• Open CAD Studio icon
  • Blender icon
  • IngeTrazo icon
  • CADCraft icon
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Best Linux CAD

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Some linux's CAD applications

  1. Open CAD Studio: a modern, Open Source 2D + 3D CAD application that reads and writes DWG and DXF natively built in Rust, with GPU-accelerated rendering.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    Open CAD Studio screenshot 1
    Open CAD Studio screenshot 1
  2. Blender icon
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    Free open-source 3D software for modeling, texturing, rigging, animation, rendering, compositing, video editing, and simulation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • Steam
    • Flatpak
    Splash Artwork for Blender 4.3
    Cycles Render Engine
    Modeling, Sculpt, UV
    +9
    VFX
  3. IngeTrazo icon
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    A free, SketchUp-inspired 3D modeler for architecture, engineering and 3D design — built natively for Linux.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Viewport
  4. CADCraft icon
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    Computer-aided design and drafting; an open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Autodesk AutoCAD, rebuilt in pure Rust.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flatpak
    • AppImage
    Mounting bracket: a two-view part drawing with centre lines, hidden lines, an ANSI31 section hatch and a title block.
    Apartment plan (examples/apartment.dxf): walls with pick-point hatching, TrueType MTEXT room labels, a TABLE, a multileader and architectural dimensions — built entirely from CADCraft commands.
  5. IngeCAD icon
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    Free 2D DWG/DXF CAD for Linux in the spirit of classic AutoCAD — keyboard drafting with acad.pgp aliases, faithful DWG round-trip, paper space and dimensions, plus surveying and terrain plugins (points, construction chart, contours, profiles, earthworks, UTM georeferencing...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    IngeCAD screenshot 1
    ## Open your files without converters

DWG and DXF directly, with double click. GNU LibreDWG travels within IngeCAD: you don’t install anything apart and you never see an intermediate file.
    ## Your plane is opened by any CAD

Save to DWG r2000 and the file opens in AutoCAD, BricsCAD, ZWCAD, or the program your colleague uses. And what IngeCAD doesn’t understand doesn’t touch it: it’s still intact inside the file.
    +5
    ## Write L and draw a line

The muscle memory of years is not thrown away. The command line is down, where it always, and responds to the same aliases of acad.pgp.
  6. Hew icon
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    Free, open-source 3D modeler that works like SketchUp: draw on a face, push/pull, snap to what's there. Every shape is a watertight solid. Native on macOS, Windows, Linux, and in the browser. Imports .skp.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    Hew screenshot 1
    Hew screenshot 1
    Hew screenshot 2
  7. FreeCAD icon
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    A versatile open-source 3D CAD modeler with modular architecture, suitable for engineering applications across multiple platforms, supporting Python scripting.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flatpak
    • Docker
    • Steam
    Part Design WB
    FEM
    Assembly
    +12
    BIM
  8. LeoCAD icon
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    LeoCAD is a CAD program for creating virtual LEGO models. It has an easy to use interface and currently includes over 6000 different pieces created by the LDraw community.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    LeoCAD screenshot 1
    LeoCAD screenshot 1
    LeoCAD screenshot 2
  9. LibreCAD icon
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    LibreCAD is an open source 2D CAD application for Windows, Apple and Linux. It is based on Qt, which is a leading cross-platform application and UI development framework.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flathub
    On Mac
    LibreCAD screenshot 1
    On windows 7
    +1
    On windows 7
  10. OpenSCAD icon
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    OpenSCAD is a software for creating solid 3D CAD objects. It is free software and available for Linux/UNIX, MS Windows and MacOS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
    • BSD
    • Docker
    • Homebrew
    OpenSCAD screenshot 1
    OpenSCAD screenshot 1
    OpenSCAD screenshot 2
    +3
    Rendering a model

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