Best free floor plan software (2026)

What "free" really gets you in each tool — open-source options with no strings, web apps with usable free tiers, and the professional route when a plan needs to become a real drawing set.

Free with no strings (open source)

Sweet Home 3D — the best-known open-source floor planner: drag-and-drop rooms and furniture with a live 3D preview. Ideal for home layouts; not a drafting tool.
LibreCAD / QCAD Community — open-source 2D CAD for dimensioned, to-scale plans. More effort, professional output.
FreeCAD — full parametric CAD/BIM; overkill for one room, right for a real project.

Web apps with real free tiers

Floorplanner, Planner 5D, RoomSketcher and similar all offer browser free tiers — quick and pretty, but exports, high-res renders and project counts sit behind the paywall, and their terms change often. Fine for a moodboard-grade plan; check current limits before committing a project.

What architects actually use

Real projects live in BIM — Revit, Archicad, Vectorworks — where the floor plan is a by-product of the building model. Students can get those free or nearly free through education licenses: see the free architecture software guide.

Drawing plans professionally is a job skill in demand — browse livearchitecture & drafting openings across Europe or checksalary data for technical roles.

More guides: free architecture software · SketchUp for free · salary calculator.