Best SketchUp Extensions 2026 (Free & Paid)

Round, chamfer or bevel any edge with a live preview. The tool SketchUp should have shipped natively.

Best for: Rounding corners on furniture and product design

Advanced fillets on complex 3D geometry — the reference plugin for high-poly rounding.

Best for: Filleting meshes, industrial design, jewelry

Push/pull multiple faces at once, on curved surfaces, with thickness and offset options.

Best for: Shelling, thickening curved surfaces, batch push/pull

Loft and skin between curves to create organic surfaces impossible with native tools.

Best for: Freeform surfaces, boat hulls, canopies

Advanced scaling: taper, twist, bend, stretch. Replaces the limited native Scale tool.

Best for: Non-uniform transformations, parametric edits

Finds and fixes issues that prevent a group from being a valid solid (holes, internal faces, stray edges).

Best for: 3D printing preparation, boolean operations

Subdivision surface modeling inside SketchUp — smooth organic shapes from a low-poly cage.

Best for: Organic modeling, character-like shapes, product design

Subdivision + sculpting brushes: soft-select, sculpt, smooth, inflate. Great with the Sandbox tools.

Best for: Sculpting terrain, cushions, fabric, organic shapes

Push/pull curved surfaces, offset faces along normals, thicken shells. The plugin everyone installs first.

Best for: Thickening curved surfaces, complex offsets

Round, bevel or sharpen 3D corners in one operation, keeping geometry clean.

Best for: Filleting complex 3D corners at once

17 non-uniform transformations SketchUp's native Scale tool can't do: tapering, shearing, radial bending.

Best for: Non-uniform scaling and free-form deformations

Draw Bezier, spline and catenary curves with live control and editable handles.

Best for: Precise curves, cables, catenaries

Paint materials across a whole soft-edged surface at once instead of face by face.

Best for: Painting curved/subdivided surfaces cleanly

Turn any section cut into real editable geometry, with hatching and fills for architectural drawings.

Best for: Filled sections and hatch patterns

Mirror any selection along an axis or plane in one click — a fix for SketchUp's oddly missing mirror tool.

Best for: Mirroring groups and components

Snap components to faces, edges, points or other components with 20+ alignment modes.

Best for: Precise component alignment and distribution

Distribute copies along a curve, on a face or between two points with spacing control.

Best for: Arraying objects along paths and surfaces

Real vertex-level editing: soft selection, symmetry, proportional falloff — the mesh editor SketchUp lacks.

Best for: Poly modeling and organic tweaks

Adds quad-based modeling to SketchUp: loops, rings, connect, works hand-in-hand with SUbD.

Best for: Quad topology for subdivision workflows

Non-destructive subdivision surfaces on quad control cages. Organic modeling without leaving SketchUp.

Best for: Furniture, organic forms, cars

Filter selections by type: only faces, only edges, only components, only softened edges. Huge time saver.

Best for: Selecting specific geometry types fast

Bend a group around any axis by degrees or radius. Non-destructive and editable after the fact.

Best for: Bending groups into arcs and rings

Bend any group along a curve, using a straight reference line. Classic tool for signs, moldings, cables.

Best for: Bending straight geometry along a path

Sculpting brushes, subdivision, soft selection — the go-to for landscapes, terrain and organic props.

Best for: Terrain sculpting, organic props

Free-form deformation cage that lets you warp any geometry by pulling control points.

Best for: Warping objects into custom shapes

Boolean operations that work on non-solid groups — union, subtract, trim, split without headaches.

Best for: Booleans on messy or non-solid meshes

Cut a group or component with a face or another group, keeping both sides as separate solids.

Best for: Cutting groups with planes or shapes

Rebuild missing faces on closed loops imported from CAD in one click.

Best for: Fixing missing faces on imported CAD

Better face regeneration than SketchUp's native trick of retracing an edge. Handles complex loops.

Best for: Regenerating faces on complex geometry

Automatically welds co-linear edges as you draw, so followme and offsets stay clean.

Best for: Keeping edges welded without manual work

Free alternative to SketchUp Pro's Solid Tools with better handling of tags and materials.

Best for: Booleans on SketchUp Make/Free

Eleven ways to extrude a shape along a path: extrude by rails, edges, vertices, vectors and more.

Best for: Complex sweeps beyond Follow Me

Flow a flat quad grid onto any curved quad surface — the SketchUp answer to Rhino's Flow Along Surface.

Best for: Wrapping patterns onto curved shells

Rigid-body physics simulation inside SketchUp: joints, gravity, collisions, ropes, vehicles.

Best for: Mechanisms, kinetic architecture, animation

Cloth and soft-body simulation for curtains, awnings, tensile structures — bakeable to mesh.

