Introducing the free desktop app

The whole AEC platform — now a free desktop app

BIM authoring, generative zoning-to-IFC design, the 80+ module GC portal and development feasibility on one IFC model — offline, no login, no Docker. Add massing.cloud when your team needs hosted models, seats and support.

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Massing generating an IFC building model from a zoning envelope

One platform replaces your

BIM viewer license Construction-management SaaS Feasibility spreadsheet Appraisal & proforma tools File-swap chaos
See it in action

From a zoning envelope to a coordinated, financed building

A short tour of Massing — generate, model, coordinate and underwrite, all on one IFC model.

The whole lifecycle

What Massing does at every stage

01 · Acquisition

Generate a building from a zoning envelope

Lot + FAR → massing → a starter acquisition proforma. In one click.

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5D BIM

Cost and time, in the model

Element → schedule + cost. Scrub the 4D timeline and watch the cost burn.

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The GC portal

80+ modules. One portal.

Schedule · budget · pay apps · QTO · safety · turnover.

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Development & finance

Underwrite it. Then stress-test it.

XIRR · JV waterfalls · Monte Carlo → disposition & appraisal.

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Open & free

The whole platform. Free and offline.

Desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux. No login. No Docker.

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The whole lifecycle

One IFC model, acquisition to turnover.

No proprietary format. No per-seat lock-in. No silos.

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The problem

Early-stage design is where deals are won — and tooling is worst

The decisions with the biggest impact happen first, on the back of a napkin, a CAD file nobody else can open, and a spreadsheet that does not match the model.

Slow feasibility

Testing one more massing option means another afternoon in CAD and a spreadsheet rebuild. So teams test fewer options than they should.

Geometry rebuilt 3×

The sketch, the feasibility model and the BIM model are three different files that never agree — and every handoff loses information.

Budgets are guesses

Early budgets get pulled from memory because takeoff cannot start until there are drawings. By then the deal is already priced.

The platform

Design, build and underwrite — on one IFC model

Every record keys off the IFC GlobalId, so geometry, costs, schedule and issues stay in sync from acquisition to turnover.

BIM Viewer & Authoring

Stream and federate IFC models in the browser, and author them too — walls, slabs, columns, beams and roofs — with photoreal rendering and sun studies.

Generative Design

Turn a zoning envelope (FAR, setbacks, height) into a complete parametric IFC building — structural frame, unit layouts, façade and cores — then Test Fit unit mix and parking.

Federation & Coordination

Clash detection with exact penetration volumes, IDS validation, BCF issue tracking and 2D drawings — plus point-cloud, mesh and GIS reference overlays.

GC Portal — 80+ modules

RFIs, submittals, change orders, daily reports, punch lists, AIA G702/G703 pay apps, CPM & Last-Planner scheduling, TRIR/DART safety, e-signature and COBie turnover.

Development & Feasibility

Development proforma with sources & uses, S-curve, XIRR/NPV, JV equity waterfalls, tri-approach appraisal and MLS/RESO disposition.

Managed Cloud

massing.cloud hosts it all — managed IFC models, private project databases, team seats, cloud compute and support — so you share a link, not a file.

How it works

The Massing app does the work · massing.cloud runs it for your team

One IFC-keyed model across the whole project lifecycle, from acquisition to turnover
1

Pick a plan

Subscribe to Home Renovator, Commercial or Enterprise GC (or start Free). Your Massing licence key is issued instantly.

2

Connect the app

Open Massing in the browser at massing.build/app/ (or the desktop app) and enter your key. massing.cloud provisions your seats, models and databases automatically.

3

Run the lifecycle

Model in IFC, generate from zoning, coordinate clashes, run the GC portal and underwrite the deal — all on one model, shared by a link.

New in Massing

Smarter, greener, and connected to your stack

AI assistance

Draft RFIs, generate scope, level bids and ask model-grounded code-compliance questions — with Claude built in.

Embodied carbon

A1–A3 embodied-carbon calculation straight off the IFC model, so sustainability is a design input, not an afterthought.

Free desktop app

Native Windows, macOS & Linux builds (auto-updating) plus an installable PWA — fully offline, single-project, no account required.

Studio node graph

A Dynamo-style visual computational graph and a 37-family parametric library for repeatable, rules-based design.

Connects to the tools you already run

Procore Autodesk Construction Cloud QuickBooks Sage Viewpoint Primavera P6 SSO (Google · Microsoft)
80+
GC portal modules
1
IFC model — acquisition to turnover
$0
to start · free & open source
IFC·BCF·COBie
openBIM — no lock-in
Plans

One platform, priced for every AEC team

From a single renovation to a national contractor. Cancel or change anytime.

