FreeCAD in the Browser
cui
41 points
29 comments
July 11, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (6 comments)
techbro92
Why would I want to run this in the browser vs locally?
s1mon
Onshape is free in the browser as long as you are not doing commercial work. It’s a professional system from the founders of Solidworks that competes with all the top CAD tools.
dd8601fn
Sounds cool. Doesn't work.
ebspelman
The launch graphic says "Ported end-to-end by Fable, an AI agent" and it definitely feels that way. Buggy, glitchy, needs some love and human eyes before it's really usable.
emmelaich
Amazing. How much did it cost?
dang
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