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Woodworking Software Master List

Here is a comprehensive list of woodworking software arranged by category. For each program, there is a link, a brief description, the vendor or developer, and the computer platform it runs on (the vast majority run on Windows).

Summary of Woodworking Software Categories

Board Feet Calculators - Software to compute the lumber board feet and other related material requirements for woodworking projects.

Cabinet Design Software - Specialized CAD applications for designing and manufacturing cabinets with capabilities such as 3D rendering, panel optimization, generation of cut lists, label printing, CNC integration, and custom report generation.

CAD Software - Computer-Aided Design (CAD) products that can be used for furniture and other woodworking design tasks. Features include 2D editing, 3D viewing, drag-n-drop smart objects, layering, and generation of professional quality scaled drawings.

CNC Software - Computer-Numerically Controlled (CNC) software enables computerized control of routing, cutting, drilling, and shaping operations. 

Cutting Angles Software - Software that helps you figure out miter and table saw blade angles for segmented turnings and other projects involving angled cuts.

Cutting Optimization Software - Products that optimize the cutting of pieces from plywood and other sheet stock. Also known as panel optimization and nesting.

Deck Design Software - Software for designing decks and other outdoor structures such as pergolas and patios.

Door Design Software - Software tools for designing various styles of doors and calculating material requirements.

Drawer Design Software - Software to design and create cut lists for doors. Included is our very own Drawer Sizer for designing graduated sets of drawers.

Home Design and Improvement Software - Products to design home plans, home additions, and miscellaneous home improvement projects.

Instructional and Reference Woodworking Software - Educational woodworking resources providing tutorials, tips, reference information, and lots more.

Log and Lumber Software - Calculators that can be used to estimate the weight of logs and lumber, lumber yield, tree value, etc.

Project Estimating Software - Software to help manage woodworking projects or a woodworking business. Invoicing, job costing, inventory management, scheduling, etc.

Shelf Design Software -  Programs for designing bookcases, utility shelves, woodshop storage, and other furniture with shelves.

Stair Design Software - Tools to help you figure out stair tread dimensions, number of stairs, stair angles, headroom requirements, and so on.

Structural Design and Engineering Software - Programs for designing timber structures and sizing structural members such as beams, joists, trusses, and studs.

Woodshop Software - Utilities to help layout a woodshop, dust collection system design, and woodshop inventory spreadsheets.

Woodworking Quizzes - A collection of online quizzes to test your knowledge of woodworking tools, techniques, terminology, and woods.

Wood Properties and Selection Software - Programs to help you learn about the physical and working properties of different woods and to select the most appropriate woods for your woodworking projects.

Woodworking Magazine Search Software - Free and for sale software to search woodworking publications for articles of interest.

Miscellaneous Woodworking Software - Software that doesn't fit in any of the other categories. Includes English-metric calculators, a project stop watch, and utilities to calculating material requirements for boxes.