Free

Students, hobbyists & first-time users

Free
  • 1 user seat
  • IFC viewer + basic BIM authoring
  • Up to 3 cloud models · 1 GB
  • PNG & glTF export (watermarked)
  • Community support
Start free

Home Renovator

Homeowners, designers & remodelers

$99/ mo
$990/ yr
≈ $83/mo · 2 months free
  • 3 user seats · 50 models
  • 25 GB · 1 private database
  • Generative zoning-to-IFC + Test Fit
  • Full BIM authoring & 2D drawings
  • PDF / OBJ / DXF / IFC export — no watermark
  • Email support
Choose Home Renovator

Enterprise GC

General contractors & enterprise AEC

$9,999/ mo
$99,990/ yr
≈ $8,333/mo · 2 months free
  • Unlimited seats & models
  • 10 TB · unlimited private databases
  • GC Portal — 80+ modules (RFIs, submittals, pay apps, P6)
  • AIA G702/G703 pay apps + e-signature
  • CPM scheduling, safety & turnover/COBie
  • SAML/SSO & SCIM provisioning
Choose Enterprise

Secure checkout via WooCommerce · Licence key delivered instantly · Cancel anytime

Trusted by operators

Built for the people who shape buildings

“We generate a parametric IFC building straight from the zoning envelope, then keep authoring on the same model. The go/no-go conversation happens on day one, not week three.”

Dana R., AIA

Principal Architect

“The proforma, IRR and waterfall read straight off the model geometry. Underwriting and design finally live in one place instead of a spreadsheet that never matches.”

Marcus L.

Real-estate Developer

“RFIs, submittals, pay apps and the schedule all key off the same IFC model. One platform from acquisition to turnover, hosted so our whole team is on the latest.”

Priya N.

Preconstruction Lead, GC

“Federating consultant models and running clash + IDS in the browser means coordination starts on day one — no heavyweight desktop license for every reviewer.”

Tomas V.

BIM Manager

“We moved off three subscriptions and a shared drive. Open IFC means no lock-in, and hosting on massing.cloud keeps the whole shop on one source of truth.”

Renée S.

Owner, Design-Build

“I generated an ADU from my lot's zoning in an afternoon and sent a clean IFC and PDF to my architect. It paid for itself before the first meeting.”

Khaled M.

Homeowner
Why Massing

Serious tooling, without the seat licence

Open & IFC-native

No proprietary format. Your data lives in standard IFC, BCF and COBie — the open Massing app has no per-seat licence.

Cloud-hosted for teams

massing.cloud runs the platform — managed models, compute and collaboration — so nobody has to self-host unless they want to.

Private by plan

Isolated project databases per account. Enterprise GC adds SSO/SCIM and a 99.9% uptime SLA.

Cancel anytime

Monthly subscriptions via WooCommerce — upgrade, downgrade or cancel from your account.

Questions, answered

Everything you're wondering before you subscribe

Massing is an open, IFC-native AEC platform that runs the whole building lifecycle on one model — BIM viewing and authoring, generative design from zoning, federation and clash coordination, a construction-management portal, and development feasibility. The app is a free desktop download and open source; massing.cloud hosts and manages it for your team.

The managed cloud. massing.cloud hosts Massing for your team — managed IFC models, private project databases, seats, cloud compute, collaboration and support — so nobody has to run servers. You can always run the free desktop app or self-host instead; the plans are for the hosted, supported service.

Monthly or annual subscriptions: Free, Home Renovator ($99/mo), Commercial Developer/Architect ($999/mo) or Enterprise GC ($9,999/mo). You receive a licence key instantly, and massing.cloud reads it to provision your seats, storage and databases. Billing runs on WooCommerce; cancel anytime.

Homeowners and remodelers generating a design from zoning want Home Renovator. Architecture firms and developers who need feasibility, underwriting and coordination across a pipeline want Commercial. General contractors who need the full 80+ module GC portal — RFIs, submittals, pay apps, scheduling — with SSO and an SLA want Enterprise GC. Start Free to explore.

No. Massing runs in any modern browser at massing.build/app/ and as a free desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux (offline, no login, no Docker). Paid plans add cloud compute so heavy IFC processing, generation and coordination run on our servers.

It is IFC-native, with BCF for issues and COBie for handover, plus PDF, DXF, OBJ, glTF and XLSX exports. There is no proprietary lock-in — your model is standard openBIM data you own.

Each plan includes seats — connected users or app instances. Home Renovator includes 3, Commercial 15, and Enterprise GC is unlimited. Release a seat anytime from the Massing Licences screen in your account.

Paid plans get private project databases isolated to your account on massing.cloud. Enterprise GC adds SSO/SCIM and a 99.9% uptime SLA. We never resell your models or data.

Anytime, from your account. Upgrades take effect immediately; downgrades and cancellations apply at the end of the current billing period, and massing.cloud adjusts your entitlements automatically.

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