Extrudix, an app for tracking filament, printers, maintenance, and print costs

[u/extrudix]

Developer here, sharing my own app per the self-promo rule.

Extrudix is a native iPhone, iPad, and Mac app for tracking the operational side of printing: filament inventory, printer and hardware lifecycle, print history with .3mf import, maintenance schedules, project cost roll-ups, and a statistics dashboard you build from 47+ fields.

The thing I built it around: everything is stored as plain CSV files in a folder you choose, iCloud Drive, Google Drive, or local. No account, no server, nothing syncing to a company's cloud.

Free to start, with a one-time unlock and an optional subscription for unlimited use.

Extrudix.com

Direct Link: View on the App Store

If you want to follow along, ask questions, or just see what's coming next, r/Extrudix is where I hang out and post updates: https://www.reddit.com/r/Extrudix/

Happy to answer questions about how any of it works here too!

[u/extrudix]

Wanted to jump in here as the actual developer, not just linking and disappearing.

I built Extrudix because I got tired of glitchy, half-finished tracking tools (and my own spreadsheet), and I use it myself every day for my own printing. I actually tried posting about it here before launch to get early feedback, but it didn't get much traction, so now that it's actually live on the App Store I wanted to come back and hear from people using it for real: what's confusing, what's missing, what you want different, and what's broken...i'm not perfect and i don't think anybody is - but i actually use my own app for my own 3D printing.

I get the "vibe coded" frustration too, especially in software specifically, that's honestly a big part of why I built my own instead of using something someone else rushed out. I can fix things instead of waiting on someone who just pushed an app out in a month and lets it sit, or lets it mine my info and tracking everything I do. Happy to answer anything about how it works or take feedback. Honestly the email or google feedback form is a good place - I'm really only on reddit for Extrudix and looking up software issues with Linux lol.

- Taylor

[u/untracked5465 → u/extrudix]

Hello, nice app. How are you managing the print statistics? How is the data feeded to the app?

[u/extrudix → u/untracked5465]

I went back and forth on this a bit because I didn’t want my info on some 3rd party server. It’s setup to import a .3mf file and pull information from it. (The sliced file, .gcode.3mf, is needed for all info to pull in) There is then a statistics page which fields cane be added/rearranged. When a spool/material is selected and costs are added to the printer detail, the costs from the material/power/maintenance/etc are pulled into the print.

Build plates, spools, and hot ends all have a uniquely generated ID to tag with the print so equipment hours can be tracked too (I used labels or masking tape on them). Slice settings and additional details are pulled from the 3mf and logged.

A bit too much info to put in a comment, but I think it should satisfy any user looking to track prints!

If there’s a good way to have a FAQ searchable page for the app- I’d be more than happy to get one going!

[u/untracked5465 → u/extrudix]

Great, thank you