Open Source LibreCAD Alternatives

The best open source alternative to LibreCAD is FreeCAD. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to LibreCAD and nine of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to LibreCAD are BRL-CAD, MakerSCAD, Linkage Mechanism Designer and Simulator and Piglet Drawing Editor.

LibreCAD alternatives are mainly CAD Software but may also be 3D Modelers or Interior Design Apps. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of LibreCAD.

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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...

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FreeCAD
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103 alternatives to FreeCAD
FreeCAD is a general purpose parametric 3D CAD modeler. The development is completely Open Source (LGPL License). FreeCAD is aimed directly at mechanical engineering and product design but also fits in a wider range of uses around engineering, such as architecture or other...
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FreeCAD Features
1. Parametric ModelingFreeCAD can change the shape of model geometry as soon as the dimension value is modified.
2. Procedural ModelingFreeCAD can create or modify 3D models and textures based on a sequence of rules.
3. PortableFreeCAD can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Drawing 2D
FEM
DWG support
Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)
3d Drawing
Windows XP Compatibility
Parametric
Bim
Portable Linux
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BRL-CAD
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3D Modeler
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71 alternatives to BRL-CAD
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...
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Image Processing
Benchmark analytics
Ray Tracing
MakerSCAD
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3D Modeler
3D Printing Tool
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107 alternatives to MakerSCAD
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.
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MakerSCAD Features
1. Parametric ModelingMakerSCAD can change the shape of model geometry as soon as the dimension value is modified.
Web-Based
Visual Programming
Discontinued
Site certificate expired. Software itself hasn't been updated in a very long time, is incomplete, and doesn't function
Linkage Mechanism Designer and Simulator
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Free • Open Source
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Windows
4 alternatives to Linkage Mechanism Designer and Simulator
Linkage is computer aided design software used for quick prototyping of linkage mechanisms. The number of operations needed to add a link and get it connected to other links in the mechanism has been minimized to the lowest number possible, making this program ideal for...
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Linkage Mechanism Designer and Simulator Features
1. PortableLinkage Mechanism Designer and Simulator can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Piglet Drawing Editor
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19 alternatives to Piglet Drawing Editor
2-D engineering drawing editor that supports hierarchical object description. It is inspired by Hewlett-Packard's proprietary HP PIGLET (Personal Interactive Graphic Layout EdiTor), which later became the commercial Graffy editor by DURST CAD.

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Archimedes CAD
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52 alternatives to Archimedes CAD
Archimedes is a free and open source CAD (Computer Aided Design) software. It is a robust system built over Eclipse’s Rich Client Java Platform fully based on plug ins. This means it is easily extensible but also has a pretty thin core that allows you to select the features you...
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Archimedes CAD Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsArchimedes CAD can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
Discontinued
The project seems no longer developed. Last version, 0.66, released in June 2012, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.
gCAD3D
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Free • Open Source
CAD Software
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60 alternatives to gCAD3D
gCAD3D is a 3D CAD CAM application that features an integrated 3D OpenGL viewer, a program interpreter for geometry and NC-commands in 3D, an integrated NC-processor, and a programming interface for user programs.
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gCAD3D Features
Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)
SagCAD
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Free • Open Source
CAD Software
Linux
21 alternatives to SagCAD
Easy to use 2D Computer Aided Drafting and Modelling application. Features: import/export of .dxf files, Ellipse, Polyline, SPLINE, BSPLINE, possibility to glue external programs via shell commands, CAM Module (Generation of ISO NC-Data), Import of NC files, Export of PostScript...

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SAMoCAD
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Free • Open Source
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16 alternatives to SAMoCAD
SAMoCAD designed to create simple drawings, primarily to architectural drawings. Development of the program is far from complete, but it is already possible to draw. There is partial DXF format support, at the moment almost all drafted in the program can be saved in DXF and can...

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