How to import and export custom profiles in PrusaSlicer

In this guide, we'll cover how to import profiles in PrusaSlicer that are not included with the software, and how to export your custom PrusaSlicer profiles. Some 3rd party vendor profiles are already included with PrusaSlicer (e.g. Lulzbot or Creality printers).

A profile is a combination of print settings, filament settings, and printer settings. A profile, or a bundle, is saved in .ini format.

How to import custom profiles

Navigate to File -> Import. There are three possible options for importing custom profiles.

Import Config: import a single profile. This function accepts .ini, but also .gcode files. When importing a profile through a G-code, this has to be sliced using PrusaSlicer.
Import Config from Project: import a single profile from a project file. This function accepts only projects saved with PrusaSlicer, with .3mf and .amf format.
Import Config Bundle: imports all the configuration settings for multiple profiles. This function accepts .ini files.

How to export custom profiles

Navigate to File -> Export. There are three possible options for exporting custom profiles.

Export Config: export current profile.
Export Config Bundle: export all custom settings saved in your current PrusaSlicer version.
Export Config Bundle with Physical Printers: export a Config Bundle, plus the API key and IP address.

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12 comments

Reed Bowman

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After setup, I couldn't find a way to get back to the setup page that lets you import presets for popular filaments, since there were some I forgot to include. There is nothing obvious, so I struggled through the string of links to the so-called documentation, gave up, and searched support for "download filament presets for prusaslicer." This is the closest thing I could find. It doesn't appear to have anything to do with what I'm searching for, but I also have no idea what it does, based on the article itself.

m234 grty67

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Online Ahmed Ali

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If anyone here is also experimenting with OrcaSlicer and wants to import or convert their PrusaSlicer .ini profiles, there’s a simple walkthrough that explains how to do it step-by-step — including how Orca handles .ini versus .json structures and what settings are cross-compatible.

How to Import .INI Profiles to OrcaSlicer

It helped me successfully move filament and printer settings over without errors. Might be useful if you’re trying to bridge configurations between Prusa and Orca instead of recreating profiles manually.

Tom's Print Garden

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I am attempting to migrate a profgile from OrcaSlicer to PrusaSlicer, as PrusaSLicer is where the rest of my printers reside, and I am most familiar with that tool. In all the OrcaSlicer exports, I get a .json file. But PrusaSlicer can only import .ini files. I have managed to set up the texture, the bed model, and manually configured some of the settings, but it sure would be nice if there was a way to import an OrcaSLicer profile into PrusaSlicer. Is there some setting i am missing? or am I stuck either manually editing the new profile? Thanks!

filip.m3

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I have a new computer, so I want to migrate all my settings to it. So I did the so-called "Export Config Bundle With Physical Printers". I imported this in the new computer PrusaSlicer app. It turns out that my custom filament - so called "User Presets", that I have created, that work well for certain filaments did all not transfer. I select the "add/remove filaments" and I get this huge 'wizard' that goes through 11 things, one of which is filaments, but its number 6 in the list, and I need to go through the to 5 first. I think, I don't want to do this, I could really screw something up here. I just want to move a couple presets. I want to migrate just these to a new computer, so I select them as if I want to slice, then I tried the so-called "Export Config", but on import they don't come through as-is with the names I gave them. They seem to modify others in the big list of filaments. I am just going to rekey them. Big Sad. I've had my Prusa printer (an upgraded MK2) for so long I don't remember. I can't imagine being a new printer owner and going through this.