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CQ-editor vs PythonSCAD: catalog facts
CQ-editor	PythonSCAD
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Free Free to download and to use in the browser Playground.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Web
Step through a script and inspect how each operation changes the model.	Models written in plain Python with access to pip packages Live preview with export to STL and 3MF
Requires learning CadQuery and Python rather than only drawing with a mouse.	Code-only modeling, not suited to organic sculpting or animation No click-to-design interface like FreeCAD
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Web application
Open source	Closed source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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