.dwg file: how to open it on Windows
31 Windows apps register the .dwg extension. Install one of them to open the file with a double-click.
About the format
- Format
- AutoCAD image
- MIME type
- image/vnd.dwg
- PRONOM identifier
- fmt/21, fmt/22, fmt/23, fmt/24, fmt/25, fmt/26, fmt/27, fmt/28
Format data: freedesktop.org shared-mime-info and PRONOM (The National Archives, UK).
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FreeCADA general purpose open source parametric 3D CAD modeler
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XnView MPProfessional Image Viewer & Photo Management
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CADCraftAn open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Autodesk AutoCAD, rebuilt in pure Rust
- Autodesk Design Review
Create and review DWF files to easily share detailed 2D and 3D design data
- WPS Office
Complete office suite with PDF editor
- VariCAD
A comprehensive, powerful, and easy to use 3D/2D CAD system for all aspects of mechanical engineering design.
- Affinity
Award-winning integrated graphic design, photo-editing and publishing solution.
- CAD快速看图
A fast DWG/DXF viewer and measurement tool
- CADReader
A fast DWG/DXF viewer and measurement tool
- eDrawings
The tool that enables anyone to communicate and collaborate using 3D design data to minimize errors and accelerate time to market.
- VariCAD Viewer
A viewer, converter and printing software for 2D DWG, DXF, 3D STEP and 2D/3D VariCAD file formats.
- ODADrawingsExplorer
ODA Drawings Explorer incorporates the power and flexibility of ODA into a single application that can render both .dwg files and .dgn files using a common command interface for both formats.
- ODA Viewer
ODA Viewer incorporates the power and flexibility of ODA into a single application that can visualize all ODA supported file formats and illustrate other visualize-related features like visual styles and markup.
- XnView
Best Photo Viewer, Image Resizer & Batch Converter for Windows.
- pCon.planner Pro
A CAD application tailored to the needs of interior designers.
- WPS Office
Complete office suite with PDF editor
- ZWCAD 2025
Fast, Powerful and Compatible 2D CAD
- ZWCAD MFG 2026
Advanced 2D CAD for Manufacturing
- ZWCAD 2026
Fast, Powerful and Compatible 2D CAD.
- pCon.planner ME
A CAD application tailored to the needs of interior designers.
- pCon.planner STD
A CAD application tailored to the needs of interior designers.
- ZWCAD MFG 2025
Advanced 2D CAD for Manufacturing
- ZWCAD Personal
A professional CAD software for normal users
- DWGSee CAD 2026
DWGSee CAD offers expanded design and editing capabilities, making it a lightweight CAD solution.
- DWGSee Pro 2026
A light and fast DWG viewer & CAD, easy to browse, view, measure, markup, modify and print DWG/DXF/DWF files.
- Nasjicad
Professional 2D CAD that opens, edits and saves DWG and DXF drawings.
- JT2Go
JT2Go Desktop App provides the richest feature set of all the supported platforms. The Desktop App will display not only .jt files but .vfz session files authored in the Siemens Digital Industries Software Flagship Teamcenter Visualization product.
- CAD迷你画图
A lightweight and exquisite, professional and powerful, simple and convenient, stable and reliable CAD drawing software
- CAD迷你家装
Finish whole home design in seconds!
- CAD迷你看图
A lightweight, exquisite and classic CAD quick viewer with native support for Tangent blueprints and perfect rendering of 2D and 3D graphs as well as fonts and symbols
- ZWCAD Viewer
Efficient, accurate and professional CAD viewer
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