The Best Open Source SketchUp AlternativesTop 3D Modelers & CAD Software like SketchUp

The best open source alternative to SketchUp is Blender. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to SketchUp and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to SketchUp are FreeCAD, Sweet Home 3D, Hew and MakeHuman.

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  1. Blender icon
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    A comprehensive open-source 3D software suite for modeling, UV unwrapping, texturing, rigging, and animating. It supports renderings, simulations including fluid and cloth dynamics, complex compositing, video editing, and Python scripting, running across all major operating systems.

    154 Blender alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • Steam
    • Flatpak
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    Splash Artwork for Blender 4.3
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  2. FreeCAD icon
     535 likes

    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.

    140 FreeCAD alternatives

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    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flatpak
    • Docker
    • Steam
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  3. Sweet Home 3D icon
     343 likes

    Open-source, Java-based software that allows users to create detailed floor plans, arrange furniture, and explore the final layout in 3D, assisting in interior design projects with ease and flexibility.

    80 Sweet Home 3D alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Java
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  4. Hew icon
     14 likes

    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.

    12 Hew alternatives

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    • Online
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  5. MakeHuman icon
     143 likes

    Free interactive open source software for swift creation of customizable 3D human models, featuring precise morph controls, realistic pose simulation, real-time editing, multi-platform export, and support for body, facial, and garment customization in many animation pipelines.

    49 MakeHuman alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
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  6. Wings 3D icon
     122 likes

    Wings 3D is a subdivision modeler inspired by Nendo and Mirai from Izware.

    It is possible to assign materials, vertex color, UV coordinates and textures, but there will be improvements in those features before Wings goes 1.0.

    There is no support in Wings for doing animations.

    54 Wings 3D alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. Akse icon
     12 likes

    Primitive-based 3D modeling provides kids and teens with shape building, 2D blueprint editing, and freehand drawing, supporting boolean holes, 3D text, precise manipulation, and STL import/export with snapping for direct 3D printing in a backend-agnostic, open source web app.

    39 Akse alternatives

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  8. Dune 3D icon
     16 likes

    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.

    66 Dune 3D alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  9. BRL-CAD icon
     56 likes

    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...

    80 BRL-CAD alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • BSD
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  10. CAD Sketcher icon
     11 likes

    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.

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    • Blender
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  11. IngeTrazo icon
     7 likes

    A free, SketchUp-inspired 3D modeler for architecture, engineering and 3D design — built natively for Linux.

    6 IngeTrazo alternatives

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  12. SolidCraft icon
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    SolidCraft is an open-source parametric 3D CAD application written in pure Rust. Sketch on a plane, constrain and dimension the sketch, turn profiles into solids with features on a timeline, and change a parameter to watch the whole timeline rebuild.

    51 SolidCraft alternatives

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    • Online
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