Takeoff software that runs on a Mac.
TakeoffQuote runs construction takeoff on macOS in Safari or Chrome — no Parallels,
no Windows license, and no upload of your bid documents. Since Bluebeam discontinued Revu for Mac in 2023,
a field of Mac-capable tools has grown up, native and browser-based. What TakeoffQuote does differently:
measuring and building the priced quote are free with no project limit, and you pay only to export the quote you send.
2023the year Bluebeam discontinued Revu for Mac — Mac estimators have been choosing a replacement since
0.4sto open a 56 MB, 44-sheet plan set in the browser on an Apple-silicon Mac
$0to measure — unlimited areas, linears, and counts, no watermark
Your real options on macOS in 2026
| Approach | What it's like | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Run Bluebeam in Parallels / VM | Works, but estimators report lag and clunkiness when flipping through large plan sets against a deadline — plus you're buying a Windows license to use a Mac. | $440/yr + Parallels + Windows |
| Bluebeam Cloud in the browser | No takeoff tools in the web app — widely reported as not a Revu replacement for estimating. | Included, but incomplete |
| Cloud estimating suites | Full-featured, subscription-heavy, and your confidential bid sets live on someone else's servers. | $200–500/mo |
| Mac desktop takeoff apps | A real field, and growing. Some measure only and hand you a CSV; others (Purple Hammer) price the job in built-in spreadsheets and never send you to Excel. You are installing and updating an app on each machine. | $10–$29/mo, or a one-off licence |
| Other browser takeoff tools | Also a real field. Solid Takeoff and MeasureCAD measure but don't price the work; CostLogic goes from takeoff all the way to invoicing, with your plans uploaded to its servers. The ones that price the work typically offer a 14-day trial, not a free tier. | Free–$139/mo |
| TakeoffQuote (browser-native) | Unlimited measuring and the whole quote workflow are free — no project limit, no watermark. Plans never upload. You pay only to export the priced, grouped .xlsx quote. | Free · Pro $15/mo |
Why browser-native beats a VM
No lag on large plan sets
Rendering runs on your Mac's own GPU through the browser — a measured 56 MB, 44-sheet state-project set opens in 0.4 seconds. No virtualization tax.
Your bid documents stay yours
Plans are processed entirely in the browser and never touch a server. For confidential bid sets, that's a harder guarantee than any cloud vendor's privacy policy.
And when the takeoff is done
This is where a measure-only tool stops and Excel starts: TakeoffQuote binds each condition to a trade assembly, applies your unit prices, and exports a grouped .xlsx quote — building it is free, the export is the $15/mo part.
Switching from Bluebeam specifically? See the full Bluebeam-alternative-for-Mac comparison or the head-to-head TakeoffQuote vs Bluebeam.
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