Landscape designers can and do use gCADPlus on a Mac. Since gCADPlus is Windows software, some type of Windows emulation software needs to run concomitantly on your Mac in order to run using a Mac. We favor emulation software called CrossOver but have also used other alternatives such as Parallels, Fusion, and Bootcamp. The image below shows the USA (Imperial) version of gCADPlus and CrossOver running on our iMac using the High Sierra operating system. We have not tested gCADPlus and CrossOver on a current (2023) but have had good reports from users. Learn more about gCADPlus.
Here is a small movie that introduces the software on a Mac using the metric version of gCADPlus. We use a template to help get started and import a plant symbol from the symbol library. We are then aided by some tools to draw our first line of an accurately defined length and save (file) the developing design. We discuss the various types of files used by gCADPlus. Designs are always stored with the filename – .lcd, but as the design develops, a backup file (with the extension .bak), and an autosave file with the extension .lc$ to the filename is available. This provides several levels of data protection. An increment and save feature is also available.