BETTESWORTHConstruction

LibreCAD

#29 of 31 in CAD Software

Free plan

Plans and prices

PlanPriceBilled
LibreCAD$0—

From LibreCAD's own pricing page, checked 5 Oct 2026. Every plan

What the maker publishes

Drawing tools
The project wiki lists line, circle, arc, polyline and spline drawing, plus entity modification, hatching, blocks, annotations and dimensions. source
DWG limitation
The FAQ says DWG support is basic and import only, and suggests converting DWG to DXF if import fails. source
DXF limitation
The FAQ says LibreCAD does not support every Autodesk DXF feature and lists supported DXF versions as R12, R14, 2000, 2004 and 2007. source
File formats
The wiki describes DXF import and export, partial DWG import, and PDF and image export; it identifies DXF as LibreCAD’s main format. source
Free plan
Yes source
Help channels
The FAQ directs users who cannot find an answer to the LibreCAD forum. source
Intended use
The project says LibreCAD began as work to add CAM capabilities to QCad Community Edition for use with a Mechmate CNC router. source
Languages
The interface is available in over 30 languages. source
License
LibreCAD is released under the GNU General Public License version 2 (GPLv2). source
Parametric modeling
No source
Platform downloads
The official site links macOS DMG, Windows EXE and Linux AppImage packages, and also describes building from source for all platforms. source
Plugins
The project wiki says plugins have been developed to ease some tasks. source
Project organization
The project describes itself as a non-profit, community-driven open-source project. source
Purpose
LibreCAD is a free, open-source 2D CAD application. source
Security and warranty
The license page states that the program is distributed without any warranty, including implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. source
Support
The project says support and documentation are free and provided by its community of users, contributors and developers. source