LibreCAD VS FreeCAD

Compare LibreCAD vs FreeCAD and see what are their differences.

LibreCAD

LibreCAD is a cross-platform 2D CAD program written in C++17. It can read DXF/DWG files and can write DXF/PDF/SVG files. It supports point/line/circle/ellipse/parabola/spline primitives. The user interface is highly customizable, and has dozens of translations. (by LibreCAD)

FreeCAD

This is the official source code of FreeCAD, a free and opensource multiplatform 3D parametric modeler. (by FreeCAD)
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LibreCAD FreeCAD
48 234
3,992 17,200
2.7% 3.4%
9.2 10.0
6 days ago 1 day ago
C++ C++
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
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LibreCAD

Posts with mentions or reviews of LibreCAD. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-07-05.

FreeCAD

Posts with mentions or reviews of FreeCAD. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-10-20.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing LibreCAD and FreeCAD you can also consider the following projects:

FreeCAD_assembly3 - Experimental attempt for the next generation assembly workbench for FreeCAD

Visual Studio Code - Visual Studio Code

libredwg - Official mirror of libredwg. With CI hooks and nightly releases. PR's ok

qcad - QCAD - The Open Source 2D CAD. QCAD is a cross-platform CAD solution for Windows, macOS and Linux. It supports the DXF format and optionally the DWG format (through a proprietary plugin).

OpenBuilds-Fusion360-Postprocessor - Post Processor for Fusion 360 for use with OpenBuilds Machines running Grbl 1.1

DesignSpark-Mechanical-for-Linux

solvespace - Parametric 2d/3d CAD

leocad - A CAD application for creating virtual LEGO models

plasticity

geogebra - GeoGebra apps (mirror)

Universal-G-Code-Sender - A cross-platform G-Code sender for GRBL, Smoothieware, TinyG and G2core.