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LibreCAD vs AutoCAD: catalog facts
LibreCAD	AutoCAD
Best for: Technical drawings and floor plans in DXF without paying for AutoCAD	Best for: Professionals who draft and exchange DWG drawings
Free Free and open source under the GPL 2.0.	Paid Commercial software sold by Autodesk, with a trial available.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Web
Reads DXF and DWG, writes DXF, DWG, PDF and SVG Doubles as a command line converter for batch jobs All 4 strengths for LibreCAD Reads DXF and DWG, writes DXF, DWG, PDF and SVG Doubles as a command line converter for batch jobs Interface translated into over thirty languages Windows, macOS universal and Linux AppImage builds, including ARM64	Native DWG format used widely across industries Desktop and web versions share drawings All 3 strengths for AutoCAD Native DWG format used widely across industries Desktop and web versions share drawings Covers both 2D drafting and 3D modeling
Two dimensional only; there is no 3D modelling at all Interface conventions come from QCAD and feel dated All 3 limitations for LibreCAD Two dimensional only; there is no 3D modelling at all Interface conventions come from QCAD and feel dated Releases are infrequent compared with commercial CAD packages	Expensive commercial licensing Requires an Autodesk account
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Web application
Open source	Not open source
License: GPL-2.0	License not stated
No account needed	Account needed
Offline features available	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for LibreCAD github.com/LibreCAD/LibreCAD Catalog checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for AutoCAD autodesk.com/products/autocad/overview Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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