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SketchUpSweet Home 3D

Best for: Architects, builders and designers modelling buildings and spaces

Best for: Planning a room layout before you move the furniture

Paid

Paid subscription with a free trial.

 Free

The desktop application is free and open source under the GPL.

macOS Windows, macOS, Linux, Web
  • Approachable modelling for architecture and interiors
  • Covers concept sketches through construction models
All 3 strengths
  • Approachable modelling for architecture and interiors
  • Covers concept sketches through construction models
  • Geo-location for site and landscape work
  • 2D plan and 3D view update together as you draw
  • Over 10,000 models and 400 textures included in the full download
All 5 strengths
  • 2D plan and 3D view update together as you draw
  • Over 10,000 models and 400 textures included in the full download
  • Produces photo-quality renderings and video walkthroughs
  • An online version runs in any WebGL browser, with nothing to install
  • Translated into around twenty languages
  • Requires a paid subscription
  • Closed source
  • Aimed at interior layout, not engineering drawings or parametric parts
  • Java-based, so it does not feel like a native application on any platform
All 3 limitations
  • Aimed at interior layout, not engineering drawings or parametric parts
  • Java-based, so it does not feel like a native application on any platform
  • The 3D rendering is good enough to plan with rather than to publish
Downloadable app Downloadable app, Web application
Not open source Open source
License not stated License: GPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Offline features available
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Catalog checked October 1, 2026
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Catalog checked September 20, 2026

“Not stated” means we have not confirmed it. Features can vary by device and plan.