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CQ-editor vs OpenSCAD: catalog facts
CQ-editor	OpenSCAD
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Free Free and open source, funded through Open Collective.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Step through a script and inspect how each operation changes the model.	A script is a design, so parameterised objects and version control come for free Constructive solid geometry and 2D extrusion, aimed squarely at CAD rather than art
Requires learning CadQuery and Python rather than only drawing with a mouse.	The last tagged stable release is 2021.01, so in practice people run development snapshots Not an interactive modeller: you cannot click and drag geometry
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: GPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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