CADCraft

Computer-aided design and drafting; an open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Autodesk AutoCAD, rebuilt in pure Rust.

A fast, open-source take on the AutoCAD workflow: the command line, object snaps, layers, dimensions, hatches, blocks and DXF drawings you already know. It runs natively on macOS, Windows, Linux and FreeBSD, and in the browser via WebAssembly.
By the ArtCraft team.

CADCraft on getartcraft.com · ArtCraft · All Crafting Apps

CADCraft with an apartment floor plan open: hatched grey walls, blue windows, green door swings, furniture outlines, yellow room names with areas, a yellow room schedule table, a multileader note and cyan dimensions with architectural ticks; Tool Sets on the left, Layers and Properties on the right, the command line at the bottom
_{Apartment plan (examples/apartment.dxf): walls with pick-point hatching, TrueType MTEXT room labels, a TABLE, a multileader and architectural dimensions — built entirely from CADCraft commands.}

> [!NOTE] > **ArtCraft is a community of artists from all walks of life.** Painters, photographers, > filmmakers, illustrators, designers, animators, hobbyists, and people who picked up a pencil > last week. If you make things, you're one of us. **[Come say hi on Discord](https://discord.gg/artcraft).**

Screenshots · Why CADCraft · What works today · Quick start · Agents, MCP and the CLI · Architecture · Roadmap · Downloads · The Crafting Apps · License and credits

## Screenshots


_{Layouts: paper space with viewports, page setups and PLOT to PDF. Double-click a viewport to work in model space through it.}	_{Mounting bracket: a two-view part drawing with centre lines, hidden lines, an ANSI31 section hatch and a title block.}

## Why CADCraft - **The workflow you know.** Type `L`, click two points, type `@5<45`, press Enter. The command line, prompts with clickable `[Keywords]`, AutoComplete, object snaps, polar tracking, ortho, direct distance entry, window and crossing selection, grips, and right-click-to-repeat behave the way decades of drafting habit expect. - **Open files.** DXF is read and written natively (ASCII and binary, R12 through 2018), and DWG files (R13 through 2018) open and save through the open-source acadrust library. Export to SVG and PNG today. - **Fast and native.** Pure Rust and egui, no Electron, no web view. One binary on macOS (universal), Windows, Linux and FreeBSD, plus a WebAssembly build for the browser. - **Built for agents.** Every menu item, tool and prompt is a command. Agents can type at the command line exactly like a person, call any command with JSON, inspect the drawing to verify their work, and render it — over MCP, a JSON control channel, or the CLI. - **Free.** MIT OR Apache-2.0, with no account and no subscription. ## What works today CADCraft is in early, fast development. Honest status (see [ROADMAP.md](ROADMAP.md) for parity numbers): | Area | Status | |---|---| | Drawing area | Model space with adaptive grid, axes, pan/zoom (wheel, middle-drag, pinch), crosshair cursor with pickbox, UCS icon, ViewCube, viewport label | | Command line | Prompts with keywords, history, AutoComplete, aliases, `@dx,dy`, `@d` in the file names is the version number, and `SHA256SUMS.txt` lists a checksum for every file. ### Windows | Build | Installer | Portable | |---|---|---| | x64 (64-bit Intel/AMD) | `cadcraft--windows-x64.msi` | `cadcraft--windows-x64-portable.zip` | | arm64 (Snapdragon and other ARM PCs) | `cadcraft--windows-arm64.msi` | `cadcraft--windows-arm64-portable.zip` | | x86 (32-bit) | `cadcraft--windows-x86.msi` | `cadcraft--windows-x86-portable.zip` | Installers and executables are code-signed. The installer adds CADCraft to the Start menu and asks whether to add a desktop shortcut too (unticked by default). For a silent install with the desktop shortcut: `msiexec /i cadcraft--windows-x64.msi /qn DESKTOPSHORTCUT=1`. **If the app doesn't open on Windows:** the desktop app initializes only DirectX 12 by default. Letting wgpu also create an OpenGL instance can crash some graphics drivers (AMD's `atio6axx.dll`) before the window appears, so the app would flash in Task Manager and quit. `WGPU_BACKEND` overrides the default for troubleshooting (for example `dx12` or `vulkan`). In PowerShell, from the folder containing the executable: ```powershell $env:WGPU_BACKEND = "vulkan" & .\cadcraft.exe Remove-Item Env:WGPU_BACKEND # restore the default for later launches ``` An explicit `gl` override can bring the driver crash back on affected systems. The macOS, Linux and web backend defaults are unchanged. ### macOS | Build | File | Notes | |---|---|---| | App, universal (Apple silicon + Intel) | `cadcraft--macos-universal.dmg` | Signed and notarized | | Command-line tool, universal | `cadcraft-cli--macos-universal.zip` | Signed and notarized | ### Linux | Format | x86_64 | aarch64 (ARM64) | Notes | |---|---|---|---| | AppImage | `cadcraft--linux-x86_64.AppImage` | `cadcraft--linux-aarch64.AppImage` | Runs anywhere; updates itself with [AppImageUpdate](https://github.com/AppImageCommunity/AppImageUpdate) (`.zsync` files) | | Flatpak | `cadcraft--linux-x86_64.flatpak` | `cadcraft--linux-aarch64.flatpak` | Sandboxed; `flatpak install --user ` | | Debian/Ubuntu | `cadcraft--linux-x86_64.deb` | `cadcraft--linux-aarch64.deb` | | | Fedora/RHEL/openSUSE | `cadcraft--linux-x86_64.rpm` | `cadcraft--linux-aarch64.rpm` | | | Tarball | `cadcraft--linux-x86_64.tar.gz` | `cadcraft--linux-aarch64.tar.gz` | Unpack anywhere | RISC-V (riscv64): `cadcraft--linux-riscv64.tar.gz`, cross-compiled; needs glibc 2.39 or newer (Ubuntu 24.04+, Debian 13+). ### FreeBSD | Build | File | |---|---| | x86_64 | `cadcraft--freebsd-x86_64.tar.gz` | ### Web (WebAssembly) | Build | File | Notes | |---|---|---| | Static site | `cadcraft-web-.zip` | Runs in a modern browser; host it on any static server | ## The Crafting Apps CADCraft is one of the **Crafting Apps**: free, open-source creative tools from the [ArtCraft](https://getartcraft.com/) team, each written from scratch in Rust and each able to stand on its own. | | App | What it's for | Code | Learn more | |:-:|---|---|---|---| |

