Free Web-based AutoCAD Alternatives

There are many alternatives to Autodesk AutoCAD as a web app if you are looking for a replacement. The best free Online alternative is Onshape. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Onshape or CADAM. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Autodesk AutoCAD and 11 are free and available as a web app so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Online alternatives to Autodesk AutoCAD are SelfCAD , Crafty Amigo, 3D House Planner and MakerSCAD.

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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, Android and Windows + Open Source. 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. Onshape icon
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    Onshape is a professional CAD system – Parts, Assemblies, Drawings – with version control and collaboration built in. Each Onshape plan (Free, Education, Professional, and Enterprise) gives you all of the CAD and data management functionality with no time limit.

    44 Onshape alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
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  2. CADAM icon
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    The open source text to CAD web app.

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  3. Rayon Design icon
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    Rayon is a web-based collaborative architectural design tool. It supports various file formats, including PDF, CAD documents, and image files, allowing for diverse uses like image-based surface styling.

    48 Rayon Design alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  4. SelfCAD  icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
     
  5. Crafty Amigo icon
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    A simple CAD design tool that uses the real world materials as building blocks similar to Lego bits. Parts snap onto each other. It can generate assembly instructions, make unique cuts into items and other features as well.

    12 Crafty Amigo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  6. 3D House Planner is the professional home design web application that allows you to design houses and apartments. No installation required. It is accessible through your browser. 3D House Planner is absolutely free for all.

    64 3D House Planner alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  7. MakerSCAD icon
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    MakerSCAD is a web-based parametric 3D design software with a block-based programming language to create objects for 3D printing, animations, games and websites.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
     
  8. 3D Orchard icon
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    3D Orchard is a free online platform for crowdsourced design. It includes free, built-in CAD tools and everything needed to turn an idea into a physical product. Because the computer-aided design (CAD) tools are built-in and free, people can edit and evolve each others 3D models.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  9. Packly icon
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    The complete packaging solution to create and download die-cut templates immediately, view custom 3D Virtual models in real time and print high quality personalised package in 48Hrs.

    25 Packly alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  10. Shapiful icon
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    Designing your own 3D models no longer has to feel complicated or time-consuming. With our online creation platform, anyone can design, personalize, and export 3D printable files directly in the browser.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  11. A simple yet powerful CAD Viewer for your DWG and DXF files with a direct integration into Google Drive and Gmail.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Google Workspace
     
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