# Bernie – Laser Engraving — Draw, cut and engrave photos

> Draw, cut and engrave photos (iPhone/iPad app by Web Solutis.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bernie-laser-engraving/id6817337095 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Web Solutis](https://appshunter.io/developer/496851618)
- Category: Graphics & Design, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 39 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, European Spanish
- Released: 2026-10-30
- Data updated: 2026-10-31

## What is Bernie?

Bernie prepares and runs your laser engraving and cutting jobs, from the first line to the last pass. Free, with no account, no subscription and no ads.

On iPad, the whole workshop: drawing, settings, preview and laser control. On iPhone, Bernie keeps you company next to the machine.

DRAW FOR THE LASER
• A complete vector editor: shapes, nodes, booleans, offsets, arrays, nesting
• Text in your own fonts, text on a path, variable text (serial numbers, dates, CSV files)
• QR codes and barcodes
• Art libraries: your own drawings, plus free libraries to download

ENGRAVE PHOTOS
• Proven dithering (Stucki, Floyd-Steinberg, Atkinson, halftone…) or grayscale
• Brightness, contrast, gamma and sharpening, with a preview of the engraving
• Trace an image into outlines

SET UP EVERY MATERIAL
• 30 color layers: line, fill, image; speed, power, passes, lead-ins and tabs
• More than 1,800 ready-to-use material settings, grid material tests and calibration patterns

CHECK BEFORE YOU SEND
• Path preview and estimated time, accelerations included
• Pre-flight check: job outside the work area, power, machine settings
• Cut order optimization

RUN YOUR LASER
• Over the network (Wi-Fi, Ethernet): Bernie finds the machine and reads its settings
• USB lasers: through Bernie on a Mac (Hub mode) or Bernie Link on a computer or a Raspberry Pi
• GRBL, grblHAL, FluidNC, Marlin, Smoothieware; Ruida over the network; galvo through EZCad export
• Framing, jogging, macros, pause, and STOP always within reach
• Built-in virtual laser: try everything without a machine

ON IPHONE
• Open a project prepared on your Mac or iPad: framed preview, run time, device
• Start and follow the job from the laser panel, with STOP always within reach

AND ALSO
• Camera: the work area under your design, Print & Cut
• Rotary for tumblers and round objects, center finding
• Opens SVG, DXF, PDF, AI, EPS, images and your existing projects; exports G-code
• Your projects in Files and iCloud Drive
• Built-in user guide in English and French

SAFETY
Confirmation before every job, manual firing off by default, and nothing starts remotely without your approval.

Bernie is free. If you like it, an optional tip helps it grow; it unlocks nothing: everyone gets everything.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Large tip | $9.00 | one-time |
| Small tip | $2.00 | one-time |
| Medium tip | $4.00 | one-time |


## Is Bernie safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Bernie.

## Is Bernie legit?

Bernie – Laser Engraving appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Bernie is 75 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.1 — 2026-10-30

Lots of new features since launch:

• Three new languages: Spanish, Italian and German
• 3D job simulation: the piece is carved and darkens over time, with a 3D button next to the eye
• 3D models (STL, OBJ, 3MF…) engraved in relief
• Centerline: trace a logo or a sketch along the middle of its strokes
• Multi-page projects
• Web Tools: Boxes.py, MakerCase and Templatemaker open in Bernie, and the file lands in your project
• Projector mode: the job's paths projected onto the piece
• Multi-head machines: each layer picks its laser
• Keep-out zones on the bed, hour counter and maintenance reminders
• OctoPrint and Duet, keyboard shortcuts for macros
• New machines: Longer Nano and Nano Pro, LaserPecker, Makera Carvera Air
• “Add a Laser…” starts the assistant from the menus, “Reset Bernie” in Settings, now organized in pages
• Many fixes

### 1.0 — 2026-10-30

No release notes.

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