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LiVi Draft

A free, open-source CAD and technical drafting app for Windows. Version 0.12.0-rc.1 (pre-alpha)

Draw, edit, dimension, hatch and plot 2D drawings with the command line, object snaps, layers, blocks and the DXF drawings you already know, and open DWG files. LiVi Draft runs on your computer and does not upload your drawings.

Pre-alpha test build. This is an early release for trying out and giving feedback, not for production work. Several drafting features are still unfinished, and saving to DWG can drop content the app does not understand yet. Keep backups of your drawings and compare saved files before relying on them.

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For Windows 10 or 11. Most PCs need the 64-bit (x64) build.

Installer (MSI)

Installs for all users and needs administrator rights. Adds Start menu entries.

64-bit (x64)Download48 MB
32-bit (x86)Download47 MB
ARM64Download45 MB

Portable zip

No installation: unzip into a folder and run lividraft.exe.

64-bit (x64)Download59 MB
32-bit (x86)Download57 MB
ARM64Download56 MB

Not code-signed yet. Windows SmartScreen will show "Windows protected your PC" the first time you run these files. That is expected for unsigned programs. Check the checksum below, then choose More info, then Run anyway.

How to install

With the installer

  1. Download the .msi file for your PC and check its checksum (below).
  2. Double-click it. If SmartScreen appears, choose More info, then Run anyway. Answer Yes to the administrator prompt.
  3. Follow the wizard, then start LiVi Draft from the Start menu.

To remove it: Settings ▸ Apps ▸ Installed apps ▸ LiVi Draft ▸ Uninstall.

With the portable zip

  1. Right-click the zip, choose Extract All…, and pick a folder you own, such as C:\Tools\LiViDraft. Don't run it from inside the zip.
  2. If the program won't start, right-click the zip before extracting, open Properties, tick Unblock, press OK, and extract again.
  3. Run lividraft.exe. To remove it, delete the folder.

Check your download

In PowerShell, in the folder you downloaded to:

Get-FileHash .\lividraft-0.12.0-rc.1-windows-x64.msi -Algorithm SHA256

The result must match the SHA-256 below. If it doesn't, delete the file and download it again.

FileSHA-256
lividraft-0.12.0-rc.1-windows-x64.msia12b4aa6ecaaef87f6cf3880bac90ea43a388e41059ede292d8a4a7ed6d397da
lividraft-0.12.0-rc.1-windows-x86.msi6a93a1842459e0a158519c126443fa39b93f23d4056eee7a3775978b17f4d922
lividraft-0.12.0-rc.1-windows-arm64.msid5af2e213774081e74ba4569be27d66cb156c17e0f4a382601b6ed30e03471ab
lividraft-0.12.0-rc.1-windows-x64-portable.zip978651ac3ac7cc23ba6f236d713be13d1a5301c032325ee5f6df16f8f69ef40d
lividraft-0.12.0-rc.1-windows-x86-portable.zip93de06b082cc8652df12c2a00f304715c21952876ae987ac632f1e61bba40388
lividraft-0.12.0-rc.1-windows-arm64-portable.zip43ff4ae57adf2c82f84e941084a94ec1e2b67a6eefe52be2ce0c80894400f4d7

The same list is in SHA256SUMS.txt.

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