# Zoo

> Zoo develops CAD software and infrastructure for hardware design. Zoo Design Studio combines visual modeling, KCL code, and the Zookeeper AI agent to produce editable parametric geometry; its APIs let developers embed design and file-conversion workflows into other products.

- **Founded:** 2021
- **Headquarters:** Inglewood, United States
- **Founders:** Jessie Frazelle (Co-founder; Co-CEO, as listed on the 2026 Makeathon page), Jordan Noone (Co-founder; Co-CEO, as listed on the 2026 Makeathon page), Jenna Bryant (Co-founder; CMO, as listed on the 2026 Makeathon page)
- **Products:** Zoo Design Studio, Zookeeper, KittyCAD / Engine API, Text-to-CAD / ML-ephant, KCL 3
- **Notable:** Released Zoo Design Studio v1 in May 2025., Reported more than one million unique Text-to-CAD designs at its May 2025 launch., Announced Zookeeper in February 2026.

## Products & services

- **Zoo Design Studio** — CAD workspace combining visual tools, KCL code, and AI around editable boundary-representation geometry; desktop apps for macOS, Windows, and Linux, plus a browser version.
- **Zookeeper** — Conversational CAD agent integrated into Design Studio; creates and edits models, uses selection context, reviews snapshots, and searches technical references.
- **KittyCAD / Engine API** — Developer infrastructure for CAD operations, rendering, and file conversion.
- **Text-to-CAD / ML-ephant** — Prompt-based CAD generation and machine-learning APIs; Text-to-CAD debuted in December 2023.
- **KCL 3** — Updated CAD language and file format with improved booleans, fillets, and edge selection; existing projects can retain earlier versions.
- **Enterprise pilots** — Workflow evaluation and private model customization using representative native CAD files and company design rules.
- **Aquarium** — Public gallery of editable models users can inspect and open in Design Studio.

## Achievements

- Released Zoo Design Studio v1 in May 2025.
- Reported more than one million unique Text-to-CAD designs at its May 2025 launch.
- Announced Zookeeper in February 2026.
- Published KCL 3 in October 2026.
- Published an RMFG customer case study reporting tens of thousands of dollars in avoided development costs.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — KCL 3 and Design Studio 1.5 announced, with improved fillets and Boolean operations plus optional migration for older models.
- **2026-08** — Zoo published the Makeathon-winning clavichord reconstruction and its lessons about human judgment and editable models.
- **2026-05** — Zoo announced a redesigned sketch mode with more flexible constraints, trim, and region finding.
- **2026-02** — Zookeeper conversational CAD agent announced.

## Links

- Website: https://zoo.dev/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zoodotdev
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/zoodotdev
- GitHub: https://github.com/KittyCAD
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@zoodotdev
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zoo.dev

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Last updated: 2026-10-23