Best for: Tensile structures and draped fabric

Real UV mapping tool: box, cylinder, sphere and quad-based UVs so textures don't stretch on curves.

Best for: UV mapping curved surfaces cleanly

Architecture toolkit: stairs, roofs, windows, louvers, framing. Massive time-saver for buildings.

Best for: Architectural design, quick building elements

Parametric assemblies along paths: mouldings, railings, curtain walls, framing. Editable at any time.

Best for: Millwork, parametric architecture, custom profiles

Import heavy meshes (OBJ, FBX, STL, 3DS) and reduce polygons on the fly. Keeps SketchUp responsive.

Best for: Importing scanned meshes, game assets, complex furniture

BIM-lite for SketchUp: walls, windows, roofs with quantities and estimating built in.

Best for: Residential architecture with material take-offs

Parametric stud walls with plates, headers, sheathing and openings — real timber-frame construction.

Best for: US-style timber-frame walls

Automated roof truss, rafter and ceiling framing with 20+ profiles and full labeling.

Best for: Roof framing and truss layouts

Slab, stem-wall, crawlspace and basement foundations with rebar and footings.

Best for: Foundations for residential construction

Insert switches, outlets, panels and wire runs with automatic circuit tables and legends.

Best for: Electrical plans directly in SketchUp

Automatic hip, gable, gambrel and complex roofs from any floor outline in seconds.

Best for: Fast parametric roof generation

Generate fences, railings and balustrades along any path with picket and post controls.

Best for: Fences, railings, guardrails

Generate site terrain, retaining walls and pad grading, keeping contours editable.

Best for: Site grading and retaining walls

Draw parametric walls with openings, tags and layered materials from a plan.

Best for: Fast wall construction from plans

Drop parametric doors and windows into walls; they cut, frame and update automatically.

Best for: Windows and doors that resize live

80+ architectural tools: stairs, walls, roofs, windows, louvres, railings — a full arch toolbox.

Best for: All-in-one architectural toolkit

Free version of the 1001bit toolkit — basic stairs, windows, doors, arrays and dividers.

Best for: Free architectural helpers

Draw multi-profile assemblies (walls, curtain walls, structural framing) along any path with live editing.

Best for: Parametric assemblies and quantity take-offs

Export SketchUp models to IFC4 with proper types, storeys and property sets for BIM handoff.

Best for: IFC handoff to Revit, ArchiCAD, Tekla

The industry standard for photoreal rendering. GPU + CPU, denoiser, huge material library.

Best for: Photoreal architecture, product shots, hero images

Real-time rendering and VR walkthroughs. Live-links to SketchUp — edits update instantly.

Best for: Client presentations, walkthroughs, quick concept renders

Unreal Engine-powered real-time renderer with vegetation, weather, animated characters.

Best for: Landscape, urban scenes, cinematic animations

Real-time ray-traced renderer with a huge free asset library. Fast learning curve.

Best for: Beginners wanting photoreal without V-Ray complexity

Photoreal renderer built specifically for SketchUp. Simple UI, quality output, one-time license.

Best for: Studios wanting a no-subscription photoreal engine

Unbiased + biased renderer with an interactive engine. Strong on interiors and jewelry.

Best for: Interior visualization, product renders

Long-standing preset-driven renderer built for architects who want photoreal without a learning curve.

Best for: Fast preset-based interior/exterior renders

Physically-based biased and unbiased renderer with interactive material editing right in SketchUp.

Best for: High-end architectural stills

Preset-heavy renderer aimed at beginners: interior daylight, HDRI, IES lights all one click away.

Best for: Approachable rendering for architects

Free unbiased renderer with a dedicated SketchUp exporter — surprisingly capable for zero cost.

Best for: Free physically-based rendering

Unbiased renderer known for its light physics and caustics; SketchUp exporter is free.

Best for: Physically accurate light and caustics

Reference unbiased renderer plugged directly into SketchUp with a real-time preview window.

Best for: Reference-quality unbiased renders

Integrated renderer with a large plant library, sun/sky and easy lighting presets.

Best for: Landscape and exterior visualization

Cloud-boosted renderer tuned for interiors, with quick edits after a render is finished.

Best for: Post-render tweaks without re-rendering

Real-time GPU renderer with SketchUp live sync, large asset library and animation editor.

Best for: Real-time visualization and walk-throughs

One-click sync from SketchUp to Twinmotion for real-time visualization, VR and 4K video.

Best for: Real-time UE-based visualization

Real-time bridge that streams your SketchUp scene into Lumion for animations and stills.

Best for: Cinematic architectural visualization

Lightweight photoreal renderer that runs on CPU, no GPU needed — good for laptops.

Best for: Rendering without a heavy GPU

One-click cleanup: purge components, erase hidden geometry, fix duplicate faces, merge coplanar.

