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Candle2

GRBL control interface in Qt.

From Schildkroet·Updated June 21, 2026·View on GitHub·

Candle 2 ----------- GRBL and GRBL-Advanced controller application with G-Code visualizer written in Qt. Forked from [denvi/Candle](https://github.com/Denvi/Candle). The project is written primarily in C++, distributed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 license, first published in 2019. Key topics include: candle, cnc, cnc-controller, cnc-machine, gcode.

Latest release: latestLatest Release 20260621
June 21, 2026View Changelog →

Candle 2

GRBL and GRBL-Advanced controller application with G-Code visualizer written in Qt.
Forked from denvi/Candle.

Supported functions:

  • Controlling GRBL-based CNC-Machine via console commands, buttons on form and numpad.
  • Monitoring cnc-machine state.
  • Loading, editing, saving and sending of G-code files to CNC-Machine.
  • Visualizing G-code files.
  • Height map.

System requirements for running "Candle2":

  • Windows/Linux x86_x64
  • CPU with SSE2 instruction set support
  • Graphics card with OpenGL 2.0 support
  • 160 MB free storage space

Build requirements:

Windows: Qt 5.15.2 with MinGW/GCC compiler

Linux: QT 5.12.2 with GCC

Downloads:

Candle 2 GUI:

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