vlachoudis/bCNC
GRBL CNC command sender, autoleveler and g-code editor observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
57/100
- Activity 77
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4338
- days_rel: 524
- days_push: 140
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
1746 stars · 589 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
bCNC is a cross-platform Python desktop application for sending G-code commands to GRBL/GrblHAL CNC controllers. It combines a G-code editor, autoleveler, digitizer, and control GUI into a single tool for CNC machining.
Use cases
- send g-code to a grbl CNC machine
- autolevel a CNC bed before milling
- edit g-code files before sending to a machine
- control a CNC router from a Raspberry Pi
- probe and digitize a workpiece surface
- stream g-code over serial to grbl controller
When to choose
- you run a GRBL or GrblHAL based CNC machine
- you need autoleveling for uneven stock surfaces
- you want a free cross-platform G-code sender that runs on low-power hardware like Raspberry Pi
When to avoid
- your machine uses a non-GRBL controller like Mach3, LinuxCNC, or Marlin
- you need a production CAM suite rather than a sender/editor
- you primarily work on macOS and need guaranteed stability, since Mac support is currently reported as broken
Facets
application · maturity active
gui parser developer-tools hardware desktop-applications cross-platform windows python cross-platform cnc grbl gcode autoleveler 3d-printing-adjacent serial-communication tkinter automation linux macos desktop
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/vlachoudis/bCNC · fetched 2026-08-28 · 3f0d4533c5b2
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/bcnc/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1c8a59c4bab5
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| vlachoudis/bCNC | main | 57 |
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