# Prusa

> Control your Prusa printer and camera remotely from anywhere using Prusa Connect

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.prusa3d.connect](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.prusa3d.connect)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.prusa3d.connect`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Prusa Research a.s.
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 153,625
- **Rating:** 3.74 / 5 (656 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.14.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-28
- **First published:** 2024-08-10
- **Publisher country:** CZ
- **Size:** 37 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.prusa3d.connect)
- **Website:** [https://connect.prusa3d.com/](https://connect.prusa3d.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.prusa3d.com/en/page/privacy-policy\_231258/](https://www.prusa3d.com/en/page/privacy-policy_231258/)

## Description

Prusa Connect is a powerful Chrome extension designed for seamless remote management of your Prusa 3D printers. It provides a real-time overview of all connected printers, allowing you to start, pause, or stop prints effortlessly from anywhere. Enjoy precise control over temperature, speed, flow, and position, ensuring optimal print quality.

Stay informed with push notifications when prints complete or schedules change colors. Integration with Printables.com lets you browse and start new prints instantly, while EasyPrint allows slicing directly within the app. Add new printers or Buddy3D cameras easily, manage teams, and utilize features like NFC printer setup and belt tuning. Prioritizing privacy and security, Prusa Connect offers cloud and on-premises storage along with an intuitive print queue. Future updates promise even more enhancements, making it an essential tool for every Prusa user.

## Rankings

- #181,525 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.NFC`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.prusa3d.connect.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users appreciate the app’s integration with the Prusa ecosystem and mobile monitoring, especially for XL printers. However, many reviews cite recurring problems: login/auth dependence and related issues, frequent crashes after updates, and inaccurate offline status despite activity. Feature gaps versus the web/Connect (no reliable live video and limited control) and constrained local-network connectivity further hamper usability. Overall, the app is easy to use and improving, but reliability and feature parity remain major concerns.

### Pros

- Good integration and features within the Prusa ecosystem.
- Allows monitoring and adjusting prints from a mobile device (useful for XL printers).
- Easy to use and improves over time.

### Cons

- Requires a cloud account / login; persistent login/auth issues.
- Frequent crashes and instability after updates.
- Printer status often shows offline even when online; reliability issues with commands.
- Missing features compared to Prusa Connect/web (e.g., no reliable live video, limited printer control, feature parity gaps).
- Limited local network connectivity; no true local-only connection and related connectivity problems.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.prusa3d.connect)