Help CreaBIM grow.
CreaBIM is free and open source, and it stays that way. It's designed and built by an architect, in the open, with a clear direction. You can help in two ways: fund the work, or contribute to it.
Sponsor on GitHub
Monthly or once, from $5. GitHub takes no fee, so all of it goes to the work. Support never unlocks features: every version is free for everyone, under the GPL.
What it goes towards
- A Mac to test on, to bring CreaBIM properly to macOS.
- Development time for new tools and fixes.
- Tools, including the AI models CreaBIM is built with.
- Films and the guide, so everyone can get started.
Two kinds of contribution
CreaBIM grows from a design direction: modelled like Blender, made for architects. Some work helps any time. Changes to how the app works start as a proposal, so every piece fits the whole.
Make it work, everywhere
Help that makes CreaBIM sturdier without changing its design:
- Other systems: macOS, Linux distributions, 4K and high-DPI screens, packaging.
- Bug reports and fixes, with Help › Report a problem…
- Tests, speed and file exchange (IFC, DXF, glTF).
- The guide and translations, and sample projects and objects.
Change how it works
New tools, workflows and interface changes go through the design. Show the idea before writing the change into CreaBIM:
- A mockup or a working prototype in your own fork, so we can see it.
- The task from real work that it solves, and why.
- Your background: architect, BIM user, developer, student. All are welcome; it helps the conversation.
Like Blender's add-ons, not every idea joins the app, even good ones. Forks are free to explore anything.
Propose an ideaHow a proposal becomes part of CreaBIM
Explore in your fork
Clone it, try the idea, build it rough. Anything goes there.
Show it
Open an idea issue with pictures, a mockup or a short video of it working.
Shape it together
We see how it fits the direction, and what it should become.
Bring it in
A small, checked pull request, once the design is agreed.
Using AI to contribute
AI is welcome here, from any good model; CreaBIM is built with it too. What matters is the result. Building a tool like this takes design judgement as well as code, so:
- Experiment freely in your fork. That's where fast exploration belongs.
- Audit before you send. Ask a strong model to review your change against the contributing guide and CreaBIM's direction, and fix what it finds.
- Check it yourself. Run the app and the tests, and say what you tried.
- Say it's AI-assisted, and keep each pull request small. Every submission is reviewed, by people and by AI.
Questions
Will CreaBIM stay free?
Yes. It's free software under the GPL. Sponsoring pays for the work; it never unlocks features.
I have an idea for a tool. Where do I start?
Open an idea issue that shows it: a sketch, a mockup, or a prototype in your fork. Tell us the task it solves in your work. We'll look at how it fits.
Can I share my AI subscription to help?
AI accounts are personal, so use your own: build and test ideas in your fork, review submissions, or sponsor the work.
Can my company or school support CreaBIM?
Yes, and it's very welcome. Write through GitHub to talk about it.