CAD tools for Mac

FreeCAD

3D & parametric CAD

Open-source parametric 3D modeller for real-life objects

Stars

★ 34.5k

Licence

LGPL-2.1+

Updated

yesterday

• Commercial OK
• STEP
• STL

Alternative to SolidWorks, Fusion 360

Blender

Mesh & visualisation

Free and open-source 3D creation suite

Stars

★ 21k

Licence

GPL-2.0+

Updated

yesterday

• Commercial OK
• STL

Alternative to 3ds Max, Rhino

Open-source slicer with built-in printer calibration tools

Stars

★ 16k

Licence

AGPL-3.0

Updated

yesterday

• Commercial OK

Alternative to Simplify3D

OpenSCAD

Code CAD

The programmers' solid 3D CAD modeller

Stars

★ 10.5k

Licence

GPL-2.0

Updated

yesterday

• Commercial OK
• STL
• 3MF

Alternative to Fusion 360

PrusaSlicer

3D printing & CAM

Feature-rich open-source slicer for FFF and resin printers

Stars

★ 9.4k

Licence

AGPL-3.0

Updated

28 days ago

• Commercial OK

Alternative to Simplify3D

UltiMaker Cura

3D printing & CAM

Popular open-source 3D-printing slicer

Stars

★ 7.1k

Licence

LGPL-3.0

Updated

5 days ago

• Commercial OK

Alternative to Simplify3D

LibreCAD

2D drafting

Open-source 2D CAD application

Stars

★ 6.5k

Licence

GPL-2.0

Updated

yesterday

• Commercial OK
• DXF

Alternative to AutoCAD

MeshLab

Mesh & visualisation

Open-source system for processing and editing 3D meshes

Stars

★ 5.9k

Licence

GPL-3.0

Updated

1 month ago

• Commercial OK

Alternative to Geomagic Design X

Lightweight parametric 2D/3D CAD with a constraint solver

Stars

★ 4.2k

Licence

GPL-3.0

Updated

4 days ago

• Commercial OK
• DXF
• STEP

Alternative to SolidWorks, Fusion 360

KiCad

PCB & electronics

Open-source electronics design automation suite

Stars

★ 3k

Licence

GPL-3.0

Updated

yesterday

• Commercial OK
• Gerber
• DXF

Alternative to Altium Designer, Eagle

LibrePCB

PCB & electronics

Beginner-friendly open-source EDA suite

Stars

★ 3k

Licence

GPL-3.0

Updated

7 days ago

• Commercial OK

Alternative to Altium Designer, Eagle

Bonsai (BlenderBIM)

Architecture & BIM

Native IFC BIM authoring inside Blender

Stars

★ 2.9k

Licence

GPL-3.0

Updated

yesterday

• Commercial OK

Alternative to Revit

Dune 3D

3D & parametric CAD

Modern parametric 3D CAD built on SolveSpace's solver and OpenCascade

Stars

★ 2.1k

Licence

GPL-3.0

Updated

2 days ago

• Commercial OK
• STEP
• STL

Alternative to Fusion 360, SolidWorks

QCAD

2D drafting

Free, open-source 2D CAD for technical drawings

Stars

★ 1.9k

Licence

GPL-3.0

Updated

yesterday

• Commercial OK

Alternative to AutoCAD

Open-source multiphysics simulation software

Stars

★ 1.7k

Licence

GPL-2.0

Updated

yesterday

• Commercial OK

Alternative to COMSOL

ParaView

Simulation (FEA & CFD)

Open-source data analysis and visualisation for simulation results

Stars

★ 1.7k

Licence

BSD-3-Clause

Updated

yesterday

• Commercial OK

Alternative to Tecplot

Circuit simulator GUI using ngspice, Xyce and other engines

Stars

★ 1.4k

Licence

GPL-2.0

Updated

2 days ago

• Commercial OK

Alternative to OrCAD

Zoo Design Studio

AI CAD tools

CAD-as-code modeller with a built-in Text-to-CAD AI agent

Stars

★ 1.3k

Licence

MIT

Updated

yesterday

Gmsh

Simulation (FEA & CFD)

3D finite-element mesh generator with a built-in CAD engine

Stars

★ 125

Licence

GPL-2.0+

Updated

yesterday

• Commercial OK

Alternative to ANSYS

BRL-CAD

3D & parametric CAD

Constructive solid geometry modelling system with decades of history

Licence

LGPL-2.1

Status

Open source

• Commercial OK

Alternative to CATIA

EasyEDA

PCB & electronics

Free browser-based schematic and PCB design

Licence

Freeware

Status

Free (proprietary)

Alternative to Altium Designer, Eagle

Open-source mixed-signal SPICE circuit simulator

Licence

BSD-3-Clause

Updated

3 days ago

• Commercial OK

Alternative to OrCAD

Sweet Home 3D

Architecture & BIM

Free interior design and floor-plan app with 3D preview

Licence

GPL-2.0

Updated

1 year ago

• Commercial OK

Alternative to SketchUp