QCAD
qcad/qcadReviewed by Radar
What it does
QCAD is a 2D drawing program (CAD) for technical drawings such as building plans, interiors, mechanical parts, schematics and diagrams. It works with DXF files; opening DWG files needs a separate proprietary plugin. It is for hobbyists, students and professionals who need precise 2D drawings, and it runs on Windows, macOS and Linux. This GitHub repository holds only the source code, but the official site qcad.org offers a ready Windows installer for the free QCAD Community Edition.
How easy it is to install
A · download and open · Windows
qcad.org offers a ready Windows installer for the free QCAD Community Edition that you download and open; the compiling instructions linked in the README are only for developers.
Numbers on GitHub
- Stars
- 1,919on Oct 31, 2026
- Downloads
- —all releases
- Growth
- +7stars in 6 days
Stars over time
Facts
- Runs on
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- You need to install
- Nothing extra
- Disk space
- not determined
- Accounts or keys
- None
- Cost
- Free · QCAD Community Edition and the QCAD 3 source code are free under GPLv3. DWG support comes from a proprietary plugin; the package does not state its price.
- License
- NOASSERTION (Other)
- Can replace
- AutoCAD
- Last update
- Oct 29, 2026
Risk signals (1)
- Infomultiple license files
GitHub reports the license as NOASSERTION. The top level has LICENSE.txt, gpl-3.0.txt, gpl-3.0-exceptions.txt, lgpl.txt and cc-by-3.0.txt, and the README says script add-ons and C++ plugins "are released under their respective licenses".
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What Radar could not check
- The Windows installer on qcad.org itself: it is not on GitHub or in winget, so Radar could not check its size, contents or disk use.
- How the free Community Edition differs from any paid edition offered on qcad.org.
- The price and terms of the proprietary DWG plugin.
- Which license covers each add-on or plugin.