LinuxCNC
Linux based CNC machine controller. It can drive milling machines, lathes, 3D printers, laser cutters, plasma cutters, robot arms, hexapods, and more.
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Still maintained? Yes: 963 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v2.10.0-pre2 (Sep 2026).
Comparisons in Manufacturing: Octoprint Cloud alternatives.
At a glance
LinuxCNC quick facts
- Health score
- 84/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 2,513
- Last commit
- today (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v2.10.0-pre2, Sep 2026
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "cutters, plasma cutters, robot arms, hexapods, and more."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
LinuxCNC scores 84/100, #6 of 7 in Manufacturing: 963 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v2.10.0-pre2, 1 month ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 2,513 stars add 13.6 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is Docker support, worth 10.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
963 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v2.10.0-pre2 released 1 month ago
- Stars 13.6 / 20
2.5k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support biggest shortfall 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 963
- Last 90 days
- 1,700
- Last 12 months
- today
- Last push
Ranked #6 of 7 tools in Manufacturing by health , between Manyfold (#5) and CNCjs (#7) .
Details
| Licence | GPL-2.0, LGPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | C, deb |
| Latest release | v2.10.0-pre2 · 1 month ago |
| Stars | 2,513 |
| Open issues | 268 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | LinuxCNC/linuxcnc ↗ |
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LinuxCNC: common questions
Is LinuxCNC still maintained?
LinuxCNC had 963 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, v2.10.0-pre2, is from 1 month ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.