CabDesign blog

What shipped, and when. Every time something new goes live in CabDesign, it gets a post here. Short, dated, and about one thing.

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One top bar on every page, and Tools is now Modules

The bar at the top of the site is the same everywhere now. Four links stay in the row, four sit behind a More button, and Tools is called Modules. ModulesDesignerCut List OptimizerStackDesignHinge Calculator release

CabDesign is free during the open beta

CabDesign is open to anyone and free in full while the open beta runs. The beta ends 31 December 2026, no card is needed, and nothing sits behind a paid tier. ModulesDesignerMaterials LibraryCut List OptimizerHardware Library release

Found a bug? Report it and get a free month

There is a bug report button inside CabDesign now. If your report leads to a fix you earn a free month, credited for when paid plans start, up to six months. ModulesDesigner release

The guides library is up to nine articles

Nine guides now cover cabinet construction, doors and fronts, kitchen planning and materials, and search engines can finally see them. ModulesDesignerMaterials Library release

Pick light, dark, or follow your computer

CabDesign now has one light theme and one dark theme, plus an option that follows whatever your computer is set to. The picker is in the account menu. ModulesDesignerMaterials LibraryCut List Optimizer

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The posts above are the running list of what shipped. If you would rather not check back, the newsletter carries the same news, along with new guides and build notes from the shop. No sales sequence, and when there is nothing worth sending, nothing goes out.

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This page is the running list of what shipped and when. If you want the step by step version of a job, that lives in the guides, which we keep up to date rather than dating.

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Every post here is something that already shipped and is live on the site. Written and researched by Ahmed Hamade. Browse the guides.