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PythonSCADCQ-editor
Free

Free to download and to use in the browser Playground.

 Free

The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…

Web Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Models written in plain Python with access to pip packages
  • Live preview with export to STL and 3MF
  • Step through a script and inspect how each operation changes the model.
  • Code-only modeling, not suited to organic sculpting or animation
  • No click-to-design interface like FreeCAD
  • Requires learning CadQuery and Python rather than only drawing with a mouse.
Downloadable app, Web application Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: Apache-2.0
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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