How CubeOn compares, tool by tool

Each of these tools makes organizers you print yourself. The table shows what each one does, so you can pick the one that fits.

Checked on October 7, 2026, against each tool’s own pages; Make My Desk Organizer on September 13, 2026. Tools change quickly.

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CubeOn and other drawer organizer tools, compared
What we compared	CubeOn	Drawerforge (opens in a new tab)	Gridfinity Layout Tool (opens in a new tab)	Make My Desk Organizer (MakerWorld) (opens in a new tab)	MachDeinTeil (opens in a new tab)	Bento3D (opens in a new tab)	CAD (Fusion, OpenSCAD, Onshape)
How you design	In a 3D view: click to place modules, fill empty cells, or get layout suggestions (AI); settings start from defaults	Settings for the grid, margins, bed size and plate splitting	Gridfinity layouts, with a bin designer and a baseplate generator	Draw compartment shapes, then set each height in a 3D preview	A form with drawer size and layout presets	Pick a model, then set width, height, depth and partitions	You model every part
Cost of print files	Maker 30-day pass or Commercial plan; designing is free	Free to use	Free to use	See their site (Make My Desk Organizer (MakerWorld), opens in a new tab)	Paid per file	Some models free; others a one-time unlock or credits	Fusion and Onshape free for non-commercial use; OpenSCAD free
Account	Not to design; yes to export	Not needed	Optional, for sync and sharing	See their site (Make My Desk Organizer (MakerWorld), opens in a new tab)	Not needed; email address at checkout	See their site (Bento3D, opens in a new tab)	Fusion and Onshape: yes; OpenSCAD: no
Layout starts from	The interior you measured, 50 to 1500 mm wide and deep	Drawer size, on a 42 mm grid	Drawer size, on a 42 mm grid	Shapes you draw	Drawer width and depth, plus insert height	The size you set for each box or bin	Whatever you model
Space that doesn’t divide by 42 mm	Used by the modules	A solid margin, half cells or a gap	Edge padding on the baseplate, or half-size bins	Does not apply	Does not apply	See their site (Bento3D, opens in a new tab)	Does not apply
Baseplate	Optional, for free-standing layouts	Built-in generator; bins sit in one	Built-in generator; bins sit in one	Does not apply	Does not apply	Included in Gridfinity PRO	You model it
What you get	Modules on up to three levels, also L- and T-shaped	Gridfinity bins and baseplates; bins stack in layers and can be L- or U-shaped	Gridfinity bins and baseplates	Compartments with individual heights	One insert with compartments	Boxes and trays, or Gridfinity bins	Anything you model
Lids and labels	Lids; swappable or permanent labels, text or Braille	Lids; label shelves	Lids; label tabs	See their site (Make My Desk Organizer (MakerWorld), opens in a new tab)	Neither	Lids on box models; labels in Gridfinity PRO	You model them
Printer and plates	27 printer profiles or a custom size; modules arranged across plates around exclusion zones	Bed-size presets or a custom size; parts split to fit	Baseplates split automatically	See their site (Make My Desk Organizer (MakerWorld), opens in a new tab)	See their site (MachDeinTeil, opens in a new tab)	See their site (Bento3D, opens in a new tab)	By hand, in CAD or your slicer
Files	STL in a ZIP, one 3MF with all plates, assembly PDF	STL, 3MF	STL, STEP, 3MF	See their site (Make My Desk Organizer (MakerWorld), opens in a new tab)	STL, or the printed insert	STL in a ZIP, or 3MF	STL and more, depending on the program
Commercial use	With Commercial	Selling prints and files allowed	See their site (Gridfinity Layout Tool, opens in a new tab)	See their site (Make My Desk Organizer (MakerWorld), opens in a new tab)	For your own projects; the file itself can’t be resold	Allowed, unless otherwise specified	Not with free Fusion or Onshape; OpenSCAD: yes

“See their site” marks a detail we couldn’t confirm on the tool’s own pages. A dash means the row doesn’t apply to that tool.

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