Materializr
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Materializr, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Materializr's own pricing page, checked 10 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Materializr | Free | No account required · Free and open source under GPLv3 |
The facts
Each one read from Materializr's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI integrations
- The built-in AI Assistant accepts a user-provided key for Anthropic, OpenAI or OpenAI-compatible endpoints, including local Ollama and LM Studio servers.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The maker describes Materializr as a middle ground for people who find beginner CAD tools too limiting and professional CAD tools too heavy.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Editable history
- Projects retain an editable operation history after saving and reopening, with auto-saved version snapshots and crash recovery.checked 10 Oct 2026
- File formats
- It imports and exports STEP, IGES and BREP, imports STL, exports STL, glTF, OBJ and 3MF, and supports SVG and DXF exchange for sketches.checked 10 Oct 2026
- File import and export
- STEP, IGES, BREP, STL, glTF, OBJ, 3MF, SVG, DXF, PDF, .mzrchecked 19 Sep 2026
- Modeling method
- parametricchecked 19 Sep 2026
- Privacy
- The maker says local AI endpoints can be used so that nothing has to leave the user's machine.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Product
- Materializr is open-source parametric 3D CAD for makers, built on the OpenCASCADE kernel.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Security and reliability
- The maker says operations validate results and refuse bad geometry rather than corrupting the model, while also advising users to save often because the software is young and may have bugs.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Sheet-metal tools
- Yeschecked 19 Sep 2026
- Sketching
- Sketch tools include inference snapping, optional dimensions and constraints, SVG import, text outlines and reference images.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Solid modeling
- Modeling tools include push/pull, extrusion, lathe, revolve, loft, booleans, fillet, chamfer, shell, patterns and direct face editing.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project points users to Discord for questions and community chat and asks users to submit bug reports for unexpected behavior.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Threads and projection
- It supports validated internal and external screw threads and engraving or embossing sketches onto flat or curved faces.checked 10 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 19 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Platform limits
- The Linux AppImage requires glibc 2.38 or newer, and the macOS release is Apple Silicon only and ad-hoc signed rather than notarized.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Platforms
- Downloads are listed for Linux, macOS, Windows, iPad and Android; the site describes tablet layouts for iPad and Android tablets.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- Linux, macOS, Windows, iPad, Androidchecked 19 Sep 2026
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