Best for: Reducing file size, prepping models for handoff

Reduces polygon counts on imported meshes without breaking materials.

Best for: Making heavy imports actually workable

Not a tool itself — the shared library many free extensions require. Install it once.

Best for: Required by CleanUp³, Solid Inspector² and more

Import heavy FBX/OBJ meshes and reduce polygons up to 90% before they land in SketchUp.

Best for: Slimming down heavy 3D imports

Converts 3D assets (FBX, OBJ, GLB, USD) to clean SketchUp components with proxies and PBR materials.

Best for: Turning downloaded assets into usable components

Scans a model for oversized textures and shrinks them in one pass — huge file-size wins.

Best for: Reducing texture memory in one click

Purges unused components, materials, layers, styles and definitions in one shot.

Best for: Aggressive one-click purge

Repairs common model issues: reversed faces, tiny edges, off-axis geometry, hidden mess.

Best for: Automated model repair

Find and fix stray, short, isolated or duplicate edges left over after CAD imports.

Best for: Cleaning imported CAD edges

Shared library required by many ThomThom plugins. Install once, keep everything running.

Best for: Dependency for QuadFace, Vertex Tools, Solid Inspector

Search components by name across a huge model and jump to instances instantly.

Best for: Locating components in complex models

Converts 3D assets (OBJ, FBX, GLB, USD) into clean, low-poly SketchUp components with proxies.

Best for: Turning Quixel / Sketchfab assets into usable SketchUp components

Free STL support with mesh cleanup — better than the built-in importer.

Best for: 3D printing pipelines, mesh exchange

Tag SketchUp entities with IFC classes and property sets — exports clean BIM-compatible IFC.

Best for: Architects sending models to Revit, Archicad, Solibri

Import OBJ meshes with materials and textures preserved, at scale, into SketchUp.

Best for: OBJ assets from Blender, ZBrush, Substance

Bring FBX models from 3ds Max, Maya, Cinema 4D into SketchUp with materials intact.

Best for: FBX handoff from other DCCs

Import STL meshes (3D printing, CAD) with orientation and unit handling.

Best for: STL from CAD or 3D-print models

Open IFC files inside SketchUp with their storeys, categories and property sets.

Best for: Opening BIM models from Revit/ArchiCAD

Free importer for FBX, OBJ, 3DS, PLY, GLB, DAE and more — with polygon reduction on import.

Best for: Free multi-format 3D importer

Fast import for OBJ, FBX, 3DS, DAE, STL, PLY with materials and up-axis controls.

Best for: Speedy multi-format import

Trimble's own STL import/export plugin for 3D printing pipelines.

Best for: 3D-printing STL round-trip

Turn a grayscale bitmap into a heightmap mesh — quick way to model tiles, plaques, terrain.

Best for: Heightmap terrain and reliefs from images

Export SketchUp models as interactive 3D PDFs viewable in Adobe Reader.

Best for: Sharing 3D models as 3D PDFs

Generate cutting lists, panel layouts, and bill of materials from any SketchUp model.

Best for: Cabinet makers, plywood optimization, CNC prep

Parametric cabinet generator: base, wall, tall units with door styles and hardware.

Best for: Professional cabinet makers and kitchen designers

Physics simulation inside SketchUp — great for checking mechanical assemblies.

Best for: Verifying joints, drawer slides, hinges

Open-source cutting-list generator with cutting diagrams, labels, exports to CSV/PDF — a CutList killer.

Best for: Free cutting lists for cabinetmakers

Parametric cabinet design plugin with cut lists, shop drawings and CNC-ready output.

Best for: Professional cabinet shops

Design cabinetry with drag-and-drop parts and automatic material lists — companion to SketchUp models.

Best for: Design-to-shop for furniture makers

Send components straight to CutList Plus fx with dimensions, materials and grain direction.

Best for: Bridging SketchUp to CutList Plus

Scatter thousands of proxies (grass, gravel, trees) without killing SketchUp performance.

Best for: Landscape design, natural environments, exteriors

Import real-world satellite imagery, roads, and 3D buildings from OpenStreetMap/Bing.

Best for: Site context, urban planning, competition boards

Generate smooth terrain from contour lines faster and cleaner than native Sandbox.

Best for: Landscape terrain from CAD contours

The built-in but often-off toolset for TIN terrain, drape, stamp and smoove — enable it in Extension Manager.

Best for: Basic terrain from contours or points

Pull high-resolution satellite imagery and terrain into SketchUp for real-world site context.

Best for: Real-world site context from maps

Free stripped-down version of Skatter for basic scattering of grass, gravel, pebbles.

Best for: Free entry into scattering

Compute cut and fill volumes between two terrain surfaces — essential for site earthworks.

Best for: Cut & fill earthworks calculations