Live Home 3D

Live Home 3D is a home design app for making floor plans and 3D views of rooms, houses, exteriors, and terrain. It runs on Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows and is described for amateurs as well as professional designers. Users can draw walls, trace a plan image, add dimensions, and create multiple stories, then switch to 3D to walk through a design or rearrange furniture and finishes. The Mac app library lists 2,400 3D models and 2,100 materials. Listed integrations include importing objects from Trimble 3D Warehouse and browsing or importing Sketchfab models; Sketchfab requires a free account. The Mac version lists object imports in FBX, 3DS, COLLADA, and OBJ, plus exports such as PDF plans, images, panoramas, walkthrough videos, and 3D model formats. It supports unlimited on-device offline ray-tracing renders, while AI cloud rendering uses purchased credits. The free version is limited to two stories and exports contain watermarks; formats vary by platform. A free app is listed, with paid options from $5.99 a month, annual subscriptions, and lifetime licenses.

Live Home 3D combines floor planning with 3D visualization and platform-dependent import and export options. The free version has story and watermark limits; paid options include subscriptions and lifetime licenses.

Live Home 3D suits amateurs and professional designers who want to plan rooms or homes and view designs in 3D. It may also fit users who need platform-specific imports, exports, or offline ray-tracing renders.

Live Home 3D is a home-design app for drawing floor plans and building them into 3D views of rooms, houses, exteriors and terrain. It suits homeowners and designers who want to develop and visualize a layout in one workflow. Its mix of 2D planning and walkthroughs is useful for design decisions, though the free version's story and watermark limits make it better for exploration than finished deliverables.

Overview

Wall tools, image tracing and dimension markers give users several ways to start a plan, including recreating an existing layout. Multiple stories are supported, and switching from the plan to 3D connects measurements with how a space looks and feels. Users can walk through the home and rearrange furniture and finishes, making the app a practical fit for testing design ideas before settling on them.

The product serves amateurs as well as professional designers. Its focus is home design and visualization; the described tools are not a substitute for broader project or construction management.

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Key features

From measured plan to walkthrough

Tracing a plan image can speed up reproducing an existing layout, while wall tools support drawing from scratch. Dimensions and multiple stories make it possible to develop a more complete home plan. The 3D view and walkthrough then help users assess the arrangement from inside the design rather than relying on a flat drawing alone.

Models, materials and rendering

The Mac product page describes a library of 2,400 3D models and 2,100 materials. The store chart also supports importing objects from Trimble 3D Warehouse and browsing and importing models from Sketchfab; Sketchfab requires a free account. That breadth can help users furnish and refine a design, though the cited library figures are specific to the Mac page.

On Mac, the app supports unlimited on-device offline ray-tracing renders through AMD Radeon ProRender or Cycles. AI cloud rendering instead uses purchased credits. Offline rendering avoids a credit charge for those renders, while cloud rendering adds a separate paid resource. Exports include PDF floor plans, images, panoramas, walkthrough videos and several 3D model formats on Mac; object imports include FBX, 3DS, COLLADA and OBJ. Formats vary by platform.

Pricing

The free iPhone/iPad/Vision app costs nothing and offers in-app Standard and Pro subscriptions and lifetime licenses. Free is a sensible starting point for learning the workflow, but its two-story maximum and watermarked exports constrain larger plans and presentation-ready output.

• Standard subscription: $5.99 a month or $19.99 a year. These options fit users who need paid features without committing to a lifetime license; the yearly option costs less than twelve monthly payments at the stated rates.
• Pro subscription: $14.99 a month or $39.99 a year. Pro is the higher-priced subscription choice for users who need its feature tier; the yearly term costs less than twelve monthly payments.
• Standard lifetime: $59.99, paid once for the in-app license, or $59.99, paid once for Live Home 3D Standard (Mac), which requires macOS 13 or higher. A one-time purchase suits users planning to keep using Standard rather than renew a subscription.
• Pro lifetime: $129.99, paid once for the in-app license, or $129.99, paid once for Live Home 3D Pro (Mac), which requires macOS 13 or higher. This costs more up front than Standard but avoids recurring subscription payments.

The listed paid entry point is $5.99 a month. No seat quotas are stated for these plans. The online store offers a 30 day money back guarantee for purchases covered by its refund policy.

Platforms

Live Home 3D is available on Android, iOS, macOS and Windows. Export formats and feature coverage differ by platform, so users choosing a workflow that depends on particular file types should confirm that the needed options are supported on their device. The Mac page specifically describes the object formats, export options and offline ray-tracing noted above.

Software usage statistics are collected only with permission; no usage statistics are collected on Windows or Android. Technical support is available by email at [email protected].

Who it's for

Choose Live Home 3D if you want to draft a home layout and evaluate it in 3D, with walkthroughs and adjustable furniture and finishes in the same app. It is particularly appealing to homeowners and designers who value visual iteration and can work within platform-specific export differences. Look elsewhere if the two-story free cap is too restrictive, watermarked exports are unacceptable, or you need a different kind of workflow than home design and rendering.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Wall drawing, image tracing, dimensions and multiple stories support both new layouts and reproductions of existing plans.
• Pro: Moving from a 2D plan into walkthroughs and editable furnishings helps users assess a design spatially.
• Pro: Mac users get a substantial stated model and material library, multiple import and export formats, and unlimited offline ray-tracing renders.
• Con: Free users are limited to two stories and exports carry watermarks, reducing its usefulness for larger or polished deliverables.
• Con: Platform differences in formats and features mean the same workflow cannot be assumed across devices.
• Con: AI cloud rendering requires purchased credits, adding cost beyond a subscription or license.

Alternatives

Arkio is worth considering when collaborative 1:1 meetings and OBJ/GLB and image import or export matter: its free Starter plan includes those features, while Pro is $35 a month per user.

usBIM.platform may suit users looking for cloud storage and online applications; its free basic configuration includes 10 GB cloud storage and free online applications.

Graphisoft BIMx is a free app and browser viewer for readers whose priority is viewing projects rather than building a home design in Live Home 3D.

Archicad, AutoCAD, Allplan, ARCHLine.XP and Chief Architect are other options to compare.

Verdict

Live Home 3D is a strong fit for homeowners and designers who want to shape a floor plan and judge the result through 3D walkthroughs, particularly on Mac where rendering and export options are extensive. The main reason to choose it is the direct path from measured layout to visual review; look elsewhere if free watermarks, the two-story cap or platform-dependent formats get in the way.