The 1.0 release of FreeCAD was published on 2024-11-18. To find out what's new, see the release notes.
You can find SHA256 checksums to verify the integrity of your download on the 1.0.0 release page.
Previous versions can be downloaded from the releases page.
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Most distributions carry FreeCAD in their official repositories, however, if the distribution doesn't follow a rolling release model the version they provide might be outdated. Instead you can download the AppImage above, mark it as executable and launch it without installation.
Please see the Installing on Linux page for more installation options, including daily packages for Ubuntu and derivatives.
A portable version that doesn't need installation can be achieved by starting FreeCAD with these commands:
cd path/to/directory_containing_AppImage/
chmod +x ./name_of_AppImage_file.AppImage
HOME="$PWD/Settings" FREECAD_USER_HOME="$PWD/Settings" ./name_of_AppImage_file.AppImage
More information about FreeCAD's environment variables can be found on the configuration page.
FreeCAD's development is active.
The FreeCAD community provides a wealth of additional modules and macros. They can now easily be installed directly from within FreeCAD using the Addon manager.