Your drawing set, marked up, measured, and walked.

PlanTrace turns any construction PDF into a working set. Mark it up like paper, take off quantities in real units, run the punch list, and share a clean PDF back. Works fully offline. No account, no subscription.

Download on theApp Store Download on theMac App Store

One purchase covers iPad and Mac. Requires iPadOS 17 or macOS 14 or later.

PlanTrace on iPad with a floor plan marked up with clouds, callouts, hatched areas and punch pins PlanTrace on Mac showing an area takeoff with the properties panel open
Works offlineNo signal on site? Doesn't matter.
No account, no uploadYour drawings stay on your device.
One-time purchaseNo subscription. No per-seat fees.
iPad and MacPencil in the field, keyboard in the trailer.

Built for the people who actually build.

One tool for the whole crew, from the super walking the slab to the PM closing out the punch list. If you live in drawing sets, this is for you.

SuperintendentsForemenSubcontractorsProject ManagersEstimatorsGeneral ContractorsOwner-buildersInspectors
Markup

Mark it up like paper.

Clouds, callouts, arrows, pen notes and punch pins, right on the real PDF. Full Apple Pencil support with pressure, double-tap to erase, and squeeze to switch tools.

  • Pen, highlighter, arrows, lines, shapes, arcs and polylines with dashed, dotted and center-line styles
  • Revision clouds, cloud callouts, text, stamps and signatures
  • Photos from the camera and voice memos pinned to a spot on the plan
  • Your original PDF is never modified until you choose to export
Section sheet marked up with revision clouds and callouts on iPad
Auto-Scale

The scale is on the sheet. So read it.

Auto-Scale finds the scale note on each page and calibrates the whole set in one tap. Every dimension after that comes out in feet and inches.

  • Reads 1/4" = 1'-0" and metric notes off the title block
  • Calibrate by hand from any labeled dimension when the sheet has none
  • Snap to the drawing's own corners and midpoints, with an on/off switch and ortho lock
Auto-Scale dialog on Mac detecting the drawing scale
Takeoff

Know your numbers before you order.

Areas with hatch patterns, perimeters, linear runs, angles and item counts, all in real-world units and totaled live.

  • Cutouts deduct openings; slab depth gives cubic yards; wall height gives wall area
  • Trade colors and hatch patterns so the sheet reads at a glance
  • Every measurement listed with totals, exported to Excel or CSV
Area takeoff on iPad with hatched rooms and totals
Tool Chest

Everyone marks up the same way.

Save pre-styled tools into sets and hand them to the crew. Red clouds for RFIs, blue hatch for tile, green pins for electrical. Starter sets for takeoff and field markup are included.

Tool Chest panel on Mac with saved tool sets
Punch List

Walk it, pin it, send it.

Drop numbered punch pins anywhere on the plan, tagged by trade and status. Attach a photo and a note. Export a punch report PDF the sub can work from without the app.

Punch list pins and the punch panel on iPad
Construction Calculator

Feet, inches and fractions, the way you say them.

Type 12' 6 1/2" plus 8' 3" and get 20' 9 1/2". Units carry through the math: length times length is square feet, times depth is cubic yards.

  • Trade functions for concrete, stairs, rafters, studs, paint, tile, rise/run and slopes
  • Send a result straight into a measurement or a note
Construction calculator and the concrete trade function on Mac
Share

Share it the way your team needs.

  • One sheet or the whole set as a flattened PDF that opens anywhere
  • A .plantrace package that keeps markups editable for another PlanTrace user, and merges into their copy
  • Search every sheet for text, including words inside scanned images, and jump to the match
  • Print straight from the iPad or Mac
Site plan open in PlanTrace on Mac

One price. No subscription.

Buy it once on the App Store and it's yours on iPad and Mac.

$29.99one time
  • iPad and Mac with a single purchase
  • Every tool included: markup, takeoff, punch list, calculator, tool chest
  • No account, no login, no per-seat fees
  • Works completely offline
  • Free updates
Download on theApp Store

Compare: most jobsite apps run $39 to $59 per user, per month. PlanTrace costs less than one month, once.

Questions from the field

Does it need internet?

No. Everything runs on the device. Open the set, mark it up, measure, and export with no signal at all. Nothing is uploaded, ever.

Will it open my architect's PDFs?

Yes. Any PDF, single sheet or full set, vector or scanned. Scanned sheets get a text layer from on-device OCR so search works on them too.

Does my sub need the app to see my markups?

No. Share a flattened PDF and it opens in anything. If they do have PlanTrace, send a .plantrace package and the markups stay editable on their end.

Is it one purchase for iPad and Mac?

Yes. Buy it once with your Apple ID and install it on both. Same price, same features.

Does it work with Apple Pencil?

Yes, and it's the best way to use it. Pressure changes line weight, double-tap erases, and the Pencil Pro squeeze switches tools. Finger and mouse work fine too.

Where do my files live?

On your iPad or Mac, in the Files app or Finder, right where you put them. Your original PDF is never touched. Markups are kept alongside it and flattened only when you export.

Is there a subscription later?

No. PlanTrace is a one-time purchase and updates are free.

Put the whole set in your hand.

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