Skip to content

Help Menu

The Help Menu contains links to documentation and instructional videos; information on your LightBurn license and version; and tools for troubleshooting software issues.

Click any option in the image below to jump to more information, or scroll down for a list of options and descriptions.

About LightBurn

Opens the Help and Notes window, where additional information on keyboard shortcuts, a few general LightBurn tips, and important program build/version data is listed.

See Help and Notes for more information.

LightBurn Support Forum

Get help with LightBurn from the developers, support staff, and other users. Join the community to share projects, discuss hardware and software settings, and learn how to get the most out of LightBurn.

Access the LightBurn forum at: Forum.LightBurnSoftware.com.

Quick Help and Notes

F1

Opens the Help and Notes window, directly to the Hotkeys tab, which features a small partial list of mouse gestures, keyboard shortcuts, and other hotkey tips.

See Help and Notes for more information.

Online Documentation

Find guides and detailed information on getting the most out of LightBurn. If you're reading this, you're already here!

View the current printable PDF of the LightBurn documentation.

This menu entry will always point to the latest copy of the LightBurn documentation PDF.

Online Video Tutorials

Access a curated list of tutorial videos from a library of over a hundred helpful guides at LightBurnSoftware.com.

View the full library of LightBurn tutorial videos on YouTube.

CorelDRAW Macro Setup Help

Simplify and speed up the process of sending work out of CorelDRAW to LightBurn on Windows-based computers.

See CorelDRAW Macro Setup for more information.

Generate Support Data

Generates encoded data that helps the LightBurn support team answer your questions.

See Generate Support Data for more information.

Camera Selection Help

Opens a window to help select an appropriate camera for your laser based on machine size and mounting height.

See Camera Selection Help for more information.

Check for Updates

Checks whether there is a more recent version of LightBurn available than the version currently running, and whether it was released within your license's valid update period.

See Check for Updates for more information.

License Management

Opens the License Page, where you can activate or deactive your license, and see the number of days remaining in your license's update period.

See License Management for more information.

Enable Debug Log

Begins recording a log saved to the My Documents folder on Windows or Documents on MacOS, to aide in troubleshooting and bug fixing when communicating with LightBurn support.

See Enable Debug Log for more information.

Debug Drawing

Activates the internal tool that shows the bounds of shapes being drawn in the Workspace, to aid LightBurn developers in troubleshooting and debugging.

See Debug Drawing for more information.

Convert to Cut (Debug)

Activates the internal tool that converts selected shapes into the cuts that would be sent to a laser, and makes a new shape from the result.

Warning

Do not use this tool unless directed to do so by a LightBurn developer or support agent.

See Convert to Cut for more information.

For more help using LightBurn, please visit our forum to talk with LightBurn staff and users, or email support.