| **PhotoCraft** | Image editing: layers, masks, type and real PSD files | [GitHub](https://github.com/storytold/photocraft) | [Website](https://getartcraft.com/apps/photocraft) | |

| **CADCraft** | **Computer-aided design and drafting · you are here** | [GitHub](https://github.com/storytold/cadcraft) | [Website](https://getartcraft.com/apps/cadcraft) | And [**ArtCraft**](https://getartcraft.com/) itself, our AI image and video studio for artists who want real control.

Come make things with us

Our Discord is where artists of every kind hang out: people who paint, shoot, draw, cut film, set type, and people still figuring out what they like to make. Share what you're working on, ask for help, tell us what's broken, or tell us what you wish these tools could do. Whatever your medium and however long you've been at it, you're welcome here.

discord.gg/artcraft · getartcraft.com · The Crafting Apps · CADCraft

## License and credits CADCraft is dual-licensed under [MIT](LICENSE-MIT) or [Apache-2.0](LICENSE-APACHE), at your option. Copyright (c) 2026 ArtCraft Team and the CADCraft contributors. Required notices are in [NOTICE](NOTICE). Bundled fonts, icons, images and other assets keep their own open licenses; each one is listed with its author, source and license in [ATTRIBUTION.md](ATTRIBUTION.md). CADCraft's icons, its single-stroke drafting font, its hatch patterns and its linetypes are all original work, drawn or defined in code. The sample drawings are generated in code too. The ArtCraft name, wordmark and logos in [`docs/brand/`](docs/brand/) are trademarks of the ArtCraft Team and are not covered by this license. They may be used only unmodified, and only as part of this repository and CADCraft, under [`docs/brand/LICENSE-brand.txt`](docs/brand/LICENSE-brand.txt). Forks and modified versions must remove them. _{Autodesk, AutoCAD and DWG are trademarks or registered trademarks of Autodesk, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. CADCraft is an independent, open-source project and is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by Autodesk, Inc.; these names are used only to describe the workflows and file formats it is compatible with.}

_{Made by the ArtCraft team and community.}

Tool Sets, Layers, and Properties can be regrouped, split, floated within the app window, closed, and reopened. The drawing canvas stays visible and cannot be closed or turned into a tab. Drag a panel header to a target edge or another header. Its context menu offers Float panel, Move to group, and Close panel. Existing panel toggles reopen panels at their saved location; Reset Panel Layout restores the app layout. Floating panels remain inside the current app window.