Floor Plan Guides and Free Tool Comparisons
Learn how to draw a floor plan of your house, a backyard plan or a site plan for a building permit application. Every guide walks through the method step by step, with an example drawn in Plan², a free floor plan maker that runs in your browser with no account. Not sure which tool to pick? The comparisons below set Plan² against Kazaplan, Sweet Home 3D, Floorplanner and Planner 5D.
Practical guides
- How to Draw a House Floor Plan Online for Free: The MethodLearn how to draw a floor plan of your house: what to measure, then walls, doors, windows and room sizes. A free step-by-step method, online in 2D.
- How to Draw a Backyard Plan Online, FreeDraw a backyard plan online for free: lot lines, house, patio, pool, trees and fences, plus the setbacks and permits to check before you dig or plant.
- How to Draw a Site Plan for a Building Permit, on a MapDraw the site plan for a building permit: lot lines, house, setbacks, access, scale bar and north arrow, on a map, then export it as a PNG or PDF.
- How to Make a Vicinity Map for a Building Permit, OnlineMake a vicinity or location map for a building permit: find your lot on a map, draw its lines and export a sheet, with an honest look at what scale it can show.
- How to Draw an Electrical Plan of Your House, OnlineDraw an electrical plan online for free: panel, outlets, switches, lights, cable runs and circuits, with each cable length, ready to show an electrician.
- How to Draw a Plumbing Plan of Your House, OnlineDraw a plumbing plan online for free: meter, water heater, fixtures, cold, hot and drain lines with their lengths, to talk the job over with your plumber.
- How to Find Your Parcel Number, Lot Lines and Lot AreaFind the parcel number, lot lines and area of your property: where to look, how to read them, how far to trust a parcel map, and how to draw the lot in Plan².
- How to Divide a Lot: Rules, Survey and a Sketch of the LotsThink through splitting a lot: what to check first, the role of a licensed surveyor, and how to sketch lots in Plan², with areas and distances to the house.
Plan² next to other tools
- Kozikaza alternativeKozikaza closed in 2025 and its plans moved to Kazaplan, which needs an account. Plan² draws your 2D floor plan for free, with no sign-up.
- Sweet Home 3D alternativeSweet Home 3D is an excellent free desktop program. Plan² draws your 2D floor plan in the browser, with nothing to install and no account.
- Floorplanner alternativeFloorplanner is free for up to 5 projects, with an account and watermarked exports. Plan² is entirely free, with no account and no watermark.
- Planner 5D alternativePlanner 5D keeps half its catalog for subscribers and needs an account. Plan² is free, with no account, and your plans stay on your device.
- ArchiFacile alternativeArchiFacile needs a free sign-up and keeps the cadastre import and the PDF to scale for a paid plan. Plan² is free, with no account and no ads.
- RoomSketcher alternativeRoomSketcher needs an account, and its free plan has 2 projects with no print to scale. Plan² is free, with no account and no limit.
- HomeByMe alternativeHomeByMe needs a free sign-up, and exporting the 2D plan without watermark is part of a paid plan. Plan² is free, with no account.