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Rhino free trial

Rhino free trial is the full Rhino 8 evaluation: for 90 days you run the complete application with every feature, no credit card, and commercial use is allowed during the trial. It is genuinely time-limited — not a permanent free version. After 90 days the program keeps opening, but saving files and running plug-ins stop until you buy a licence. There is no cracked route and no "free full version"; the evaluation from the official rhino3d.com is the only free way to use Rhino.

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90 days · full features · no credit card · Windows & Mac

What the evaluation includes

During the 90 days the evaluation behaves exactly like a bought copy of Rhino 8 — nothing is locked or watermarked.

Full Rhino 8, every feature No credit card Commercial use allowed NURBS, SubD & Grasshopper Cycles raytraced rendering Windows & macOS

After day 90 the app still opens so you can view your models, but saving and plug-ins are disabled until a licence is added. See the system requirements before you install.

Converting to a paid licence

You do not reinstall to keep Rhino. If you buy a perpetual licence during or after the trial, you simply add the licence key to the copy you already have and saving and plug-ins are re-enabled on the same install and your existing files.

A one-time commercial licence is $995 ($595 upgrade from an earlier version); the student/educational licence is $195. There is no subscription. Compare the editions on the pricing page, or start from the download page. Prices are US amounts and vary by region.

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Free trial FAQ

How long is the Rhino trial?: 90 days from the day you first choose Evaluate. During that window it is the complete Rhino 8 with no feature limits.
Do I need a credit card?: No. The evaluation asks only for a free McNeel account (an email address). No payment details are collected to start it.
What happens after 90 days?: Rhino keeps opening so you can still view files, but saving and third-party plug-ins stop working until you add a licence. Nothing is deleted; you just need a licence to keep working.
Can I extend the trial?: The 90 days is a fixed, one-time evaluation and is not designed to be reset or extended. When it ends, buy a perpetual licence to continue — there is no free full version or cracked workaround.
Is it really full-featured?: Yes. The evaluation is the same build as the paid Rhino 8 — NURBS, SubD, Grasshopper, Cycles rendering and DWG/3dm file support are all included, and commercial use is allowed during the trial.