# Meshlab (open-source CAD and 3D modelling app)

> Meshlab is a free, open-source CAD and 3D modelling app for Windows, macOS and Linux. The open source mesh processing system. It has 5,852 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at cnr-isti-vclab/meshlab.

This is the official repository for the source and the binaries of MeshLab. MeshLab is an open source, portable, and extensible system for the processing and editing of unstructured large 3D triangular meshes. It is aimed to help the processing of the typical not-so-small unstructured models arising in 3D scanning, providing a set of tools for editing, cleaning, healing, inspecting, rendering and converting this kind of meshes.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/cnr-isti-vclab/meshlab |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 5,852 |
| License | GPL-3.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | C++ |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | CAD & 3D modelling |
| Latest release | MeshLab-2025.07 (Jul 22, 2025) |
| Last commit | Jul 24, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/cnr-isti-vclab/meshlab/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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