AutoCAD AutoCAD 2018 icon.png AutoCAD 2016 screenshot.png Developer(s) Autodesk Initial release December 1982; 35 years ago Stable release 2019 / March 22, 2018; 42 days ago Development status Active Operating system Windows, macOS, iOS, Android Available in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Korean, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Czech, Polish and Hungarian Type Computer-aided design License Trialware Website www.autodesk.com/autocad AutoCAD is a commercial computer-aided design (CAD) and drafting software application. Developed and marketed by Autodesk, [1] AutoCAD was first released in December 1982 as a desktop app running on microcomputers with internal graphics controllers.[2] Before AutoCAD was introduced, most commercial CAD programs ran on mainframe computers or minicomputers, with each CAD operator (user) working at a separate graphics terminal.[3] Since 2010, AutoCAD was released as a mobile- and web app as well, marketed as AutoCAD 360. AutoCAD is used across a wide range of industries, by architects, project managers, engineers, graphic designers, and many other professionals. It was supported by 750 training centers worldwide in 1994.