Unleash your creativity

Introducing the world’s first Craft Laser™ – precisely cut, score, and engrave hundreds of materials like wood, acrylic, leather, and more up to ¼” thick.

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Introducing the world’s first Craft Laser. Precisely cut, score, and engrave hundreds of materials like wood, acrylic, leather, and more up to ¼” thick.

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Craft

Laser

All you need to make remarkable things

Don't just take our word for it

“You can make a seemingly endless number of projects”

USA Today Reviewed

“Nothing has come close to how user-friendly, safe, and approachable it is”

Slash Gear

“It’s ready to work right out of the box”

Geekwire

“Glowforge has set a new standard for consumer-friendly laser cutters.”

Wired

“The most accessible craft laser we've tested.”

PC Mag

“I’m confident in saying that this new model is going to make a lot of crafters out there very, very happy.”

USA Today Reviewed

“Nothing has come close to how user-friendly, safe, and approachable the Aura is”

Slash Gear

“It’s ready to work right out of the box”

CNET

“It’s ready to work right out of the box”

Geekwire

“I wish I had about a thousand more of these!”

HSN

“You can make a seemingly endless number of projects”

USA Today Reviewed

“Nothing has come close to how user-friendly, safe, and approachable it is”

Slash Gear

“It’s ready to work right out of the box”

Geekwire

“Glowforge has set a new standard for consumer-friendly laser cutters.”

Wired

“The most accessible craft laser we've tested.”

PC Mag

“It's clear this is something you're going to see in the background of many home crafting workshops.”

CNET

The power of a Glowforge laser

Bring your creative ideas to life in minutes. With Glowforge Aura’s powerful laser, intuitive design software, and Proofgrade® materials, the only limit is your imagination.

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Laser power & precision

Live print preview

Simple & intuitive

Engrave photos on materials

Catalog

1000s of print-ready projects

Whether you’re an experienced designer or an aspiring maker, there’s something for everyone in the Glowforge Catalog — just click and print.

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Materials

Perfect prints every time

We recommend using Aura-compatible Proofgrade® materials for smart settings and consistent results. They’re specially sourced and lab-tested to work perfectly every time!

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Materials

Perfect prints every time

Proofgrade materials are specially sourced and lab-tested to work perfectly with your Glowforge®.

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Materials

Perfect prints every time

Proofgrade materials are specially sourced and lab-tested to work perfectly with your Glowforge®.

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Design

Design made easy

Start from a hand-drawn sketch, engrave a photograph, upload a project from your favorite software, or design from scratch in the Glowforge App.

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Print from anywhere

The Personal Filter lets you create from any room, any time. Enjoy clean, fresh air in any workspace that works for you.

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Tech Specs

Material Capability

Max materials depth: up to 1/4" thick
Max material size: 12" x 12"
Max material height: 3/4" w/o tray
Max material height: 1/4" w/tray

Software

Drag-and-drop with live camera preview
Works with Mac, PC, iPhone, Android, and more
JPG, PNG, SVG, PDF, and more

Hardware

Dimensions: 22” (W) x 20-½” (D) x 5” (H)
Dual cameras: wide angle & macro
Precise to 1/1000th of an inch
Full autofocus

Tech Specs

Material Capability

Max materials depth: up to 1/4" thick
Max material size: 12" x 12" sp.
Maximum material height: 3/4" w/o tray
Maximum material height: 1/4" w/tray

Software

Drag-and-drop with live camera preview
Works with Mac, PC, iPhone, Android, and more
JPG, PNG, SVG, PDF, and more

Hardware

Dimensions: 22” (W) x 20-½” (D) x 5” (H)
Dual cameras: wide angle & macro
Precise to 1/1000th of an inch
Full autofocus

Frequently Asked Questions

What materials can I use with my Glowforge Aura?

Because Glowforge Aura uses a blue, 6 watt, solid state laser, there are certain material capabilities that are important to know. Glowforge Aura is not compatible with glass, clear acrylic, white acrylic, blue acrylic, vinyl, or Draftboard®️ materials. Glowforge Aura can safely print on most laser-compatible materials including wood, acrylic, leather, veneer, paper, cardboard, denim, mylar, rubber, cork, sandpaper, food, stone, slate, titanium, aluminum, marble, ceramic tile, corian, and hundreds more! Glowforge recommends using Aura-compatible Proofgrade®️ materials for smart settings and perfect results. Proofgrade materials are specially sourced and lab-tested for creating prints safely at home.

What is the thickest material that Glowforge can cut?

