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{{Infobox software
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| icon      = Icon_QCAD.png
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| screenshot = Qcad3_linux.png
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| website    = [https://www.qcad.org/ qcad.org]
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| source    = [https://github.com/qcad/qcad github]
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| license    = [https://inkscape.org/about/license/ GPLv3-or-later]
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| bugs      = [https://www.qcad.org/bugtracker/ report bugs]
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| community  = [https://www.qcad.org/rsforum/ forum] [https://twitter.com/qcad_org twitter]
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| maturity  = Mature
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| donation  = [[https://www.qcad.org/en/online-shop buy]]
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QCAD Community Edition is a free, open source application for computer aided drafting (CAD) in two dimensions (2D). With QCAD you can create technical drawings such as plans for buildings, interiors, mechanical parts or schematics and diagrams. QCAD works on Windows, macOS and Linux.  
 
QCAD Community Edition is a free, open source application for computer aided drafting (CAD) in two dimensions (2D). With QCAD you can create technical drawings such as plans for buildings, interiors, mechanical parts or schematics and diagrams. QCAD works on Windows, macOS and Linux.  
  
QCAD is a capable 2D DXF based CAD package, QCAD Professional adds [https://www.qcad.org/en/qcad-documentation/qcad-features additional features]. Buying QCAD Professional supports the development of QCAD Community Edition.
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QCAD is a [https://www.ribbonsoft.com/en/qcad-documentation/qcad-features feature rich] 2D DXF based CAD package, QCAD Professional adds [https://www.qcad.org/en/qcad-documentation/qcad-features additional features]. Buying QCAD Professional supports the development of QCAD Community Edition.
  
QCAD provides the original codebase for [[LibreCAD]]
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QCAD 2.x provided the original codebase for [[LibreCAD]] 2.0
 
 
* License (Community Edition): GPL-3.0-only with exceptions https://www.qcad.org/en/documentation/license
 
* Source code: https://github.com/qcad/qcad
 
  
 
= See also =
 
= See also =
* [[Getting started with 2D CAD drafting]]
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* [[Getting started with 2D CAD drafting]] lists some alternatives
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* File formats to learn about are [[Scalable_Vector_Graphics_(SVG)]], [[Drawing_Exchange_Format_(DXF)]] and [[Drawing_(DWG)]]
  
 
= External Resources =
 
= External Resources =
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QCAD
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QCAD QCAD on Wikipedia]
* https://www.qcad.org/en/
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* "[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_SrPW9K0MbDostRlWepGQ2r0FzTkIXmZ QCAD Tips & Tricks]" is a good beginner tutorial
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* "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjUWuiU1wxI Getting Started with QCAD]" Youtube playlist
  
 
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Latest revision as of 19:25, 12 February 2023

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Website: qcad.org
Source: github
License: GPLv3-or-later
Bugs: report bugs
Community: forum twitter
Maturity: Category:Mature
Donate: [buy]
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QCAD Community Edition is a free, open source application for computer aided drafting (CAD) in two dimensions (2D). With QCAD you can create technical drawings such as plans for buildings, interiors, mechanical parts or schematics and diagrams. QCAD works on Windows, macOS and Linux.

QCAD is a feature rich 2D DXF based CAD package, QCAD Professional adds additional features. Buying QCAD Professional supports the development of QCAD Community Edition.

QCAD 2.x provided the original codebase for LibreCAD 2.0

See also[edit]

External Resources[edit]

This page describes a software project from our AEC Free Software directory