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Best 3D Printers 2026: Buyer’s Guide

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Best 3D Printers 2026: Buyer’s Guide

Twenty printers tested and ranked, from $169 to the H2D.

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  • Tough and ABS-like
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Best Filament Dryers (2026 Guide)

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3D Scanners 2026: The Complete Buying Guide

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3D Scanners 2026: The Complete Buying Guide

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Best AI 3D Model Generators for 3D Printing (2026)

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Best AI 3D Model Generators for 3D Printing (2026)

Type a prompt, get a printable model: the tools we tested, free tiers first.

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What is 3D Printing?

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  • Brazil’s State University of Londrina Installs Two Large 3D Printers for Construction
  • EINSTAR EZ GO Launches as a Wireless Laser and Infrared 3D Scanner for Phone, Tablet and PC
  • Dyndrite and Xact Metal Let XM200G Metal 3D Printers Trace Curves as Arcs, Not Straight Lines
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  • Prague Firefighters 3D Print Their Own Gear on a Prusa CORE One L
  • OECHSLER Scales Carbon Lattice Production to 40 Printers Running Around the Clock
  • Reverse Engineering Without CAD Data: How the MetroY Ultra Turns Physical Parts into Digital Designs
  • Michigan State Engineers 3D Printed Helmet Inserts to Help Quarterbacks Tackle Crowd Noise
  • 3D Printed Quiet Pickleball Unveiled
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InfiMech Takes MX and MX Pro Tool-Changing 3D Printers With Up to Eight Toolheads to Kickstarter

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InfiMech Takes MX and MX Pro Tool-Changing 3D Printers With Up to Eight Toolheads to Kickstarter

InfiMech's MX and MX Pro give each color its own print head, so a multicolor print only purges…

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Buyer guides

  • Best 3D printers
  • For beginners
  • Multicolor
  • Resin printers
  • Budget (under $400)
  • For kids and schools
  • For miniatures
  • Large format
All printer guides

Brands and compare

  • Bambu Lab lineup compared
  • Compare printers
  • Full color 3D printers
  • Large scale and industrial

Reviews

  • Elegoo Mars 5 Ultra
  • FLSun T1 Pro
  • QIDI Tech Q1 Pro
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Filament

  • Best PETG filament
  • Best PLA filament
  • Best TPU filament
  • Best ABS and ASA filament
  • Engineering filaments
  • Composite filaments
  • Flexible filaments
  • Bio filaments
All filament guides

Resin

  • For miniatures
  • Tough and ABS-like
  • Castable resin
  • Water-washable
  • Flexible resin
All resin guides

Accessories

  • Filament dryers
  • Printer enclosures
  • Wash and cure stations

Buyer guides

  • Small objects
  • Medium objects
  • Large objects
  • Professional scanners
  • Scan with your phone
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  • Scanning service vs buying

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  • Revopoint Trackit
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  • 3D modeling and CAD software

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  • Tripo H3.1
  • Meshy 7.1
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  • What is 3D printing?
  • How much does it cost?
  • FDM vs resin
  • Best printers for beginners

How it works

  • What is a 3D printer?
  • How does 3D printing work?
  • Types of 3D printing
  • Metal 3D printing

How-tos and glossary

  • 3D printing glossary
  • Food-safe 3D printing
  • Setting up a school program
  • Free 3D printable models
Black FridayNEW

Latest

  • InfiMech Takes MX and MX Pro Tool-Changing 3D Printers With Up to Eight Toolheads to Kickstarter
  • Snapmaker Launches Free Online Tool That Turns Photos Into Color Lithophanes for 3D Printers
  • Brazil’s State University of Londrina Installs Two Large 3D Printers for Construction
  • EINSTAR EZ GO Launches as a Wireless Laser and Infrared 3D Scanner for Phone, Tablet and PC
  • Dyndrite and Xact Metal Let XM200G Metal 3D Printers Trace Curves as Arcs, Not Straight Lines
All news

Use cases

  • Prague Firefighters 3D Print Their Own Gear on a Prusa CORE One L
  • OECHSLER Scales Carbon Lattice Production to 40 Printers Running Around the Clock
  • Reverse Engineering Without CAD Data: How the MetroY Ultra Turns Physical Parts into Digital Designs
  • Michigan State Engineers 3D Printed Helmet Inserts to Help Quarterbacks Tackle Crowd Noise
  • 3D Printed Quiet Pickleball Unveiled
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3D Food Printing

3D food printing offers a range of potential benefits. It can be healthy and good for the environment because it can help to convert alternative ingredients such as proteins from algae, beet leaves, or insects into tasty products. It also opens the door to food customization and therefore tune up with individual needs and preferences.

