# SketchForge 3D

A free, open-source, local-first 3D design editor for creating, modifying, importing, and exporting models directly in a web browser.

Source: https://thecadhub.com/details/sketchforge-3d/
Updated: 2026-07-10T23:37:00.464476+00:00
Category: CAD
Company: SketchForge contributors
Website: https://sketchforge3d.com/
Platforms: Browser
Latest version: 0.5.0
Tags: 3D, Free, Open Source
Deployment: Cloud-based, On-premise
Pricing models: Free
Business sizes: Small, Mid-size

## Description

SketchForge 3D is a free, open-source CAD-style editor for makers, students, educators, FabLabs, and anyone who needs to create useful 3D parts without installing a heavyweight desktop CAD package. Its local-first project workflow keeps designs in browser storage without requiring an account or uploading models to a SketchForge cloud service. CAD Hub also hosts a [free SketchForge 3D browser tool](/free-tools/sketchforge-3d/) that can be launched directly from the site.

The editor provides a 3D workplane with grid snapping, camera and transform controls, a library of primitive and sketch-based shapes, solid-and-hole grouping, Boolean intersection, and reversible chamfer and fillet operations. Users can import STL models, export STL and OBJ files, and work with STEP/B-Rep geometry.

SketchForge 3D runs in a modern web browser from its hosted website. The MIT-licensed source can also be self-hosted with Docker for classrooms, workshops, shared computers, or a local network; projects remain in each user's browser storage.

## Key functions

- Primitive and sketch-based 3D modeling
- Solid, hole, grouping, and Boolean operations
- Chamfer and fillet edge tools
- STL import
- STL, OBJ, and STEP export
- Local browser project storage
- Docker self-hosting

## Pricing

Listed prices may change. Confirm current terms with the vendor. Missing prices are unknown.

- Free: Unknown . Free and open-source under the MIT License; available as a hosted browser app or for self-hosting.