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About GRBL Server

What the product is, the principles it's built on, and how to reach the people behind it.

GRBL Server started where most workshop software falls short: the gap between designing something and producing it many times, on several machines, without re-doing the setup every run. Workshops were spending more time re-arranging files, copying settings, and switching between sender apps than actually producing anything.

GRBL Server isn't a design application like LightBurn, and it isn't a single-machine sender like LaserGRBL. It's the production layer in between: the part that takes a workflow you've defined once and runs it across files, materials, and machines on your local network — CNC routers and mills, drag engravers, laser cutters and PCB milling setups alike.

What we're building

  • A workflow engine that's simple, fast, and reliable enough to run every shift.
  • First-class CNC support: tool-aware machining operations, PCB isolation and drilling, surface leveling.
  • A product shaped by real production needs, not feature-list bingo.

Our principles

  • Local-first. Your files, machines, presets and job history stay on your workshop computer. The account exists to validate your licence — production never depends on a cloud service.
  • No lock-in. GRBL Server reads open formats (SVG, DXF, PNG/JPG, Gerber, Excellon, G-code) and writes plain G-code. If you leave, everything you made still works.
  • One honest price. Every feature in one plan: a free first month, then €3.99/month, cancel anytime. No tiers, no per-machine fees, no surprise add-ons.
  • Support by the people who build it. Support requests go straight to the engineering team — the fastest way to get a real answer, and the fastest way for the product to improve.

What we're not building

  • A social network or forum.
  • A heavy cloud platform — your data is yours, on your network.
  • Promises about every controller firmware that exists. The focus is the GRBL family (serial and ESP32/FluidNC over Wi-Fi), plus Marlin, Smoothieware and Klipper over their usual transports.

How pricing works

Your first month is a free trial of the full product — every feature, no card required. After that, GRBL Server is €3.99/month, cancel anytime. One subscription covers one workshop computer, with as many machines and browsing devices as you like. Accounts created during the public beta keep the early-supporter discount they were promised.

Contact

For technical support, billing questions, or product feedback, use the contact form or write to [email protected]. Every message is read by the team that builds the product.