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FreeCAD Developers Handbook

A handbook about FreeCAD development

Websites #

FreeCAD has a multitude of websites for various purposes.


Hosted #

The following websites are directly hosted by FreeCAD.


Homepage #

Page Repo

This is the entry point for everything FreeCAD.

The backend is built with PHP, the frontend uses
Bootstrap & jQuery as well as Font Awesome.

≫ How to contribute


Blog #

Page

Reports on new releases, tutorials
and use cases from the community.

The page is based on WordPress.


Wiki #

Page Repo

Aggregation of FreeCAD knowledge, mostly
user documentation, with development info
continually migrating to other system.

The page is based on MediaWiki.


Handbook #

Page Repo

Documentation for developers,
focused mostly on FreeCAD Core.

The page is built using Jekyll
and written in simple Markdown.

≫ How to contribute


Forum #

Page

Community exchange structured using
boards and posts to communicate.

The page is based on phpBB.


FPA #

Page Repo

Everything relating to the project
association that oversees the FreeCAD.

The page is built using Jekyll
and written in simple Markdown.

≫ How to contribute


Employed #

The following websites are hosted by platforms.

GitHub #

Hosts most of source code and
assets of the FreeCAD project.

Crowdin #

Translation platform used for the FreeCAD
app and homepage as well as some addons.