Free beta through October 2026. After beta, Basic stays free; Pro features require a license.
CNCGuy Edit [Beta] · 660-104485-G71.cnc
00 — 002 · v0.6 Beta
What It Does
A focused set of tools.
No feature bloat, no configuration maze. Eight things, done well.
Feature · 01
Multi-tab Monaco editor
G-code syntax highlighting, find/replace, go-to-line. The editor you wish was in your CAM software.
Feature · 02
2D backplot for mill + lathe
See the toolpath as you write. Canvas rendering, no 3D plugin bloat.
Feature · 03
Compact Fanuc syntax
Handles N1G20G53X0.Z-15. and spaced styles equally well.
Feature · 04
Canned-cycle aware
G71 Type II, G72, G73 profiles, G76 threading, G81–G89 drills — parsed the way Fanuc intends, no phantom moves.
Feature · 05
Machine-limit validation
Set your machine's travel. Catch over-travel before you crash a fixture.
Feature · 06
Program Check
Live logic linting — feed before spindle, arc-radius errors, missing G20/G21, incomplete G71 cycles. The checking other editors charge for.
Feature · 07
Open All Recent
Reopen every file from your last job in one click.
Feature · 08
Drag and drop
Drop files from Explorer onto the window. Works the way you'd expect it to.
Honest Comparison
How it stacks up.
Three tools most machinists already know. Here's where Edit lands.
This
CNCGuy Edit Beta
Vs
Other CNC editors
Vs
Notepad++
Price
Free during beta
$695+ /seat
Free
Modern editor
Yes (Monaco)
Dated UI
Yes
Backplot
Yes (mill + lathe)
Yes
No
Machine-aware limits
Yes
Partial
No
Compact Fanuc syntax
Yes, tested
Yes
No, manual
Made by a machinist
Yes
No
N/A
Price
CNCGuy Edit BetaFree during beta
Other CNC editors$695+ /seat
Notepad++Free
Modern editor
CNCGuy Edit BetaYes (Monaco)
Other CNC editorsDated UI
Notepad++Yes
Backplot
CNCGuy Edit BetaYes (mill + lathe)
Other CNC editorsYes
Notepad++No
Machine-aware limits
CNCGuy Edit BetaYes
Other CNC editorsPartial
Notepad++No
Compact Fanuc syntax
CNCGuy Edit BetaYes, tested
Other CNC editorsYes
Notepad++No, manual
Made by a machinist
CNCGuy Edit BetaYes
Other CNC editorsNo
Notepad++N/A
What Beta Doesn't Do
What beta doesn't do yet.
00 — 003 · Roadmap
This is a focused v1. We haven't shipped: post-processor editing,
DNC file transfer, advanced file comparison, or 4th-and-5th-axis
visualization. Those are on the roadmap.
If you need those today, stay on your current tool — we'd rather
you wait than be disappointed.
If you mostly want a clean editor plus backplot that opens fast
and doesn't crash on real shop programs, the beta is for you.
Post-processor editingRoadmap
DNC file transferRoadmap
File compareRoadmap
4/5-axis vizRoadmap
Coming to Pro
Free is the whole editor. Pro adds the power tools.
The full editor, backplot simulation, Program Check, and cycle-time
estimating are free — and stay free. Pro layers on the power-user toolkit.
Pro
Program Transforms
Translate · Mirror · Rotate · Inch↔Metric — rewrite coordinates across the whole program.
More Pro tools in development — macro debugging, conversational wizards,
and DNC. Also coming: CNCGuy Vault, a companion app for
program library, revisions & FAI approval.
Planned: around $249 one-time — no subscription, ever. Final pricing at launch.
Download
Windows only. No account. No email.
Installer is about 105 MB. Opens in under a second on a modern laptop.
Check it in PowerShell: Get-FileHash .\CNCGuy-Editor-0.6.0-beta.6-Setup.exe
First launch · Windows SmartScreen
Windows checks before it runs.
CNCGuy Edit isn't code-signed yet, so Windows SmartScreen flags it as an
Unknown publisher. It's a beta, not malware — code-signing lands with
v1.1. Approve it once and Windows remembers your choice.
Step 01
Click "More info"
Running the installer opens "Windows protected your PC."
Click More info to expand it.
Step 02
Click "Run anyway"
Confirm the app is CNCGuy-Editor-…-Setup.exe, then click
Run anyway. The installer starts normally.
