Less clicking, more checking
Manual takeoff is mostly repetitive clicking. The assistant handles the first pass (symbol counts, lengths, and areas), and you review and refine, which is where your expertise actually matters.
AI takeoff software
AI Takeoff Software for Contractors
Upload a plan, describe the scope, and ContractorCounter's AI assistant places counts, draws measurements, and sets the scale on the drawing, so the slow part of takeoff is done for you and you spend your time checking, not clicking.
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Saving, exporting, and bill-of-quantities persist once you start your free trial
- Chat-driven counts and measurements
- Automatic scale detection
- Review and refine before pricing
- Browser-based, any device
Works on any PDF or plan, in the browser
No Windows-only desktop install. It runs in any browser on Mac, Windows, or iPad, so the AI takeoff is available wherever you open the drawing.
Connects to the quote
AI-placed quantities feed the same bill of quantities and quote workflow as manual ones, so nothing is stranded in a separate tool.
Common questions
Short answers for contractors
Do I still need to know how to do a takeoff?
Yes. The AI speeds up the mechanical work, but you bring the judgment: confirming the assistant counted the right symbols, measured to the right scale, and didn't miss scope. It is a force multiplier for an estimator, not a replacement for one.
Is ContractorCounter only for estimating?
ContractorCounter is focused on drawing markup, PDF annotation, calibrated measurement, counts, stamps, comments, and clean exports. Estimating can happen after the markup work is clear.
Does it work in the browser?
Yes: ContractorCounter is fully browser-based, which means it runs on Windows, macOS, and iPad without an installer, a Windows-only desktop dependency, or a virtual-machine workaround for Mac users. Upload PDF or image drawings, calibrate the scale once per sheet, and the full markup, measurement, and counting workflow runs in the tab, at the desk or on site. Because the workspace lives in the browser, the same drawing opens identically on every machine, so the office and the field are always looking at the same markups without anyone syncing files or matching software versions. If your team has been locked out of desktop-first tools on Mac or iPad, this is the structural difference to test first.