TweakCAD
The facts below are what the maker publishes about TweakCAD, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From TweakCAD's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Editor | Free | Free and open source under AGPL-3.0; run, fork, and self-host |
| Commercial license | Priced on request | For embedding TweakCAD in a closed product or shipping it as part of a commercial offering |
The facts
Each one read from TweakCAD's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI and tool integration
- The public AGPL-3.0 MCP bridge can let AI agents and external tools drive the editor.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Challenges
- The themed design contests have not started yet; the first challenge is being planned.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Cloud collaboration
- Yeschecked 19 Sep 2026
- Community models
- The models page describes community designs users can study, fork, and build on, and currently says there are no published projects.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Components
- The components page describes parametric building blocks such as fasteners, gears, and hinges, but currently says no components match the filter.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Data collection
- The privacy policy says passwords are stored as salted hashes, third-party advertising trackers are not used, and personal data is not sold.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Editor features
- The editor supports sketches, extrudes, holes, patterns, and a parametric timeline.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Exports
- TweakCAD exports STEP, STL, and 3MF for 3D, plus DXF and SVG for 2D.checked 11 Oct 2026
- File import and export
- STEP, STL, 3MF, BREP, FreeCAD .FCStd, DXF, SVG, .cadjsonchecked 19 Sep 2026
- Intended users
- The hosted service requires account holders to be at least 13 or the higher applicable local minimum; the local offline editor can be run at any age.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Learning and support
- Documentation and video walkthroughs are described as in progress; the editor is suggested as the current way to learn.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Modeling method
- parametricchecked 19 Sep 2026
- Offline use
- The browser editor works offline and can run locally in Docker or Podman without a server dependency.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The hosted service says designs are stored in the browser by default, while cloud storage is optional after signing in; unpublished work stays private.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- TweakCAD is a parametric 3D design editor that runs in a browser.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- FreeCAD import
- FreeCAD import is rolling out and currently brings in sketches, pads, and pockets; broader part coverage and round-trip are on the roadmap.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 19 Sep 2026
The company
- Maker
- The site identifies the operator as HumanHub LLC and states that TweakCAD is open source under AGPL-3.0.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Supported platforms
- web browser; self-hosted locally with Docker or Podmanchecked 19 Sep 2026
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