Free tools & guides

Everything here is free and works without signup. Built by the team behind this jobs board — because the tools you use decide the jobs you can apply to.

Job-hunt tools

Built for applying to European studios — all free, no signup.

Architect CV template
One-page A4 CV, editable in your browser, print to PDF.
Portfolio template
The 6-spread A4 structure studios expect — fill it in the browser.
Portfolio checklist
20 points reviewers actually check, before you hit send.
Salary calculator
What live European job ads pay, by country, level and specialty.
September checklist (printable)
The whole campaign on one A4 — print it, pin it over the desk.

Free software guides

Every genuinely free option, honestly described — no trials dressed up as free.

Free architecture software
CAD, BIM, modelling, diagrams and viewers — the full free stack.
Free rendering software
Blender, Twinmotion, D5 Community — plus the SketchUp/Revit/Rhino paths.
Free architecture apps
Phone & tablet: sketching, model viewers, site capture.
SketchUp for free
Every legitimate free route, and the honest alternatives.
Revit for free
Student licenses, trials, viewers — what each can actually do.
Free floor plan software
Floor plan makers compared, with the limits of each.
Free AutoCAD alternatives
The free CAD programs that actually open DWG.
Landscape architecture software
QGIS, Blender, FreeCAD and the education routes.
AI tools for architecture
The honest map of AI-BIM, render and 3D-generation tools.