LibreCAD
An open source 2D CAD application for Windows, Apple and Linux.
What is LibreCAD?
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.
LibreCAD can read DWG files (and others) as of the latest Nightly build. It writes DXF files, but can also export SVG, JPG, PNG, PDF and other files. It has layers, blocks, splines, polylines, ellipse tools, advanced tangent line & circle tools, transformation tools, an advanced snapping system and more. Because LibreCAD focuses on 2D geometry it is fast and lightweight, with an installer of less than 30mb.
LibreCAD was forked from QCAD Community Edition around 2010. It was briefly originally called CADuntu.
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LibreCAD information
- Developed byRies van Twisk
- LicensingOpen Source and Free product.
- Written in
- RatingAverage rating of 4.2
- Alternatives110 alternatives listed
Supported Languages
- English
- Portuguese
- Spanish
- German
- Chinese
- Italian
- Greek
- Czech
- French
- Japanese
- Korean
- Polish
- Ukrainian
GitHub repository
- 3,428 Stars
- 890 Forks
- 435 Open Issues
- Updated
Comments and Reviews
Tags
- CAD
- 3D Modeler
- dwg-viewer
- export-to-jpg
- draft
- 2d-cad
- dxf
Typically, I'm very forgiving to Open Source Software. The people making this software are doing the world a great service by offering a decent 2D CAD program as an alternative to Draftsight and AutoCAD. I know LibreCAD is nowhere near the level of these two programs, but it does offer a lot of capability for zero cost.
If your goal is to get 2D CAD for no cost, then this is certainly a worthwhile program. I use it at home and at work (since Draftsight ended the free option). I'll admit, there is plenty of room for improvement, but LibreCAD is already quite good. I'm hoping development continues.
Very good, it's not perfect but, when you tke some time to learn more about you see the simplicity to work with. Is a light software and no robust computer is needed.
Man, I don't know what to say, this is one of the softwares that does nothing that they propose, it is not worth the time spent, unstable, it lacks main CAD tools. But that's okay for a free software, however the instability of their release package for windows is insane. This program at most is a pre-alpha. Don't lose your time if you are searching for a CAD alternative, this isn't work.
[Edited by daninshit, June 27]
Excellent program for figuring out if you are CAD inclined or would rather stick onions in your eyes