Archicad
Archicad is a macOS BIM and architectural design app used to model buildings, produce documentation, and coordinate design work.
What is Archicad?
Archicad is a building information modeling and architectural design application for macOS. It helps architects and design teams create 3D building models, develop drawings and documentation, and manage project information in one workspace. Common uses include concept design, detailed modeling, documentation sets, visualization, and coordination with consultants on building projects. The app supports OPEN BIM workflows, making it useful when exchanging data with other design and construction tools. Archicad is aimed primarily at professional architecture practices, but it is also used in education and by independent designers working on residential, commercial, and institutional projects. Graphisoft offers the software as part of its broader BIM workflow alongside collaboration and model-sharing tools.
Key features
- Create 3D building models with architectural design tools
- Produce drawings, layouts, and project documentation from the model
- Coordinate project data through BIM-based workflows
- Exchange models and documentation using OPEN BIM formats
- Visualize designs for review and presentation
- Work with team-based architectural project workflows
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Safety overview
Status: Safe
This is professional design software from a known publisher. It normally needs access to the files and project folders you choose so it can open, save, import, export, and manage architectural work. If you remove it, the app will stop opening Archicad project files and any related add-ons or integrations may no longer work until you reinstall it. Keep normal backups of active projects and libraries before major updates or removal.
Recommendation: Keep Archicad if you use it for architectural design, BIM modeling, or project documentation. Remove it only if you no longer need the software and have already backed up any project files, templates, libraries, or add-ons you want to keep.
Common paths
/Applications/GRAPHISOFT/Archicad 28/Archicad.app
Support paths
~/Library/Application Support/Graphisoft
Preference paths
~/Library/Preferences/com.graphisoft.archicad28.plist
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