SketchUp extensions, by what they solve
14 profiles, each recording the developer, an official source link, the date we last checked it, honest limitations, and the native SketchUp alternative. We do not rank these, publish ratings, or claim any of them is “best”.
Facts last reviewed 28 August 2026. Where a developer does not publish a fact, the profile says so rather than estimating.
All profiles at a glance
| Extension | Developer | Cost | Platforms | SketchUp versions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CleanUp³ | Thomas Thomassen (ThomThom) | Free | Not stated by the developer | Not stated by the developer |
| Solid Inspector² | Thomas Thomassen (ThomThom) | Free | Not stated by the developer | SketchUp 2014 or newer |
| Joint Push Pull Interactive | Fredo6 | Free | Not stated by the developer | SketchUp 2017 and above, via LibFredo6 |
| FredoCorner | Fredo6 | Free | Not stated by the developer | v2.7a is listed for SU2024; requires LibFredo6 14.3b or newer |
| Artisan Organic Toolset | mind.sight.studios | Free tier + paid | Windows and macOS | SketchUp Pro 2018 Desktop or newer |
| Profile Builder 4 | mind.sight.studios | Paid | Windows and macOS | SketchUp Pro 2017 Desktop or newer |
| Skimp | mind.sight.studios | Free tier + paid | Windows and macOS | SketchUp Pro Desktop 2020 or newer |
| Quantifier Pro | mind.sight.studios | Paid | Windows and macOS | SketchUp 2017 or newer |
| Skatter | Lindalë | Paid | Windows and macOS | SketchUp 2022 and above |
| Curic Section | Curic | Paid | Not stated by the developer | Not stated by the developer |
| 1001bit Pro | 1001bit | Free tier + paid | Not stated by the developer | Not stated by the developer |
| Enscape | Chaos | Paid | Not stated by the developer | Not stated by the developer |
| V-Ray for SketchUp | Chaos | Paid | Not stated by the developer | Not stated by the developer |
| LizArk | Lizatek | Free tier + paid | Windows | See the Lizatek requirements page for the current supported range |
Free
No payment at any point.
- CleanUp³ Thomas Thomassen (ThomThom) Housekeeping pass for a model that has grown messy: it merges coplanar faces, erases duplicate and stray edges, and repairs the small geometry faults that accumulate over a long modelling session. Used in: Place furniture without slowing the model down, Fix a heavy, slow model, Repair solids for 3D printing and CNC Profile, limits, and sources
- Solid Inspector² Thomas Thomassen (ThomThom) Finds the specific reasons a group or component is not a solid — internal faces, holes, stray edges, reversed geometry — and offers to repair the ones it can repair automatically. Used in: Repair solids for 3D printing and CNC Profile, limits, and sources
- Joint Push Pull Interactive Fredo6 Extends push/pull so it works on curved and multi-face selections at once, with normal, joint, vector, and round extrusion modes that native Push/Pull cannot produce in a single operation. Used in: Build a hip or gable roof, Run trim, skirting, and cabinetry Profile, limits, and sources
- FredoCorner Fredo6 Rounds, bevels, or subdivides edges and corners as a parametric operation, so you pick a radius and segment count instead of hand-building each fillet. Used in: Round and bevel edges Profile, limits, and sources
Free tier plus paid
Usable without paying, with a paid upgrade.
- Artisan Organic Toolset mind.sight.studios Adds subdivision surfaces, sculpting brushes, soft selection, and free-form deformation, which lets SketchUp handle curved organic shapes it otherwise resists. Used in: Make terrain from contour lines, Round and bevel edges, Model organic and sculpted forms Profile, limits, and sources
- Skimp mind.sight.studios Imports and reduces heavy meshes before they reach the model. It previews GLB, USD, FBX, OBJ, STL, DAE, 3DS, PLY, and VRML files and lets you set a polygon budget on the way in. Used in: Place furniture without slowing the model down, Fix a heavy, slow model, Add entourage and context Profile, limits, and sources
- 1001bit Pro 1001bit A broad architectural toolset — parametric stairs, escalators, walls, doors, windows, and auto-generated roof rafters — grouped into one toolbar, with a reduced free edition available. Used in: Cut door and window openings, Build a hip or gable roof, Model stairs that actually fit Profile, limits, and sources
- LizArk Lizatek Converts DWG, DXF, PDF, and image floor plans into editable 3D walls, openings, roofs, stairs, and structure, keeping the result as SketchUp geometry you can keep working on. Used in: Set a floor plan to the correct scale, Draw walls from a traced plan, Cut door and window openings, Build a hip or gable roof Profile, limits, and sources
Paid
A trial may exist, but continued use is paid.
- Profile Builder 4 mind.sight.studios Builds parametric assemblies from a profile and a path, so walls, skirting, glazing bars, decking, and framing stay editable and can be swapped or re-run after the layout changes. Used in: Draw walls from a traced plan, Model stairs that actually fit, Run trim, skirting, and cabinetry Profile, limits, and sources
- Quantifier Pro mind.sight.studios Reads quantities straight from the model — area, volume, length, weight — and attaches costs, so a take-off updates when the geometry does instead of being retyped. Used in: Get quantities out of a model Profile, limits, and sources
- Skatter Lindalë Scatters vegetation, people, vehicles, and other entourage as render-time instances rather than real geometry, so a densely populated scene stays navigable in the viewport. Used in: Add entourage and context Profile, limits, and sources
- Curic Section Curic Produces detailed 2D sections and elevations from the model, adding the hatching, poché, and line control that a native section plane alone does not give you. Used in: Produce sections and elevations Profile, limits, and sources
- Enscape Chaos Real-time renderer that runs inside SketchUp, so a live window updates as you model and you can walk the scene instead of waiting on a still frame. Used in: Render your first presentable image, Light an interior scene Profile, limits, and sources
- V-Ray for SketchUp Chaos Production renderer with CPU and GPU engines, physical materials, and fine control over lighting and output, aimed at final photoreal images rather than live navigation. Used in: Render your first presentable image, Light an interior scene Profile, limits, and sources
Native SketchUp first
Every guide in the Atlas documents the method that ships with SketchUp before it names an extension, and several tasks need no extension at all. If you only want the free route, start from the how-to guides and filter for native-only tasks on the Atlas map.
