OwnTakeoff: PDF Plan Takeoff

OwnTakeoff is a PDF plan takeoff app for estimators and trades. Open a building plan, set the scale, and measure what you need to price the job: wall runs, floor and roof areas, perimeters and fixture counts. BUILT FOR ESTIMATORS AND TRADES Electrical, drywall, flooring, roofing, painting, concrete. If you price work from drawings, OwnTakeoff gives you the quantities for your construction takeoff. ACCURATE SCALE - Architectural presets from 1/16" = 1'-0" to 3" = 1'-0" - Engineering scales from 1" = 10' to 1" = 100' - Metric scales from 1:10 to 1:1000 - Or calibrate any sheet by clicking a known dimension - Feet or metres, switch any time MEASURE - Length: tap along a wall or run, see the total as you go - Area: tap the corners of a room, get the area and the perimeter - Count: tap each outlet, fixture or drain ORGANISED BY CONDITION Create one condition for each thing you price, like "Wall type A", "Carpet" or "Duplex outlets". Each gets its own colour, and the legend keeps running totals across every page of the plan set. EXPORT - Quantities as a CSV file that opens straight in Excel or Google Sheets, with a summary and every markup by page - A marked-up PDF with your colour markups and a legend on each page, ready to send to the GC or your crew LOCAL AND PRIVATE Your plans never leave your phone. The takeoff saves on your device, and everything works offline. No account needed. QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK How do I do a takeoff from a PDF plan on my phone? Open the plan in OwnTakeoff, set the scale, then tap along runs for length, tap room corners for area and tap each item for a count. The legend keeps running totals as you go. How do I set the scale on a drawing? Pick an architectural, engineering or metric preset, or calibrate the sheet by clicking a known dimension. You can switch between feet and metres at any time. Can I measure the area of a room on a PDF plan? Yes. Tap the corners of the room and you get both the area and the perimeter. Can I export a quantity takeoff to Excel? Yes. Quantities export as a CSV file that opens straight in Excel or Google Sheets, with a summary and every markup by page. Are my plans uploaded anywhere? No. Your plans never leave your phone, the PDF plan takeoff saves on your device, and everything works offline with no account. Which trades is it for? Electrical, drywall, flooring, roofing, painting and concrete, or anyone who prices work from drawings. OwnTakeoff is free and supported by ads. Exports unlock with one short video. Also on Windows: the desktop version of this PDF plan takeoff tool has a free tier and a one-time Pro upgrade, with no subscription.

First release of OwnTakeoff: open PDF plans, set the scale, measure lengths, areas and counts, and export quantities to CSV or a marked-up PDF.