2026 guide
The best free floor plan toolsin 2026, by what they do best.
Most “best free” lists are written by the tools themselves, so they crown themselves number one. This one skips the ranking. Nine tools, grouped by the job each does best, so you can find the one that fits what you are actually doing.
Free tiers and prices as listed on each tool’s site, July 2026. They change, so check the source before you commit.
How we chose
Why there is no number one
The best tool depends on the job. Drawing a precise 2D floor plan is a different task than furnishing a room in 3D, or scanning a space with your phone. So we did not rank these one to nine. Each tool below leads with what it is genuinely best at. For every one, we checked four things: is it actually free without caps or watermarks, can you design with real furniture you can buy, can you try it without an account, and is it friendly to a first-timer.
The tools
Nine free tools, by what they are best at
Planner 5D
Planner 5D is a strong pick for drawing an accurate 2D plan with real dimensions and flipping to a 3D walk-through. The interface is friendly and the free tier covers a single home plan well.
Free tier: Solid free tier with 2D and 3D. HD renders, some item packs, and AR are gated behind a paid plan.
Cona vs Planner 5DRoomSketcher
RoomSketcher makes tidy floor plans that look great in a listing or a portfolio. The catch is that a lot of the output, high-resolution plans and snapshots, sits behind paid credits.
Free tier: Limited free tier. Polished plans and image exports are largely pay-per-item.
Cona vs RoomSketcherFloorplanner
Floorplanner is a quick way to sketch a clean 2D layout. It is well suited to a one-off plan. Higher-quality exports and extra projects run on a credit and subscription model.
Free tier: Free tier for basic 2D. Nicer exports and more projects are paid.
Cona vs FloorplannerCona
Cona recreates your room in true-to-scale 3D and fills it with real, shoppable furniture from brands like IKEA, CB2, and Herman Miller. The homepage opens a real furnished room you can edit right away, so you can try the whole thing without an account. It is room design first, not blueprint drafting: if you need precise construction floor plans, one of the 2D tools above will serve you better.
Free tier: Free with no project caps and no watermarks. An optional Cona Pro plan ($10/month) adds extras like AI photoreal renders; nothing about core room design or the catalog is paywalled.
Start designing for freeHomestyler
Homestyler is fast and has a big brand-furniture catalog. It is a fine free option if you do not mind an account and the occasional gated asset or render.
Free tier: Free with a catalog. Some assets and higher-quality renders use credits.
Cona vs HomestylerHomeByMe
HomeByMe is an easy, good-looking planner with real brand catalogs like IKEA and Maisons du Monde, plus sharp 4K renders and AR. The free plan is where it pinches: it caps you at about two projects.
Free tier: Free plan limited to roughly two project credits. More projects and HD renders need a paid plan.
Cona vs HomeByMeSketchUp Free
SketchUp is a genuinely powerful 3D modeler with a free browser version. It is the right tool if you want to model geometry in detail. For furnishing a room quickly, expect a real learning curve and no furniture-you-can-buy catalog.
Free tier: Free web version for personal use. Pro features and offline apps are paid.
Cona vs SketchUpSweet Home 3D
Sweet Home 3D is the only major tool here with no paid tier at all. It is open-source and runs on Mac, Windows, and Linux. The look is dated and it is a desktop download, but the price is unbeatable: free, forever.
Free tier: Completely free and open-source. No accounts, no upsells. You do have to install it.
Cona vs Sweet Home 3DMagicplan
Magicplan is the pick if you would rather measure than draw. Point your phone around a room and its AR builds the plan in about a minute. Handy for contractors and quick as-built plans.
Free tier: Free for a small number of plans, then a subscription. Mobile-first.
Side by side
The quick comparison
| Tool | Free tier | Real furniture to buy | Try without an account | Runs in browser |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planner 5D | Free tier | Catalog (not shoppable) | No | Yes + app |
| RoomSketcher | Limited free | Catalog | No | Yes |
| Floorplanner | Free tier | Catalog | No | Yes |
| Cona | Free, no caps | Real, shoppable | Yes | Yes |
| Homestyler | Free + credits | Brand catalog | No | Yes |
| HomeByMe | Free, ~2 projects | Brand catalog | No | Yes |
| SketchUp Free | Free web | No catalog | No | Yes |
| Sweet Home 3D | Fully free | Generic models | Yes | Desktop app |
| Magicplan | Free, ~2 plans | No catalog | No | App |
Compiled from each tool’s own site, July 2026. Plans and prices change, so confirm before you rely on them.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the best free floor plan software in 2026?+
There is no single winner. It depends on what you need. For a precise 2D floor plan, Planner 5D or RoomSketcher. For fully free and offline, Sweet Home 3D. For designing a room with real furniture you can actually buy, free and with no sign-up, Cona.
Is there a truly free room planner with no watermark or project cap?+
Sweet Home 3D is fully free and open-source. Cona is free in your browser with no project caps and no watermarks. Several others cap projects or gate exports: HomeByMe limits the free plan to about two projects, and RoomSketcher and Floorplanner charge for nicer exports.
What is the best free room planner with real furniture I can buy?+
Cona. Its catalog is real products with real prices from brands like IKEA, CB2, and Herman Miller, so a layout you like can actually be bought. You place a piece in your room in 3D, check the fit, and buy the ones you love.
Do I need to download software to make a floor plan?+
No. Cona, Planner 5D, SketchUp Free, RoomSketcher, and Homestyler all run in your browser. Sweet Home 3D is a desktop download, and Magicplan is a phone app.
What is the easiest free floor plan tool for beginners?+
If you have never designed a room, browser tools with drag-and-drop furniture are gentler than CAD-style tools. Cona opens a real room from the homepage with no account, so you can start moving furniture in seconds; Planner 5D and Homestyler are also beginner-friendly.
by Nikita Losenco · Founder & CEO, Cona
Last updated July 2026
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