Apple Silicon

How to Build OrcaSlicer from Source on macOS 15 Sequoia - A Step-by-Step Guide

• Steve Scargall
• Orca slicer , 3 d printing

Building OrcaSlicer from source on macOS 15 (15.6.1 Sequoia) can be straightforward, but recent changes in macOS, Xcode, and CMake require some extra care. This guide updates the official instructions with important tips and fixes from this GitHub issue to avoid common build issues.

For this article, we will be using this build system:

• Apple MacBook Pro M1 (Apple Silicon)
• macOS 15.6.1 (Sequoia)
• Orca Slicer 2.3.1 from https://github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer

Prerequisites

Before you start, ensure you have the following installed: