not be copied, scraped, reproduced or republished, in whole or in part, without prior written permission. Printer images are the property of their respective manufacturers and are shown for identification purposes only; SimplyPrint claims no ownership of them. Quoted reviews belong to their authors.