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Grbl Controller

Livezeevy2 apps · 89.3K installsToolsFreein.co.gorest.grblcontroller

Control your GRBL CNC machine from your phone over Bluetooth or USB OTG.

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Total installs
88,003
exact · Play shows 50,000+
Installs / day
0
since last crawl
Rating
4.4★
522 ratings · 22 reviews
Released
28 Aug 2017
9.1y ago
Last update
10 Oct 2026
v2.62 · 2d ago
Countries
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Data safety

declared by the developer on Google Play
  • No data shared with third parties
  • No data collected

This is the developer's own declaration, summarised from the Play listing. The permissions below show what the app is technically able to access.

Permissions

8 in 3 groups
4 Sensitive3 Notable1 Routine

What this app can do with your phone

  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storage
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storage
Photos/Media/FilesSensitive2

Access to photos, videos, music and other files stored on your device

  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
StorageSensitive2

Access to files, photos and media saved on your phone's storage

  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
OtherNotable4

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

  • See Bluetooth settings and connect to paired devices like headphones, speakers or watchespair with Bluetooth devices · BLUETOOTH
  • Turn Bluetooth on or off and find and pair with nearby Bluetooth devicesaccess Bluetooth settings · BLUETOOTH_ADMIN
  • Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping · WAKE_LOCK
  • Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET

Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

Store listing

Full description
Grbl Controller (Bluetooth | USB) Use your phone to control a CNC machine that runs GRBL 1.1 firmware. Connect over Bluetooth (HC-05 / HC-06) or a USB OTG cable, jog the axes, send G-code files and watch the machine status live. MACHINE STATUS * Live machine position (MPos) and work position (WPos) * Machine state in colour: Idle, Run, Hold, Jog, Alarm, Check * Active coordinate system, units, distance mode and feed rate * Planner and serial buffer levels (turn on with the GRBL setting $10=2) JOGGING * Simple jogging pad with corner (diagonal) jogging * Separate step size for XY and Z, and a jog feed rate * Jog stop, homing and alarm unlock buttons * Set zero for X, Y and Z * Switch between G54, G55, G56 and G57 FILE STREAMING * Send G-code files from anywhere on the phone * Supported file types: .gcode, .nc, .ngc and .tap * Character counting (buffered) streaming for smooth and fast jobs * Optional single step mode: sends one line and waits for ok before the next * Progress, line count and elapsed time * Check mode to test a file without moving the machine OVERRIDES * GRBL 1.1 real time feed, spindle and rapid overrides * Spindle, flood coolant and mist coolant buttons PROBING AND TOOL CHANGE * Probing with G38.3, with automatic Z axis adjust * Manual tool change with tool length offset (G43.1) CONSOLE AND CUSTOM BUTTONS * Send G-code or GRBL commands directly and see every response * Command history * Four custom buttons that run multi line commands, with separate actions for short press and long press OTHER * Works in the background with low battery use * Option to keep the screen awake during a job * Auto connect to the last used Bluetooth device VIDEOS * Android GRBL Controller (by Matt): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j03sw0HJWbo * Control your CNC from an Android phone over Bluetooth, without a PC (by Maker Tutor): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6teAczns5w * How to run a CNC machine with Grbl Controller, in Hindi (by Er. Nitish Sharma): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So_Eh-dNcvc REQUIREMENTS 1. Android 8.0 or above, with Bluetooth or USB OTG support 2. GRBL 1.1f or above 3. A Bluetooth module like HC-05 or HC-06, already paired with the phone, or a USB OTG adapter NOTES 1. For help, please use GitHub. I cannot give support in Play Store comments. 2. When you connect a Bluetooth module to your machine for the first time, set its baud rate to 115200 (8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit). This is the default baud rate of GRBL 1.1. 3. USB OTG works only with a GRBL baud rate of 115200. 4. To run jobs in the background without problems, turn off battery optimisation for this app. 5. The app does not trim decimal places, remove unsupported G-codes, or expand canned drill cycles or M06. 6. User guide and setup help: https://zeevy.github.io/grblcontroller/ Bug tracker and source code: https://github.com/zeevy/grblcontroller/ Russian translation by Николай Кирик

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