The Vorkoster Lid: Redefining Food Freshness with 3D Printing

Kimia Amir-Moazami, a UDK Berlin graduate, has developed a solution to combat unnecessary food waste – the Vorkoster Lid. Unlike conventional expiry dates,... read more »

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Electrowetting Technology in 3D Printed Plates

Researchers from Monash University's Exertion Games Lab, Carnegie Mellon University’s Morphing Matter Lab, and Gaudi Labs in Switzerland have introduced the "Dancing Delicacies"... read more »

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Electrowetting Technology in 3D Printed Plates

First 3D Printed Pediatric Medicine Trials to begin in Europe

A hospital in Spain is launching a study to test the efficacy, tolerability, and acceptance of a drug produced for children using a... read more »

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3D Printed pediatric medicines

Steakholder Unveils Highly Marbled Printed Beef Morsels

If there was an award for the punniest company name of 2022, then 3D printed meat company “Steakholder” would absolutely take that prize.... read more »

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Polaroid’s Candy Printing Pen

Hey, remember Polaroid? Polaroid used to make cameras until Industry 4.0 came along and replaced film with memory cards. In the last decade... read more »

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Sugar Lab Launches Holiday Collection of 3D Printed Confections

There have been headlines about 3D printed food for a decade at least, but that many years later and there are very few... read more »

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Guide to Printing Food-Safe Plastic Products

Plastics have been a long-time favorite material of the food industry. Plastics are cheap, easy to manufacture in large quantities, they are water-tight... read more »

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Food & Memory Experiment Uses Printed Sweets

Researchers at Lancaster University and the Dovetailed group are testing the effects of various foods on human recollection. More specifically, they aim to... read more »

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Swedish Municipalities Look to 3D Printed Food For the Elderly

Due to its medical applications, food printing is providing many new possibilities for disenfranchised groups. One of the ways it does this is... read more »

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Jet-Eat Prints Vegan Meat With Authentic Taste & Texture

Aside from the convenience it provides, food printing is also opening up new opportunities in terms of novel recipes and ingredients. One of... read more »

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Canning Town Primary 3D Prints School Lunches

With food printing taking up various roles in the culinary world, we're seeing it grow in applications. From bakeries to doctors, everyone's getting... read more »

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Researchers Develop Plant Based Steak Printing Method

Researchers in Barcelona are pairing up additive manufacturing with another growing field: cruelty-free meat solutions. Giuseppe Scionti and his team have developed a plant... read more »

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Researchers Develop Plant Based Steak Printing Method

LA Starbucks Now Feature Dream Pops 3D Printed Ice Cream

Summer is here and so are all its cold desserts. Yes, we're talking about ice cream. Start-up Dream Pops has you covered on... read more »

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3D Printed Ice Cream Dream Pops Vegan

South Korean Researchers Develop Food Printer For Meals With Better Nutritional Value

Researchers at Ewha Womans University in South Korea are looking to take food printing to the next level by introducing a nutritional focus to... read more »

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Dutch Chef Teams Up With Byflow to Launch 3D Printed Food Restaurant

There's a new restaurant joining the growing trend for additive manufacturing in restaurant and food services. This time around, the restaurant is a... read more »

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FabRx Repurposes Magic Candy Factory 3D Printer Into Personalized Medicine Maker

London-based company FabRx have set up a Kickstarter to fund a new way of producing medicine for children. To do this, FabRx adapted... read more »

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Researchers Looking At Food Printing As Potential Solution to Dysphagia

Researchers at Austrlia's CSIRO are looking into the possibilities of how printed food can help feed patients with dysphagia. Dysphagia is a disease... read more »

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MIT Produces 4D Shapeshifting Pasta

4D printing and food printing are about to collide. MIT's Tangible Media Group has developed pasta that reacts folds into various shapes when... read more »

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Food Printing As a Part of New Business Models for Singapore Restaurants

While there are a few restaurants across the world that utilize 3D printers, they all operate differently. Now, Singapore institutions provide a crucial... read more »

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4 Famous Restaurants that Use 3D Printers

While 3D printing is still in an adoption stage, its potential influence is massive. Many technologists have stated that it will inevitably play... read more »

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Anycubic Kobra X

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Creality HALOT-MAGE PRO 8K

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Spectrum PCTG

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Bambu Lab PAHT-CF

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