Solid Takeoff does one job properly: turning a PDF plan into accurate, organised quantities you can hand to an estimate — in the browser, with nothing to install.
Every measurement is only as good as the scale behind it. Pick a standard drawing ratio, or trace a dimension you know and type the real length — Solid Takeoff works out the rest from the PDF's true page size. The active scale is always shown, and you can change it any time.
Trace a wall for linear metres, close off a room for square metres (and its perimeter), or drop numbered pins to count sockets, doors and fittings. Values update live as you draw, in the unit you choose, so you can sanity-check as you go.
A takeoff isn't a pile of numbers — it's organised quantities. Every measurement lands in a condition (“Floor area”, “Skirting”, “Sockets”) with its own colour and waste allowance, and the totals stay correct as you work.
Communicate on the drawing itself. Add notes, arrows, boxes and callouts in any colour and size, drag them into place, and select several at once to move or clear them. It feels like the markup tools you already know.
When you're done, export an annotated PDF with a tidy quantity summary, or a CSV that drops straight into your estimate. A compact export keeps file sizes small for emailing. Pro exports come out watermark-free.
Keep plans organised in projects and workspaces, with auto-save so nothing is lost. Want to try before signing up? Open a PDF and measure straight away — it's backed up to your browser until you create an account.
Open a PDF in the live editor — no sign-in needed — and measure it in under a minute.