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Home Designer

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Spec score 8.3 #14 of 39 in 3D Home Design Software

What it is

Home Designer is 3D home, interior, and remodeling software for DIY users, based on Chief Architect’s professional architectural software. Drawing walls creates a 3D model, and edits to walls, doors, or windows update framing, roofs, and foundations. Items added to a design appear in a materials list for cost estimating and budgeting. Cabinets snap and adapt to walls, while Material Painter lets users visualize different colors and styles. The 3D Library offers manufacturer-specific and generic catalogs; users can also import third-party 3D objects, materials, and colors. Designs are compatible with Chief Architect’s professional product line and can be shared through the Chief Architect 3D Viewer app. Home Designer is listed for Windows, macOS, web, iOS, and Android. The maker identifies version 2027 as available for PC and Mac, with one license that works natively on both. Monthly pricing is $79 a month, and annual pricing is $495 a year. There is no free plan, but a trial does not expire; it excludes saving, printing, exporting, and virtual tours. The one-person license can be installed on multiple computers for personal use, but only one can be active at a time.

Spec sheet

Purpose
Home Designer is 3D interior design, remodeling, and home design software based on Chief Architect’s professional architectural software and aimed at DIY users.Read 29 Sep 2026 · homedesigner.chiefarchitect.com
Support
Subscriptions include technical support, and the maker describes its customer support as live and based in the US.Read 29 Sep 2026 · homedesigner.chiefarchitect.com
Headquarters
Chief Architect’s offices are located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.Read 29 Sep 2026 · chiefarchitect.com
Founded
The maker states that Chief Architect was created in 1992 for the professional home design software market.Read 29 Sep 2026 · homedesignersoftware.com
Company
Chief Architect Software publishes Home Designer for consumer DIY home design and Chief Architect for professionals.Read 29 Sep 2026 · homedesignersoftware.com
Automatic modeling
As walls are drawn, the program creates a 3D model and automatically updates framing, roofs, and foundations when doors, windows, or walls change.Read 29 Sep 2026 · homedesigner.chiefarchitect.com
Catalogs and imports
The 3D Library offers manufacturer-specific and generic catalog downloads, and users can import third-party 3D objects, materials, and colors, including from manufacturers’ websites when available.Read 29 Sep 2026 · homedesigner.chiefarchitect.com
Compatibility
Home Designer is compatible with Chief Architect’s professional product line, and its designs can be shared using the Chief Architect 3D Viewer app.Read 29 Sep 2026 · homedesigner.chiefarchitect.com
Interior design
Cabinets are smart objects that snap, bump, and form to walls, and the Material Painter changes colors and styles to visualize options.Read 29 Sep 2026 · homedesigner.chiefarchitect.com
Latest version
The maker identifies Home Designer 2027 as available for both PC and Mac, with one license that works natively on both platforms.Read 29 Sep 2026 · homedesigner.chiefarchitect.com
License limit
The license is for one person and can be installed on multiple computers for personal use, but only one computer can be active at a time.Read 29 Sep 2026 · homedesigner.chiefarchitect.com
Materials lists
Items added to a design are included in a materials list for cost estimating and budgeting.Read 29 Sep 2026 · homedesigner.chiefarchitect.com
Refund policy
Annual subscriptions qualify for a two-week satisfaction guarantee, while monthly subscriptions do not.Read 29 Sep 2026 · homedesigner.chiefarchitect.com
Trial limits
The trial includes the paid version’s tools and features except saving, printing, exporting, and virtual tours, and does not expire.Read 29 Sep 2026 · homedesigner.chiefarchitect.com

Plans and prices

Home Designer Monthly Subscription $79 a month $79/mo. All Home Designer features · Software upgrades · Free catalog downloads · Technical support Read 29 Sep 2026 · homedesigner.chiefarchitect.com
Home Designer Annual Subscription $495 a year $495/yr. ($41.25/mo. – save 48%) All Home Designer features · Software upgrades · Free catalog downloads · Technical support Read 29 Sep 2026 · homedesigner.chiefarchitect.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Wall edits update 3D models and building elements.
  • Designs include materials lists for budgeting.
  • Imports third-party objects, materials, and colors.
  • Works with Chief Architect's professional product line.

Limits

  • Trial excludes saving, printing, exporting, and virtual tours.
  • Only one licensed computer can be active at a time.
  • Monthly subscriptions have no satisfaction guarantee.

Who it suits

Home Designer suits DIY users planning or remodeling a home who want to work with 3D models, interior layouts, and materials lists. It may also suit users who want to share designs with Chief Architect users through the 3D Viewer app.

Verdict

Home Designer links 3D planning with materials lists and interior-design tools for DIY projects. The trial does not expire, but its restrictions and the single-active-computer license are worth checking before subscribing.

Where Specifiction places it

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