Welcome to the SimplyPrint Setup Guide

This guide will help you connect your 3D printer to your SimplyPrint account, enabling remote monitoring & printing, online slicing, print farm management, filament inventory tracking, and much more.

We support 597+ printer models from 138+ brands.

Types of Printer Connections

For SimplyPrint to communicate with your printer, our software must be installed, enabled, or connected via supported hardware — the method depends on your printer type:

Smart Printers

WiFi & Klipper built-in. Install directly — no extra hardware!

E.g. Creality K1, Ender-3 V3

Cloud Printers

Cloud-connected but locked. Need a local bridge device.

E.g. Bambu Lab X1C, P1P

Traditional Printers

No WiFi. Need a Raspberry Pi with OctoPrint via USB.

E.g. Ender-3, Prusa MK3

Locked Printers

Manufacturer-restricted. Requires "rooting" first.

Some Elegoo, Anycubic

Don't worry if this sounds complicated — we'll guide you through it step by step.

Choose how to set up your printer

There are two main ways to set up SimplyPrint, depending on your printer.

General setup methods

These are the general methods and ways to set up SimplyPrint. However, as we support many hundreds of printers that ship with hundreds of different firmwares, some printers may require some pre-setup before you can use one of these methods.

Not sure? We recommend browsing by brand to see if your specific printer has tailored setup instructions.

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Classic printers

Older printers, no WiFi

Smart printers

WiFi built-in

Printers that ship with SimplyPrint

OEM partners

Classic printers (supports serial printing / older & no Wi-Fi)

Examples: Ender-3, any Prusa printer (also the newer ones!), etc. These use a USB cable and require extra hardware, like a Raspberry Pi (OctoPrint) or a Klipper Pad to "Klipperize" it.

How do I know if my printer fits in here?

Your printer likely fits here if:

It has a USB port (usually USB-B or Micro-USB) but no built-in WiFi
It has a basic LCD screen (not a full touchscreen web interface)
It runs "Marlin" or the "PrusaBuddy" firmware (most common on older printers)
You need to insert an SD card to print files

Common examples: Creality Ender-3 (original), Prusa i3 MK3/MK3S, Anycubic i3 Mega, Artillery Sidewinder, older CR-10 models, and most printers made before ~2021-2022.

What you'll need: A Raspberry Pi (for OctoPrint) or a Klipper Pad device to connect your printer to the internet.

Smart printers (WiFi built-in)

Newer printers ship with advanced firmware and WiFi out of the box.
Either connects to SimplyPrint directly or requires a device on the local network to wirelessly connect to the printer and to SimplyPrint.

How do I know if my printer fits in here?

Your printer likely fits here if:

It has built-in WiFi and can connect to your network without extra hardware
It has a touchscreen and a web interface (Mainsail, Fluidd, or similar)
It runs Klipper firmware out of the box
You can access it via a web browser on your local network (e.g., http://printer-ip)
The interface mentions "Moonraker" or shows Klipper-related settings

Common examples: Creality K1/K2 series, Creality Ender-3 V3 series, FLSUN T1 series, Anycubic Kobra 3, Sovol SV08, and most modern printers released after 2022.

No extra hardware needed! These printers can connect to SimplyPrint directly over WiFi.