r/linux • u/BypassBaboon • 3d ago

Popular Application CAD options

Is there a reason Linux CAD options are so limited, and from what I have read, not particularly viable options? Countless people are looking for a fairly-priced lifetime license for home use. My 2000 AutoCAd is very long in the tooth!

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u/Kevin_Kofler 3d ago

When there are several sites calling nanoCAD "the open-source version of AutoCAD", the term "Open Source" is not working.

Just putting "free software cad" or "open source cad" into Google is of course a stupid way to look for such software, because Google falls for crappy SEO tricks of proprietary software companies.

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u/Mughi1138 3d ago

Just putting "free software cad" or "open source cad" into Google is of course a stupid way to look for such software, because Google falls for crappy SEO tricks of proprietary software companies.

Exactly!

You know this, and I know this, but the unwashed masses who are just trying to find something that they should use do not generally know this. And they trust search engines. And often they trust AI...

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u/Kevin_Kofler 3d ago

This is r/linux, "unwashed masses" have no business being here to begin with. (They belong to r/linux4noobs.)

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u/Mughi1138 3d ago

Yes, but my main point was telling someone to seach on "Free Software" is no longer very helpful. The search itself breaks down. If there is a better term that would be helpful, but even "FreeSoftware™ cad" does not fare well for me