AutoCAD is the reference for 2D drafting and we don't pretend to replace all of it. This page shows where MemeCAD matches it, where it does more, and where it doesn't go – so you can decide in a minute whether it fits your work.
Lines, polylines, arcs, circles, hatches, dimensions, blocks with attributes, layers and linetypes, osnaps, polar tracking, the command line, grips, DWG/DXF in and out, PDF to scale.
A built-in bill of quantities (counts, prices, lengths, areas, per room), cloud autosave with history, drawing tabs that follow you between computers, zero installation, free.
No 3D, no xrefs, no dynamic blocks, no angular or baseline dimensions, no text styles or plot styles, one viewport per sheet, no LISP or scripting.
Columns: MemeCAD today · AutoCAD LT · AutoCAD. ✓ included, partial with a note, – not available.
| Feature | MemeCAD | AutoCAD LT | AutoCAD |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | |||
| Runs in a browser, nothing to install | ✓ | Web app sold separately | Web app sold separately |
| Price | Free during early access | Paid annual subscription (several hundred USD / year) | Paid annual subscription (roughly four times LT) |
| Platform | Any OS with Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Open source / self-hostable | ✓ GPL-3.0 | – | – |
| Files | |||
| Open DWG | ✓ R13 – 2018 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Save DWG | ✓ via companion server (ODA / LibreDWG) | ✓ native | ✓ native |
| DXF open / save | ✓ / ✓ (AutoCAD 2000 DXF with layouts; R12 optional) | ✓ / ✓ | ✓ / ✓ |
| PDF plot to scale, vector | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| PDF / image underlay, xrefs | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Drawing | |||
| Line, polyline, rectangle, polygon, circle, arc, ellipse | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Splines | Imported as polylines; no spline tool | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hatch (solid + patterns, islands, pick inside) | ✓ 14 patterns + custom from files | ✓ 70+ patterns, gradients | ✓ |
| Text | Single-line; MTEXT imported line by line; no text styles | ✓ MTEXT, styles, fields | ✓ |
| Blocks with attributes | ✓ (+ price, unit, category metadata) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dynamic blocks | – | Use only | ✓ |
| Tables | Bill-of-quantities table only | ✓ | ✓ |
| Modify | |||
| Move, copy, rotate, scale, mirror, offset | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Trim, extend, fillet, chamfer | ✓ (fillet/chamfer on lines and polylines) | ✓ (all curves) | ✓ |
| Array, stretch, join, break, explode | ✓ (rectangular + polar arrays) | ✓ (+ path arrays, associative) | ✓ |
| Grips, properties palette, match properties, quick select | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lengthen, align, reverse, pedit, boundary | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Precision | |||
| Object snaps: end, mid, centre, quadrant, intersection, perpendicular, tangent, nearest | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ortho, polar tracking, typed coordinates | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Object snap tracking, dynamic input, parametric constraints | – | Tracking and dynamic input only | ✓ |
| Annotation | |||
| Aligned, linear, radius, diameter dimensions | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Angular, ordinate, baseline/continue, leaders, dimension styles | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Layers (colour, hide, lock), linetypes, LTSCALE | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lineweights per layer and object, on screen and in PDF | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Plot styles (CTB/STB), layer states | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Paper space layouts with scaled viewports, exported as AutoCAD layouts | ✓ one viewport per sheet | ✓ | ✓ |
| Title blocks with fields, multi-sheet PDF | ✓ built-in ISO strip or your own block | ✓ + sheet sets | ✓ |
| Beyond drafting | |||
| Quantity take-off: counts, prices, lengths, areas, per room, CSV | ✓ built in | DATAEXTRACTION + spreadsheet work | DATAEXTRACTION + spreadsheet work |
| Cloud autosave, version history, drawing tabs across devices | ✓ included | Autodesk Docs, separate | Autodesk Docs, separate |
| Non-Latin text (Cyrillic, Greek, CJK) and old-codepage DWG repair | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 3D modelling, rendering | – | – | ✓ |
| Scripting, LISP, .NET API, add-ons (Architecture, Electrical, MEP toolsets) | – | – | ✓ |
Based on the public AutoCAD 2026 feature list; prices are list prices and vary by region and reseller. AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT are trademarks of Autodesk, Inc.; MemeCAD is not affiliated with Autodesk.
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