
Important: There are certain programs that can lock Lightburn out of laser control, which can cause a sudden stop of operation or issues with installation.

Input the name of your device, for example "Opt Lasers Grav engraving laser" or "Shapeoko (GRBL)". See Lightburn's documentation for additional information (available at GitHub -> LightBurnSoftware -> Documentation). The first time that you launch Lightburn you will be prompted to setup your cutting and engraving laser device. MacOS users may need to go to > System Preferences > Security and Privacy > General, then click "Open Anyway" and "Open".ģ. Alternative options include GRBL and other laser software suitable for more advanced users.ġ.

Lightburn is the recommended software to use with Shapeoko for laser engraving and cutting applications.
