AgroForest Designer

What AgroForest Designer is

AgroForest Designer is browser-based software for planning food forests and other layered planting systems. Users can map site boundaries over map, satellite, combined, or orthomap views, then add features, planting zones, and paths. Its public plant database can be filtered by growing conditions and supports reusable recipes, cultivars, and personal plant records. The generator produces an editable proposal based on a linked recipe, planting area, density, objectives, and a design horizon of 1, 5, 10, or 20 years.

Planning tools include sun-path and indicative shade views, elevation contours, distance and area measurements, and harvest-period review. Professional workflows add technical drawings, plan sharing, QGIS workflows, and selected GeoJSON, project-data, and 3D model exports. The shade model excludes terrain and objects outside the plan, so the maker advises checking critical conditions on site. A free plan costs nothing and allows one project, two recipes, and five cultivars, but lacks professional delivery tools. Paid plans start with Starter at €14.99 a month; Pro is €24.99 a month and Max is €49.99 a month.

Who it suits

It suits garden owners, designers, advisers, educators, organizations, teams, and people managing larger project portfolios who plan layered planting systems. The free plan offers a limited way to work with one project before moving to a paid tier.

Limits

Free allows one project, two recipes, and five cultivars, with professional delivery tools unavailable. Starter allows five projects, 10 recipes, and 20 cultivars, and also excludes professional delivery tools.

Getting started

1. Open AgroForest Designer in a web browser.
2. Choose Free, Starter at €14.99 a month, Pro at €24.99 a month, or Max at €49.99 a month.
3. Map the site boundary using a map, satellite, combined, or orthomap view.
4. Add site features, planting zones, and paths, then select plants or recipes.
5. Generate and edit a proposal using the planting area, density, objectives, and design horizon.

Verdict

AgroForest Designer combines mapping, plant research, and proposal generation for food-forest planning. Its shade analysis is indicative rather than comprehensive, and users needing professional delivery tools must choose Pro or Max.