CadMac

CadMac — open-source 2D CAD for macOS

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Open-source native 2D CAD for macOS — DWG/DXF, Metal-accelerated, scriptable via MCP.

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PH · launched Oct 22, 2026 · 1 upvote (top 67%)

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Hobby / open-source project

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GitHub
Graphics & Design

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Could you build this?

Partial Basic 2D drawing, DXF import and export, and an MCP scripting layer are vibe-codeable, but native Metal-accelerated rendering and reliable DWG support require specialized CAD and graphics expertise.

What it would actually take: Use an existing DXF/DWG parsing library such as LibreDWG or ODA-based code as a starting point, and build a geometry model with constraint and snapping logic on top. Rendering needs Metal shaders and GPU-efficient handling of large drawings. Reliable DWG fidelity is the hard part, since the format is proprietary and complex, so this requires CAD domain engineers and graphics programmers.

Competitors

Other products that read as similar to this one : 180 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.

Attention rank: #110 of 181 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).

Launched 305 days after the earliest competitor.

cadcraft · github · 2026-10-13 · 14 upvotes · similarity 0.56
CADCraft · ph · 2026-10-25 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.56
Open-source CAD in the browser (DXF-native, no install) · hn · 2026-04-19 · 5 upvotes · similarity 0.53
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CADara · hn · 2026-05-08 · 37 upvotes · similarity 0.44

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