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Lùmen — Laser Engraver Software for Mac

Native macOS GRBL Controller for Sculpfun, Ortur, Atomstack & More

A native, fast, and precise tool to control your GRBL-based laser engraver. Engrave images, cut SVG vectors, and draw shapes and multi-line text directly on the canvas — no Inkscape or Illustrator needed.

No credit card required. Requires macOS 15 Sequoia or later.

Lumen laser engraver software for Mac — GRBL controller with image engraving, SVG cutting, and dithering preview

Everything you need to design, engrave & cut

Professional tools in a clean, native macOS interface

Image Engraving

Import PNG, JPEG, BMP, or TIFF images and convert to GCode with three modes: 7 dithering algorithms, grayscale mapping, or threshold. Adjust brightness, contrast, and resolution with real-time preview.

Lùmen image engraving with dithering preview

Built-in Shape & Text Editor

Lùmen isn't just a sender. Draw rectangles, ellipses, lines, polylines, and multi-line text right on the canvas — no Inkscape or Illustrator for simple jobs. Pick any font installed on your Mac with full width and style variants, and combine anchor-locked resize, free rotation, and per-item Fill/Stroke intensity that maps directly to laser power.

Lùmen built-in shape and text editor — drawing rectangles, ellipses, lines, and text on the canvas

SVG Vector Cutting

Load SVG files for precise vector cutting. Supports paths, rectangles, circles, ellipses, arcs, and bezier curves with configurable speed, power, and passes.

Lùmen SVG vector cutting preview with red cut layer

Multi-item Layer Panel

Photoshop / Figma-style two-level tree: each layer expands to show every shape, text, image, and SVG it contains. Click to select, edit inline, drop new shapes from the contextual + menu.

Lùmen multi-item layer panel with expandable engrave and cut layers

Precise Positioning & Rotation

Move and resize layers with drag & drop or type exact X, Y, W, H, and angle in millimeters and degrees. Even the engrave image rotates — and the rotation is baked straight into the G-code, not just a visual effect.

7 Dithering Algorithms

Floyd-Steinberg, Atkinson, Burkes, Jarvis-Judice-Ninke, Sierra, Sierra Lite, and Stucki. Pick the best one for your material and style.

Safety First

5-second countdown before every job. Auto-homing, soft jog limits, overscan clamping, and automatic laser-off at job completion.

Power/Speed Test Grid

Generate calibration grids to find the perfect settings for any material. Configurable speed range, power range, cell size, and resolution.

Lùmen power vs speed test grid generator

Flexible Work Origin

Use machine homing or set a custom origin anywhere. Supports bottom-left and center alignment. Jog to position, set zero, and start engraving.

Laser Pointer

Toggle a low-power laser dot to preview exactly where your engrave will land. Frame mode traces the full job boundary with the laser.

Editable Project Files

Lùmen's .gcode v2 format embeds every shape, text, and style as JSON. Reopen a project and find every item still editable — no flattening to curves or pixels. Still readable by any generic G-code sender.

Lùmen project save and load menu

Resume from Position

Stopped mid-job? Resume from the exact line where you left off. No need to start over.

Full GRBL Control

Serial console, real-time status, feed & speed overrides, jog controls, alarm management — everything you need, nothing you don't.

18 Material Presets

Ready-to-use presets for wood, leather, paper, cardboard, cork, acrylic, aluminum foil, and more. Create and save your own custom presets for any material.

Lùmen material presets for laser engraving

Auto Updates

Lùmen checks for updates automatically and lets you know when a new version is available. Always stay up to date.

See it in action

A quick walkthrough of Lùmen's features and workflow

Real engravings from Lùmen

Photos engraved on leather and paper with a SCULPFUN C1 Mini using Lùmen's dithering and presets

Photo engraved on leather with Lùmen — dithering on a SCULPFUN C1 Mini
Leather engraving · detail
Detail engraving on leather with Lùmen
Leather engraving · text
Engraving on leather with Lùmen
Simple Leather engraving · detail
Engraving on paper with Lùmen
Paper · low power preset

Works with your engraver

Compatible with all GRBL-based laser engravers via USB. Built-in presets for popular models.

SCULPFUN

  • S30 / S30 Pro
  • S10
  • S9
  • S6 / S6 Pro
  • C1 Mini

Ortur

  • Laser Master 3
  • Laser Master 2 Pro S2
  • Laser Master 2

Atomstack

  • A20 Pro
  • X20 Pro
  • S10 Pro
  • A5 Pro

TwoTrees

  • TS2
  • TTS-55

NEJE

  • 3 Max
  • 3 Pro
  • Master 2S Plus

Custom

Any GRBL-based laser engraver with USB serial connection. Create and save your own machine presets.

Lùmen

Get Lùmen

3-day free trial. One-time purchase. No subscription.

No credit card required. Requires macOS 15 Sequoia or later. Universal binary (Apple Silicon & Intel).

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