Free online converter

Free DWG to DXF converter

Convert a DWG to a clean modern DXF that every copy of AutoCAD opens. Reads DWG r11 through r2018. Drop one file in — no install, free account (no card), no watermark, and your drawing is deleted the moment it converts.

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Email sign-in required: files are converted on our servers, so we verify every user. One-click link, no password. We never sell your email to third parties. Create a free account (no card) to convert files up to 30 MB.

Need to view a drawing without converting or uploading it? Open it in the free browser viewer — it parses DXF entirely on your machine.

Cutting the part on a CNC? Once you have the DXF you can export GRBL G-code from it — free, with real cutter compensation.

About the conversion

Opens any DWG ever made — outputs a DXF anything can read

DWG is Autodesk’s binary format; DXF is the open interchange format every CAD program reads. Converting DWG to DXF frees the drawing from version-lock — open it in CADdillo, LibreCAD, BricsCAD, DraftSight or any AutoCAD.

Drawing arrived as a photo or scan instead of a DWG? Resize or convert the image first at imageinseconds.com — free, in the browser, nothing uploaded.

Answers

DWG to DXF, answered

How do I convert a DWG to DXF for free?

Drop your .dwg file on this page and CADdillo converts it to a clean modern DXF you can download. It reads DWG r11 through r2018 and returns a DXF that every version of AutoCAD, LibreCAD, BricsCAD and DraftSight opens. A single small file needs no software install.

What DWG versions can I convert?

The converter reads DWG from r11 all the way to r2018 and writes a modern DXF that every current CAD program opens. Older AutoCAD drawings, vendor files and archived plans all convert the same way.

Do I need an account, and is there a size limit?

Email sign-in required: files are converted on our servers, so we verify every user. One-click link, no password. We never sell your email to third parties. A free account (no card) converts files up to 30 MB each. Very large drawings (tens of thousands of entities) are better opened in the free DWG/DXF viewer, which streams geometry client-side without a size ceiling.

What happens to my file after I convert it?

The conversion runs server-side to read the binary DWG format, and the uploaded file plus its converted output are deleted immediately after the response is returned — they are transient, not stored. For fully local, no-upload work, use the in-browser DWG/DXF viewer instead.

Why convert to DXF at all?

DXF is the open, text-based interchange format every CAD program reads and writes. Converting a DWG to DXF lets you open it in tools that do not read DWG natively — including CADdillo’s in-browser viewer and editor — and share it without version-lock headaches.

Can I edit the drawing after converting?

Yes. Once you have the DXF, open it in CADdillo and edit it with real drafting tools — or tell Dillo Bot what to change and let the engine draft it. Everything stays as editable CAD geometry on real layers.

Does the converter add a watermark or change my geometry?

No watermark, and no geometry changes. The conversion is a format transcode, not a redraw: entities, layers, blocks and text come across as they were, written into DXF instead of DWG. What you download is your drawing, not a stamped or degraded copy of it.

Is it really free, or is this a trial?

Genuinely free — not a trial and not a teaser. Converting needs a free account (no card) and handles files up to 30 MB. The converter is not the thing we sell; the editor is, and only if you decide you want it.

What if my file fails to convert?

If a file fails to convert or display, we keep that one file privately so we can find and fix the cause. It is reviewed anonymously, with no name or email attached, never shared with or given to any third party, sold, or used to train AI, and deleted once the bug is fixed (within 30 days at most). Files that convert successfully are never kept.

Convert it, then change it.