SketchUp Free review

SketchUp Free brings the SketchUp modeler to a web browser, and it remains one of the quickest ways to sketch a room, a deck or a bookshelf in 3D. Trimble's free version runs the core modeler online, imports SKP, JPG and PNG files and exports SKP, PNG and STL, so simple objects can go straight to a 3D printer. You get 10 GB of Trimble Connect cloud storage and access to 3D Warehouse, the library of user and manufacturer models that saves time on furniture and fixtures. Schools can use SketchUp for Schools free with Google Workspace for Education or Microsoft Education accounts. The free tier is deliberately narrow. There is no desktop app, extensions or LayOut documentation, and file formats are limited. The cheapest paid plan, Go, costs $10.75 a month billed annually and adds iPad access, while the desktop modeler starts with Pro at $33.25 a month billed annually.

Who it is for

Hobbyists sketching rooms, furniture and simple printable objects in a browser.

Price

SketchUp Free in a browser; Go from $10.75 per month billed annually.

Go Annual $10.75 USD per month / per user / billed annually
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 10, 2026.

Key features

• SketchUp's core 3D modeler in a web browser
• Import SKP, JPG and PNG; export SKP, PNG and STL
• 10 GB of Trimble Connect cloud storage
• Access to 3D Warehouse models
• Free SketchUp for Schools for K to 12 Google and Microsoft education accounts

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Push and pull modeling is quick to learn
• Strength: STL export for 3D printing on the free version
• Strength: Nothing to install
• Weakness: Browser only; the desktop modeler needs the Pro plan at $33.25 a month billed annually
• Weakness: Limited import and export formats on the free version
• Weakness: No extensions or LayOut documentation without paying

Key facts

• Free plan: Yes, SketchUp for Web
• Cloud storage: 10 GB on Trimble Connect
• Export formats: SKP, PNG, STL
• Cheapest paid plan: Go, $10.75 per month billed annually, iPad and web

Where it ranks

SketchUp Free is No. 5 in our Best Free 3D Modeling Software verdict.