TRAX Alternatives

TRAX is described as 'free web-based track planning software for your model railroad. It runs in all modern browsers on Mac, Windows, Linux, and other platforms' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to TRAX for Windows, Mac and Linux. The best alternative is XTrackCAD, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like TRAX are TrainCad, Empire Express, SCARM and RailModeller.

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XTrackCAD
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Free • Open Source
Mac
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Linux
8 alternatives to XTrackCAD
XTrackCAD is a CAD program for designing model railroad layouts. You can easily create layout of any scale or size. Libraries for many brands of track and turnouts are included. Adding new components is easy with the built-in editor.

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TrainCad
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
11 alternatives to TrainCad
TrainCad is a freeware Microsoft Windows program for designing model railroad layouts using standard tracks. Track libraries are available for Märklin metal, C and plastic-tracks in H0, Z and Spur 1, Roco/Trix H0, N track, Atlas N, GarGrave and others.

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Empire Express
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Paid • Proprietary
Mac
11 alternatives to Empire Express
Empire Express harnesses the ease of use and power of the Macintosh so you can quickly, easily, and accurately design your model railroad empire.

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SCARM
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Freemium • Proprietary
Windows
11 alternatives to SCARM
With SCARM you can easily create the layout of your dreams – just download the setup package, install it and start editing your first track plan.

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RailModeller
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Freemium • Proprietary
Mac
11 alternatives to RailModeller
RailModeller Express is a free application for creating small model railroad layouts. Its key features include:

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Raily
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Paid • Proprietary
Windows
9 alternatives to Raily
Raily is a tool for planning model railway systems. Raily supports the geometries of over 150 track systems from different vendors.

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Cadrail
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Paid • Proprietary
Windows
11 alternatives to Cadrail
Cadrail is a powerful CAD program with many different railroad design tools. You can create track plans of any size and shape. There are easy to use drag and drop tools that allow you to snap track sections together end-to-end and align them automatically.

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WinTrack
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Paid • Proprietary
Windows
9 alternatives to WinTrack
Track planing software.

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AnyRail
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Freemium • Proprietary
Windows
8 alternatives to AnyRail
AnyRail™ is probably the easiest-to-use model railway design tool around. It's also entirely independent, so you can build with almost any track. Enjoy designing your layout - AnyRail ensures everything fits.
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Atlas Track Planning
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Paid • Proprietary
Windows
9 alternatives to Atlas Track Planning
Atlas is proud to offer free, downloadable track planning software for your use in creating magnificent layouts in HO, N & O scales using Atlas track. This software allows you to create and customize your very own layout, view it as a 3D model and then generate a shopping...

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