Even if the discontinued software still works fine now. But when investing spare time and effort for building something long-lasting, I would take into consideration whether the software has stalled development years ago (same criteria as a commercial company would have). When using software for spare time projects, it is for me ok playing an old game and knowing it was a nice pastime when it is over. What is SketchUp Make/Free’s identity when it is not extensions anymore? Is the web version easy to use for real stuff, without extensions? SketchUp will remain a purely professional app and interest by the general public will diminish. On Windows, SketchUp should have created shortcuts on your desktop, but you can. You may want to right-click on the new icon in your dock, and select Options > Keep in Dock. Open the SketchUp or Layout application within that folder. When browsers simplified and reduced their UIs, people felt less need for addons (and that people nowadays let themselves be consumed by platform economy, drawn to the platform who advertizes louder). On MacOS, go to the Applications folder and open the SketchUp folder with the year’s version you want to open. I see it similar to Firefox: It used to be the browser whose identity was defined by addons.
