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GPath Laser
2D design and control software for laser cutters and engravers.
Draw or import artwork, set cut and engrave operations, connect to your GRBL machine, and export controller-ready G-code.
- Line, Fill, and Image laser operations with material presets
- USB machine control — jog, frame, run, and live position
- Webcam overlay for alignment and calibration
- Laser simulator to preview your work
- Built-in GRBL, LinuxCNC, Smoothieware, and Marlin laser post-processors
Choose how you want to buy GPath Laser
Download a free trial, subscribe monthly, or pay once for a lifetime licence.
Free trial
$0
Try GPath Laser on your machine before you buy.
30-day free trial on first launch. No credit card required.
Supported on macOS 13+ and Windows 10 64-bit and newer.
Monthly
$15.00/mo
Full access to all features, billed monthly.
- Advanced operations
- All post-processor formats
- Material & tool library
- Priority support
- Always up-to-date
Lifetime
$119.00 one-time
Pay once, use forever. All features included.
- All features
- One-time payment
- Lifetime updates for current major version
- Priority support
Full feature list
Everything included in GPath Laser.
Design & drawing
- 2D design canvas with pan, zoom, and snap
- Draw rectangles, circles, ellipses, polygons, stars, polylines, arcs, and text
- QR code generator — vector QR with fill preview and G-code export
- Transform, move, resize, and rotate shapes
- Boolean union, subtract, and intersect
- Offset paths, join open paths, and apply corner fillets
- Linear and circular repeat, mirror
- Measure tool with snap to geometry
- Alignment guidelines
- Layer visibility and organisation
- Import SVG, DXF, PDF, AI, and raster images (PNG, JPEG, TIFF, WebP, GIF)
- Metric (mm) and imperial (inch) projects
- Light and dark themes
- Undo and redo
Built-in vector library
- Built-in library of ready-made vector icons
- Add icons to the canvas with a line operation in one click
- Scale, rotate, and combine library shapes with your own geometry
- Handy for signage, gifts, labels, and decorative engraving
- Add/save custom icons to the library
Laser operations
- Line — cut / score along paths
- Fill — engraving with line spacing and angle
- Image — import with grayscale engraving and live preview overlay
- Power, speed, passes, kerf, air assist, and dynamic power (M4) per operation
- Material preset library — grouped materials, thicknesses, and saved Cut/Fill settings
- Laser defaults for new Line and Fill operations
- Toggle laser operations on/off
- Machine profiles — controller family, max power (S value), feed limits, and recommended post-processor
- Multiple laser machines in your catalog (manual or USB-connected)
- Material test grid — generate a grid of squares with a progressive range of speed and power settings
Machine control (USB)
- Auto-detect and connect to GRBL-class, grblHAL, FluidNC, and Marlin lasers over USB serial
- Connection, Position, Move, and Camera sidebar tabs
- Live position display; jog panel with adjustable feed
- Set origin (G92 work zero) and Set job start for Current-origin jobs
- Frame — trace the job boundary without firing
- Run — send G-code to the machine from the app
- Command console — send G-code and controller commands manually
- Optional auto-home on connect
- Absolute and Current work-origin modes
- Camera overlay for alignment
Simulation & preview
- Laser simulator — preview laser operations before export
- Fill preview on canvas for raster and image operations
G-code & controllers
- Growing library of built-in laser post-processors: GRBL laser, LinuxCNC laser, Smoothieware laser, Marlin laser
- Import custom post-processors (TOML)
- Save operations to the project or export G-code (Absolute or Current origin)
- Material size, home position, and work zero reference point