Hi everyone,
I’ve tried tools like KrabzCAM, Fusion 360, and Easel, but I was looking for something simpler and couldn’t find it.
FreazyKam is a local-first CAM app focused on the essentials:
Profile cuts
Pockets
Drilling
V-carving and inlays
Surfacing
Automatic tabs
SVG import and drawing tools
2D/3D simulation
G-code export with custom machine profiles
The idea is simple: fast, practical CAM that can run fully offline and stays easy to use.
We’d love feedback from makers and CNC users.
Here are some screenshots of the app:
You can follow this URL to check it out
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May 14, 2026, 4:49pm
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Dude! This is incredible! Awesome work!
The world needs more good and free CAD/CAM options and this looks excellent.
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May 14, 2026, 4:49pm
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Is it OK if I put a link to it here: Software Guide — Maslow ?
Very cool. : ) can I add it to the wiki repo too?
# Software Library
**QUICK START TIP: use Inkscape to draw something with no fill. Export as a regular .svg (not inkscape svg) Upload that to Krabscam.com build paths for the tools that you have and then Export as a .nc Gcode file which can up uploaded to your Maslow.**
This file is a place to share software recommendations that have been useful. All costs listed are estimates reported by contributors and have not been checked. Good opensource programs are listed first in each category otherwise no particular promotion is intended and all links have been submitted by community members.
Maslow needs **Gcode** instructions to work. There are many ways to generate those. Gcode is a human readable programming language that consists of a list of instructions that are sent to a machine to tell it how to move. They are mostly x,y,z coordinates and how to move between them. Instructions include curves, straight lines, and speeds. 3D printers and many other robots use gcode.
You can open a Gcode file up in a text editor and edit it by hand if you need to. You could cut parts out. Only run half of the program, change distances and speeds all by typing in numbers in the Gcode code system. It is not hard to learn the basics. (insert Gcode library link)
THere are many many options to get to a sucessful Gcode for Maslow4 Some programs can do all of the steps, some can only do one or two.
Generally a design will start in a program that lets you draw or specify the shapes for your design. You could use a **2D Vector drawing** program like Inkscape or Adobe Illustrator or a **three dimensional program** like Blender or Autodesk.
Key words for these programs are **Vector drawing or Computer Aided Design CAD** programs. Files can be .**.dxf .svg .stl** but generally not .png or .jpg (bitmap pictures)
Once you have a mathematcially defined shape, it needs to be translated into Gcode. The programs that can do this are called **Computer Aided Machining or CAM** programs. Examples are Krabzcam on the web, a wonderful and effective 2 dimensional free project. Autodesk and Autocad can do this too. In these programs you would describe the geometry of the router bit that you are using and the type of operation that you would like to do to the wood, like drilling or a profile cut or a shallow pocket cut and then the program designs a pathway for that particular router bit to leave the wood or material behind that you need as it cuts. The resulting file needs to be a **.nc Gcode file**.
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Please feel free to do whatever you want with the link or the source ! That’s the plan: give everybody access to a free software that can be used with Maslow.
If you see any missing features or bugs, please let me know.
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