Free AutoCAD Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Autodesk AutoCAD for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best free Mac alternative is FreeCAD, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Autodesk AutoCAD and 15 are free and available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Mac alternatives to Autodesk AutoCAD are LibreCAD, OpenSCAD, BRL-CAD and Dune 3D.

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Autodesk AutoCAD alternatives are mainly 3D Modelers, but if you're looking for CAD Software or 3D Printing Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Free, Open Source, Linux, Windows + Free, Windows, iPad and Computer-Aided Design. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Autodesk AutoCAD.
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  1. FreeCAD icon
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    A powerful open-source parametric 3D modeler ideal for mechanical engineering, supporting Python scripting, running on Windows, Linux, and Mac, with modular architecture allowing extensive adaptability and use with scientific computing libraries.

    121 FreeCAD alternatives

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    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
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  2. 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.

    116 LibreCAD alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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  3. 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.

    55 OpenSCAD alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    • Docker
    • Homebrew
     
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  4. BRL-CAD icon
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    BRL-CAD is a powerful cross-platform open source solid modeling system that includes interactive geometry editing, high-performance ray-tracing for rendering and geometric analysis, image and signal-processing tools, a system performance analysis benchmark suite, libraries for...

    77 BRL-CAD alternatives

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  5. Dune 3D icon
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    Dune 3D operates as a parametric 3D Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software. It provides users with the capability to sketch and constrain both in 2D and 3D dimensions. Furthermore, it allows for the addition of chamfers and fillets to designs.

    60 Dune 3D alternatives

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    • Flathub
     
  6. Shapr3D icon
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    From design to manufacturing. Teams collaborate with more impact. Instinctive design meets multidevice capability and full interoperability for the ultimate 3D design workflow.

    48 Shapr3D alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • iPad
     
  7. QCAD icon
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    QCAD is an application for computer aided drafting in 2D. With QCAD you can create technical drawings such as plans for buildings, interiors, mechanical parts or schemas and diagrams.

    77 QCAD alternatives

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    • Free Personal
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  8. CAD Sketcher icon
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    CAD Sketcher is a free and open-source project looking to enhance precision workflows in Blender by bringing CAD like tools, features and usability to Blender.

    57 CAD Sketcher alternatives

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    • Blender
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  9. 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.

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  10. form•Z icon
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    Powerful 3D design application featuring a variety of modeling personalities and tools with an easy to use interface to express and communicate your imagination.

    27 form•Z alternatives

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    • Freemium
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  11. SelfCAD  icon
     9 likes

    SelfCAD is a simple but powerful 3D modeling software being used by beginners, professionals as well as both small and large businesses to create their 3D designs. With the program, users can be able to model, sculpt, render, and even slice designs.

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    • Freemium
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    • Online
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