Plans and prices
| Plan | Price | Billed |
|---|---|---|
| Free open-source software | $0 | — |
From libfive Studio's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026. Every plan
What the maker publishes
- Audience
- The maker describes the framework as infrastructure for generative design, mass customization, and domain-specific CAD tools. source
- Design languages
- Studio uses Python 3 or Guile Scheme as its design language. source
- Development
- The project is developed on GitHub using issues and pull requests, and the library includes unit tests. source
- Direct modeling
- Users can click and drag on models, and Studio back-propagates changes into the script. source
- File import and export
- STL export; SVG export source
- Founded
- 2017 source
- Framework
- The libfive stack includes a geometry kernel, higher-level language bindings, a standard library of shapes and transforms, and Studio for script-based design. source
- Free plan
- Yes source
- Geometry
- The kernel uses functional representations, supporting constructive solid geometry, arbitrarily high resolution, and operations such as blends and warps. source
- Integrations
- The project provides Python and Guile bindings, a C API, and a C++ library for building tools and applications. source
- Licensing
- The kernel and core libraries use the MPL, while the Studio GUI uses the GPL. source
- Live execution
- Code runs live in a background thread, with sandboxing for Guile. source
- Maturity
- The maker describes libfive and Studio as alpha software intended for experimentation and personal projects, and says they may not suit mission-critical applications. source
- Modeling method
- hybrid source
- Platforms
- The download page offers a Mac application for macOS 10.14 or later; Linux and Windows users build Studio from source. source
- Product
- Studio is a minimalist desktop GUI for solid modeling with the libfive kernel. source
- Support
- Support is best-effort through GitHub issues; commercial support and custom development are available by contacting the lead author. source
- Supported platforms
- macOS 10.14 or later; Linux and Windows via source build source