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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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Filament

  • Best PETG filament
  • Best PLA filament
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  • Best ABS and ASA filament
  • Engineering filaments
  • Composite filaments
  • Flexible filaments
  • Bio filaments
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Resin

  • For miniatures
  • Tough and ABS-like
  • Castable resin
  • Water-washable
  • Flexible resin
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Best Filament Dryers (2026 Guide)

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Best Filament Dryers (2026 Guide)

Wet filament causes most failed prints; the fix costs less than a spool.

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  • Revopoint MetroY Pro
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  • Revopoint Trackit
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3D Scanners 2026: The Complete Buying Guide

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3D Scanners 2026: The Complete Buying Guide

Nineteen scanners from $400 to $40,000, sorted by object size.

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  • Meshy Edit
  • Tripo H3.1
  • Meshy 7.1
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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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What is 3D Printing?

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  • 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
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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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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
All reviews

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
All scanner guides

Software and service

  • 3D scanner software
  • Scanning service vs buying

Reviews

  • Revopoint MetroY Pro
  • Revopoint Inspire 2
  • Revopoint Trackit
All scanner reviews

Design and AI

  • AI 3D model generators
  • 3D modeling and CAD software

Print prep and control

  • Slicers
  • STL repair tools
  • Printer host and remote control

Reviews

  • Meshy Edit
  • Tripo H3.1
  • Meshy 7.1
All software reviews

Start here

  • 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
All use cases

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  • Aerospace
  • Medical
  • Dental
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  • Rapid prototyping
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This Dude 3D printed Shoes from TPU and Wore Them To SneakerCon Philly 2023!

Now here's a fun idea. @SethFowler designed and 3D printed shoes from TPU and wore it to the worlds largest sneaker event SneakerCon... read more »

This Dude 3D printed Shoes from TPU and Wore Them To SneakerCon Philly 2023!

Adding Weight To Your 3D Print

Great idea by @hen3drik - DIY cast into 3D prints by first electroplating them and then removing the carrier material of the print... read more »

Adding Weight To Your 3D Print

Hybrid Manufacturing Process of F-35 Full Mission Simulator (FMS) Cockpit

Lockheed Martin has reported a price reduction of its F-35 Full Mission Simulator (FMS) unit by $3 million per unit with the help... read more »

f35 cockpit

Introducing Nexa3D’s Ceramic 3D Printing Resin

xCERAMIC3280 is a ceramic composite resin from Nexa3D that combines rigidity and high heat deflection, with a ceramic look and feel

Introducing Nexa3D’s Ceramic 3D Printing Resin

3D Printed Implants for Total Knee Replacement

3D Systems’ Jeph Ruppert and Julie DeBus discuss a 3D printed cobalt chrome femoral component for durable articulation in the joint space &... read more »

3D Printed Implants for Total Knee Replacement

3D Printed Toroidal Propeller on a Drone

Shout-out to @quadmovr for making this awesome drone & video. These toroidal drone propellers were 3D printed with PETG on a desktop 3D... read more »

3D Printed Toroidal Propeller on a Drone

Attention Harry Potter Fans – Learn How to Make a 24k Golden Snitch

In this video @MakerTales shows you how to create a 24k Golden Snitch. Using the power of 3D resin printing, Blender and some... read more »

Attention Harry Potter Fans – Learn How to Make a 24k Golden Snitch

StageTop: A fully 3D Printable & Modular Gaming Table You Can Build at Home

StageTop is a modular gaming platform which can be 3D printed (support free) on any medium sized 3D printer. Gamers can 3D print... read more »

StageTop: A fully 3D Printable & Modular Gaming Table You Can Build at Home

3D Printed Acetabular Hip Cup

3D System’s Michael Mann explains how an implant’s design and the two-laser DMP Flex 350 DUAL's capabilities help to make 3D printing the... read more »

3D Printed Acetabular Hip Cup

Fix Your Glove Box With A Desktop 3D Printer

If you like saving money, being a DIYer is a good place to start. @MorleyKert shows you how to solve a frustrating issue... read more »

Fix Your Glove Box With A Desktop 3D Printer

3D Printed Implants for Total Ankle Replacement

In this video, 3D Systems’ Jeph Ruppert and Julie DeBus highlight a talar implant in cobalt chrome and a tibial implant in titanium... read more »

3D Printed Implants for Total Ankle Replacement

This Bionic 3rd Thumb is Controlled by Your Toes

Dani Clode developed the Third Thumb, a 3D printed extension for your hand that is controlled by your toes. @freethink flew to the... read more »

This Bionic 3rd Thumb is Controlled by Your Toes

Gamer Spends $1,200 Buying a Custom 3D Printed Portable Nintendo GameCube

Dubbed the ‘Ashida’, it's equipped with a resin printed Nylon Grey case, 5-inch 480p IPS display, VGA input from the Wii, USB-C for... read more »

Gamer Spends $1,200 Buying a Custom 3D Printed Portable Nintendo GameCube

Open Source 3D Printed Railway by Rambros

This S-scale railway set includes two locomotives, a tanker, a box car, a hopper car, and a gondola car. Create your own railway... read more »

Open Source 3D Printed Railway by Rambros

The First 3D Printed Multistory Home in the U.S. Is Taking Shape

This three-bedroom home is a two-year collaboration between Hannah, Germany-based Peri 3D Construction and Cive, an engineering and construction company in Houston

The First 3D Printed Multistory Home in the U.S. Is Taking Shape

How To Design a 3D Printed Wind Turbine

@3DprintedLife designed a wind turbine featuring variable pitch blades, powered rotation, a full onboard weather station, and single custom control board to run... read more »

How To Design a 3D Printed Wind Turbine

How to Make a Mini Saw ( Parts List and STL Files Included )

Shout out to @Kendin-Yap for showing us how to make a small saw with 3D printed parts. The parts list & STL files... read more »

How to Make a Mini Saw ( Parts List and STL Files Included )

A Robot Plays Super Mario – and Wins

A team of Maryland mechanical engineers created a soft robotic hand agile enough to manipulate a game controller.

A Robot Plays Super Mario – and Wins

Using Your Modix IDEX as a Filament Changer

Did you know you can use your Modix IDEX system to switch out filament spools mid print? That means you can keep your... read more »

Using Your Modix IDEX as a Filament Changer

Electroplating a Star Wars Mandalorian Helmet

@hen3drik shows you how to create this Star Wars Mandalorian helmet. 3D printing and metal plating combined will create convincing objects for your... read more »

Electroplating a Star Wars Mandalorian Helmet

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Anycubic Photon Mono M7 Max

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Flashforge Adventurer 5X

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  • Four-color open-frame FDM printer based on the proven Adventurer 5-series platform with…
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Anycubic Kobra X

~$299
  • A fast bedslinger with the ACE Gen 2 color system built into the toolhead offering 4 co…
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Flashforge Creator 5 Pro

~$949
  • A toolchanger with four independent toolheads offering near-zero purge waste, plus a 65…
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Polymaker ASA

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