01ZERO-COST 2D CAD
ZERO-COST 2D CAD
Free Offline 2D CAD Software for Students, Makers & Engineers (.DXF / .DWG).
Graduating and losing your educational AutoCAD license? CADCraft gives you familiar command-line drafting, snaps, layers, and .DXF/.DWG precision with zero commercial restrictions.
02Why Creators Switch
LEGACY SUBSCRIPTION PAIN
$2,030/year commercial AutoCAD pricing or cloud hobbyist licenses that restrict commercial shop work.
ARTECRAFT NATIVE RUST + WASM
Permissive MIT / Apache-2.0 license — use CADCraft freely in commercial fabrication shops, architecture studios, or classrooms.
| BENCHMARK | LEGACY / CLOUD TOOLS | ARTECRAFT (WINDOWS & WASM) |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial Shop License | $2,030/yr or Restricted Hobby Tier | ✓ 100% Free Commercial & Personal Use |
| Offline Field Laptop Use | Cloud License Check-In Every 30 Days | ✓ Works Permanently Offline |
| Binary Size | 6+ GB Installer | ✓ 23 MB Pure Rust Binary |
03Included Native Rust Studios
CADCraft
Free alternative to Autodesk AutoCAD · 64 MB
Precision 2D .DXF & .DWG computer-aided drafting with command-line snaps and metric plots.
VectorCraft
Free alternative to Adobe Illustrator · 49 MB
Precision .SVG, .AI & .EPS vector studio with cubic Bezier tools, Booleans, and CMYK separations.
PdfCraft
Free alternative to Adobe Acrobat Pro · 67 MB
80+ offline PDF tools: edit text, merge, split, OCR scans, sign X.509, and permanently redact bytes.
04Frequently Asked Questions
Is CADCraft legally free for commercial architecture and CNC client jobs?
Yes! Dual MIT / Apache-2.0 licensing explicitly allows unrestricted commercial business production.