Glowforge Pro and Plus perform well with many materials 1/4 in (0.6 cm) and less on a single pass. They can accommodate material as thick as 1/2 in (1.2 cm), but may require multiple passes or flipping the material over. For engraving, you can remove the tray and insert objects as thick as 2 in (5 cm). It can then engrave the surface up to 0.5 in (1.2 cm), depending on the material. Glowforge Aura can cut materials up to 1/4" thick, and engrave materials up to 3/4" thick with the cutting tray removed.

What is the difference between Glowforge Pro, Plus, and Aura?

All Glowforge printers are quick to set up and easy to use. You can choose to work with hundreds of materials to make the kinds of amazing things that you see on our community forum or Instagram. All our printers come with everything you need to get started making magical things at the touch of a button.

Not sure which model is right for you? Here’s how they all fit together:

The Glowforge Aura is the first Craft Laser, letting you unleash your creativity right from home.
The Glowforge Plus is our premium home offering for the ultimate personal printing experience.
The Glowforge Pro is our most powerful and capable model for big projects, businesses of any size, and shared use.

Here are more details to help you choose:

Speed: Glowforge Aura uses a blue, 6 watt, solid state laser for powerful cut speeds. Compared to Glowforge Plus’s 40 watt CO2 laser, Glowforge Pro uses a 45 watt CO2 laser which lets it cut at speeds up to 12X faster than Glowforge Aura.

Warranty: Glowforge Plus, and Glowforge Pro, and Glowforge Aura all come with a full 12-month warranty.

Material Size: Glowforge Aura works with materials 12” x 12” size. It can cut materials up to 1/4" thick, and engrave materials up to 3/4" thick with the cutting tray removed. The Glowforge Plus and Glowforge Pro work with materials up to 18” deep, 20.4” wide, and 2” thick. (The maximum printable area is about 11” x 19.5”)

With the Passthrough slot, the Glowforge Pro lets you make enormous oversized prints. It can work with materials 20” wide, up to ¼” thick, and as long as you want. To use the Passthrough slot, you print the first 10 inches, slide the material through the slot, and repeat. That means you can create huge, dramatic products, including furniture!

Laser Class: Glowforge Plus and Glowforge Aura are both Class 1 lasers (like a DVD player). The Glowforge Pro Passthrough slot makes the Pro model a Class 4 laser which requires the person using it to have laser safety training (included with your purchase). You should not use the Pro in public or around kids without installing the included Pro Shields.

Operating Temperatures: Glowforge Pro is designed for printing all day in temperatures up to 81°F (27°C). Glowforge Plus and Glowforge Aura may pause periodically to cool if used continually in warm temperatures; they’re designed for environments up to 75°F (24°C).

Laser: The Glowforge Aura uses a blue, 6 watt, solid-state laser. The Glowforge Plus uses a far more powerful infrared 40 watt CO2 laser that can cut clear acrylic and engrave glass. The Glowforge Pro uses the most powerful 45 watt CO2 laser for even faster cutting and engraving, and adds a solid-state cooling unit for all-day printing.

If you’d like to compare all of our models, navigate to Glowforge.com/order and choose “Compare Options” near the bottom of the page.

Whichever you choose, you’ll find it’s easy, fast, and fun to get started: within thirty minutes of receiving your Glowforge, you’ll be holding your first finished print.

Do I need additional software to print with a Glowforge?

Great news! You can use your Glowforge from a Mac, PC, tablet, and smartphone, using our simple, powerful, and free web interface. To prepare your project, you can choose to use any software that saves a PDF (Adobe Illustrator, Inkscape, CorelDraw, Adobe Photoshop, GIMP, Autodesk 360, and Sketchup and more) Glowforge can print JPG, PNG, SVG, PDF, and other file formats. To print a file, just drag-and-drop it directly on our app, and then adjust the preview to your liking.

What size materials can I use?

The Glowforge Aura fits material up to 12 in x 12 in (30.4 cm x 30.4 cm) and works with thicker materials than your average craft cutter — cut materials up to ¼ in (0.635 cm) thick and engrave objects up to ¾ in high.

How much space will a Glowforge Aura take up in my home?

The Glowforge Aura is 22 in (W) x 20-½ in (D) x 5 in (H) — or about the size of a large printer.

How easy is it to get started?

It takes less than 30 minutes to get your printer out of the box, set it up, and finish your first print.

How precise is the Glowforge laser?

Glowforge uses a beam of light the width of a human hair to cut and engrave with incredible accuracy to one-thousandth of an inch. It can engrave images in stunning high-resolution comparable to what you see on your phone or computer screen now. Learn more here!

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