Bluebeam on Mac
Bluebeam Revu is built for Windows, which leaves Mac-based contractors juggling virtual machines or second laptops. ContractorCounter runs in the browser, so macOS is a first-class place to mark up, measure, and count drawings.
If it runs Safari, Chrome, or any modern browser, it runs ContractorCounter. Upload PDF or image drawings and start marking up on the Mac you already use — including cloud-based takeoff and the free plan.
Calibrate the scale once, measure lengths and areas, count symbols, and push quantities into a live Bill of Quantities — the same workflow on every platform.
Start free, move to a flat monthly Pro plan, or take the one-time lifetime license. No per-seat enterprise contract required to work on a Mac.
A practical comparison for contractors choosing a markup and drawing review workflow.
| Category | ContractorCounter | Bluebeam |
|---|---|---|
| Best fit | Contractors who want fast browser-based markup and measurement. | AEC teams that need the full desktop Revu toolset and Studio ecosystem. |
| Price | Free plan; Pro US$29/month; Team US$99/month (5 seats); Lifetime US$499 one-time. | US$260–$440 per user per year (Basics / Core / Complete, 2026 list pricing); no free tier. |
| Free plan | Yes — markup, calibrated measurement, and counts with no card and no trial clock. Free exports carry a watermark. | No free tier; paid annual subscription only. |
| Platforms | Any modern browser — Windows, macOS, iPad. No install. | Windows-first desktop app; Mac users typically run a VM or second machine. |
| Workflow | Open drawings, mark up issues, measure, count, and export clean PDFs. | Deep PDF editing, tool chests, markups list, studio sessions, and enterprise standards. |
| Takeoff to quote | Measurements and counts feed a live Bill of Quantities that flows into multi-version quotes. | Measurement and takeoff tools; pricing happens in separate estimating software. |
| Collaboration | Shared team workspace on the Team plan; clean PDF exports anyone can open. | Studio sessions and projects for large-team, document-control collaboration. |
| Setup | Web workspace for lightweight contractor review — sign up and open a drawing. | Desktop-led install with broader configuration depth. |
Common questions
Bluebeam Revu is a Windows-first desktop product; Mac users typically rely on virtualization or a second Windows machine. ContractorCounter is browser-based, so it runs natively in Safari, Chrome, or any modern macOS browser — and on iPad — without a VM, Boot Camp, or a separate license for each platform.
Bluebeam lists Revu at US$260 per user per year for Basics, US$330 for Core, and US$440 for Complete (2026 pricing), and there is no free tier. ContractorCounter starts free — markup, calibrated measurement, and counts with no card required — then Pro is US$29/month, Team is US$99/month for five seats, and a lifetime license is US$499 one-time. A full year of Pro works out to US$348, which lands between Bluebeam Basics and Complete — but you only pay for the months you actually use, you can prove the workflow on the free plan before spending anything, and the lifetime license costs less than two years of Basics with no renewal ever. For occasional reviewers and seasonal workloads, the month-to-month shape usually matters more than the headline number.
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.
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.