AutoCAD is a 2D and  3D computer-aided design (CAD) software application developed by Autodesk.[1] It was first released in December 1982 for the CP/M and IBM PC platforms as a desktop app ... subsequent versions were later released for other platforms including Classic Mac OS (1992), Microsoft Windows (1993) and macOS (2010), iOS (2010), and Android (2011).

AutoCAD is a general drafting and design application used in  industry by architects, project managers, engineers, interior designers,  graphic designers, city planners, and other professionals to prepare technical drawings. After discontinuing the sale of perpetual licenses in January 2016,[3] commercial versions of AutoCAD are licensed through a term-based subscription or Autodesk Flex, a pay-as-you-go option introduced on September 24,  2021. Subscriptions to the desktop version of AutoCAD include access to  the web and mobile applications. However, users can subscribe separately  to the AutoCAD Web App online or AutoCAD Mobile through an in-app  purchase.