Home Designer
Home Designer is 3D home design, remodeling, and interior design software for DIY users, based on Chief Architect’s professional architectural software.
What Home Designer is
Home Designer is 3D home design, remodeling, and interior design software for DIY users, based on Chief Architect’s professional architectural software. Drawing walls builds a 3D model, while changes to walls, doors, or windows update framing, roofs, and foundations. Designs include materials lists to support cost estimating and budgeting. For interiors, cabinets snap and adapt to walls, and Material Painter lets users visualize colors and styles. The 3D Library provides manufacturer-specific and generic catalog downloads; users can also import third-party 3D objects, materials, and colors. The software works with Chief Architect’s professional product line, and designs can be shared through the Chief Architect 3D Viewer app. Supported platforms are Windows, macOS, web, iOS, and Android. The maker identifies Home Designer 2027 as available for PC and Mac. There is no free plan, but a trial is available and does not expire; it excludes saving, printing, exporting, and virtual tours.
Good
- Wall drawing creates a 3D model automatically.
- Design changes update framing, roofs, and foundations.
- Materials lists support cost estimating and budgeting.
- Trial includes paid tools and does not expire.
- Available for Windows, macOS, web, iOS, and Android.
Watch out
- No free plan is offered.
- Trial excludes saving, printing, exporting, and virtual tours.
- Only one computer can be active at a time.
- Monthly subscriptions do not qualify for the satisfaction guarantee.
Who it suits
It suits DIY users planning a home, remodeling, or interior layout who want 3D modeling and materials lists. It may also suit people who need to work with Chief Architect designs or share them through its 3D Viewer app.
Verdict
Home Designer combines home planning and interior design tools with automatic 3D modeling and materials lists. Consider the subscription cost and trial limits before choosing it.
Plans and prices
From Home Designer's own pricing page, checked 29 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Home Designer Monthly Subscription | $79 a month | All Home Designer features · Software upgrades · Free catalog downloads · Technical support · $79/mo. |
| Home Designer Annual Subscription | $495 a year | All Home Designer features · Software upgrades · Free catalog downloads · Technical support · $495/yr. ($41.25/mo. – save 48%) |
The facts
Each one read from Home Designer's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Automatic modeling
- As walls are drawn, the program creates a 3D model and automatically updates framing, roofs, and foundations when doors, windows, or walls change.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Catalogs and imports
- The 3D Library offers manufacturer-specific and generic catalog downloads, and users can import third-party 3D objects, materials, and colors, including from manufacturers’ websites when available.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Compatibility
- Home Designer is compatible with Chief Architect’s professional product line, and its designs can be shared using the Chief Architect 3D Viewer app.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Interior design
- Cabinets are smart objects that snap, bump, and form to walls, and the Material Painter changes colors and styles to visualize options.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Latest version
- The maker identifies Home Designer 2027 as available for both PC and Mac, with one license that works natively on both platforms.checked 29 Sep 2026
- License limit
- The license is for one person and can be installed on multiple computers for personal use, but only one computer can be active at a time.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Materials lists
- Items added to a design are included in a materials list for cost estimating and budgeting.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Home Designer is 3D interior design, remodeling, and home design software based on Chief Architect’s professional architectural software and aimed at DIY users.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Refund policy
- Annual subscriptions qualify for a two-week satisfaction guarantee, while monthly subscriptions do not.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Support
- Subscriptions include technical support, and the maker describes its customer support as live and based in the US.checked 29 Sep 2026
The company
- Company
- Chief Architect Software publishes Home Designer for consumer DIY home design and Chief Architect for professionals.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Founded
- The maker states that Chief Architect was created in 1992 for the professional home design software market.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Chief Architect’s offices are located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.checked 29 Sep 2026
Money
- Trial limits
- The trial includes the paid version’s tools and features except saving, printing, exporting, and virtual tours, and does not expire.checked 29 Sep 2026
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