---
name: "CloudCompare"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "cloudcompare"
version: "2.13.2+git20240821+ds-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/CloudCompare"
---

# CloudCompare(1)

3D point cloud and mesh processing software

## NAME

CloudCompare - 3D point cloud and mesh processing software

## SYNOPSIS

**CloudCompare** files*...*\

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **CloudCompare** command.

**CloudCompare** is a 3D point cloud (and triangular mesh) processing software. It has been originally designed to perform comparison between two 3D points clouds (such as the ones obtained with a laser scanner) or between a point cloud and a triangular mesh.\
 It relies on a specific octree structure that enables great performances in this particular function. It was also meant to deal with huge point clouds (typically more than 10 millions points, and up to 120 millions with 2 GB of memory)

## SEE ALSO

[**ccViewer**(1)](/ccViewer/1.md).\