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A free printable visitor sign-in template compliant with OSHA and NR18, for construction sites, warehouses and manufacturing facilities.

FreeNo sign-up
What to know
How it works
print-ready template, no signup
Best for
construction sites, warehouses, manufacturing facilities

Watched for 5 days · last checked today

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A collection of 41 free construction material calculators with inspectable formulas plus five browser-local project guides, keeping quantity math separate from supplier prices, labor, and permits.

Domain registered 11 days ago

FreeNo sign-up
What to know
How it works
Each calculator exposes its formula, editable assumptions, ordering rounds, worked examples, and sources; project data stays in the browser.
Pricing
Free, no account required.

Watched for 7 days · last checked 1d ago

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A free, web-based 3D tile layout planner that calculates grids for uneven real-world walls from four-corner measurements, generating a cutting list for contractors instead of using CAD software.

Domain registered 17 days ago

FreeNo ads
What to know
How it works
Snaps 90° patterns, accounts for tile and adhesive thickness, handles niches and columns, and generates a grouped cutting list.
Pricing
Free, no paywalls or ads.
Best for
Tilers and contractors handling real-world crooked walls.

Watched for 7 days · last checked 1d ago

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Job scheduling & work orders for small trade teams

Free
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How it works
Job scheduling and work-order tracking built for solo and 2-person trade crews (electricians, HVAC), with AI-written job summaries when a visit closes and a mobile app for techs to check in, snap photos, and close out jobs from the field.
Pricing
Free forever for one technician, no credit card; $49/mo once the crew grows past one tech.
Best for
Solo or 2-person electrician and HVAC crews replacing paper work orders and memory.

Watched for 9 days · last checked 3d ago

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An AI receipt scanner that files expenses by job and exports to PDF or CSV, built for tradesmen and small crews tracking costs on site.

FreeCan export my data
What to know
How it works
Scans receipts with AI to auto-extract vendor, total, date and category, then lets you tag each expense by job and export to PDF or CSV.
Pricing
Free.
Best for
Tradesmen and small crews tracking expenses on site.

Watched for 10 days · last checked 4d ago

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Lets Claude directly edit and create data inside Revit, AutoCAD and other BIM software instead of just reading it, free — built for AEC/construction teams.

FreeCan export my data
What to know
How it works
Lets Claude query, edit, and create data directly inside Revit, AutoCAD, ArchiCAD, Navisworks, MS Project, Sigma, and Dalux via plain-English requests — fixing fire ratings, renumbering rooms, running clash tests, taking off quantities, and exporting schedules. Works with Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, and Microsoft Copilot.
What's different
Most 'AI for BIM' tools only read your model; this one actually edits and creates data in it.
Pricing
Free across all 8 supported apps and versions.
Best for
AEC and construction teams working in Revit, AutoCAD, or other BIM software.

Watched for 14 days · last checked 8d ago

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AI receptionist for small businesses like salons, clinics, and contractors that answers the business phone line 24/7 in English, French, or Spanish, and books appointments into Google Calendar or Outlook.

Free
What to know
How it works
Answers calls, takes messages, and books appointments into Google Calendar or Outlook, with SMS confirmations to callers.
Pricing
Free trial in the browser, no card required.
Best for
Small businesses whose phone rings while their hands are full.

Watched for 11 days · last checked 5d ago

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A desktop PDF editor built to stay smooth on huge CAD and construction drawing exports from AutoCAD, Revit and ArchiCAD, running fully offline so drawings never leave your machine.

FreeNo sign-upWorks offlineNo subscription
What to know
How it works
A desktop PDF editor for Windows and Mac built to stay smooth on scroll, zoom and pan across heavy AutoCAD, Revit and ArchiCAD exports and project sets of 50-200MB or more. It runs locally on the user's machine.
What's different
Targets the specific failure mode of general PDF tools — stalling and stuttering on dense CAD/construction drawings with heavy vector line work and hatches — and processes files fully offline.
Best for
Architects, structural/civil engineers, MEP professionals and construction teams working with large, heavy drawing sets.

Watched for 18 days · last checked 2d ago

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A free calculator that estimates how much bitumen a road job needs from your inputs, built for civil engineers and contractors, not software developers, despite the mismatched tags.

FreeNo sign-up
What to know
How it works
Estimates the amount of bitumen required for a given road area from your inputs, without needing a sign-up.
Pricing
Free.
Best for
Civil engineers, contractors and road construction professionals estimating materials for project planning and quoting.

Watched for 12 days · last checked 6d ago

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A free time-logging and invoicing loop for contractors: log hours, turn them into an invoice, send it, get paid, with no platform fee.

Free
What to know
How it works
Log hours, turn the timesheet into an invoice in one tap, send it, and get paid.
What's different
Charges a 0% platform fee — money goes straight to your bank — instead of being a time tracker that can't invoice or accounting software that's overkill.
Pricing
Free forever, with no platform fee.
Best for
Contractors who just need to log hours and invoice clients.

Watched for 13 days · last checked 7d ago

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Three offline apps for contractors to generate change orders, level sub bids, and run punch lists, no account needed.

Domain registered 1 month ago

FreeNo sign-upWorks offlineNo subscription
What to know
How it works
Change Order Generator, Bid Leveler, and Punch List apps working fully offline on the phone
Pricing
free, Pro one-time $29.99 adds logo
Best for
contractors and trades running jobs from their phone
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offline-only, no team sync mentioned

Watched for 4 days · last checked 3d ago

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Offline mobile app bundling 11 electrical calculators, a reference library, and PDF report generation for electricians on the job site.

FreeWorks offline
What to know
How it works
offline calculators show the underlying formula for each result, plus PDF project reports
Pricing
free core tools, Pro unlocks advanced calculators (short-circuit, motor starters, grounding)
Best for
electricians working on-site without reliable internet

Watched for 4 days · last checked 3d ago

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Converts BOQ and engineering PDF tables into structured Excel, CSV or JSON for quantity surveyors and estimators.

Free
What to know
How it works
Extracts tabular data from construction PDF specs
Pricing
Free beta
Best for
Quantity surveyors and tender engineers

Watched for 6 days · last checked 5d ago

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Turns roof measurements into a full itemized estimate with materials, labor and markup in about three minutes instead of hours in a spreadsheet. Built specifically for roofing contractors quoting jobs.

FreeCan export my data
What to know
How it works
You enter roof details — size, type, pitch and tear-off requirements — and it generates a full estimate with itemized materials, labor costs and equipment, which you can edit, adjust markup on, and export as a PDF.
Pricing
Free plan includes 2 full estimates; Pro plan is $39/month for unlimited estimates and PDF export.
Best for
Roofing contractors in the US and UK preparing client estimates.

Watched for 18 days · last checked 2d ago

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A free-to-browse B2B marketplace for buying and selling reconditioned and new PCBs for HVAC air conditioning systems across 15+ brands.

Free
What to know
How it works
Lists reconditioned/new control boards for major HVAC brands, serving Europe and the UAE.
Pricing
Free to browse.
Best for
HVAC technicians and maintenance companies.

Watched for 12 days · last checked 9d ago

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Opens, measures and marks up DWG/DXF CAD files in the browser without installing AutoCAD; parsing happens locally so files aren't uploaded. Aimed at contractors and reviewers, not software developers.

FreeNothing to installWorks offlineData stays with you
What to know
How it works
Opens DWG and DXF CAD files directly in the browser without AutoCAD, letting you view layers, search labels, measure distances, mark up issues, convert between DWG/DXF/PDF, and share view-only links. Supports DWG formats from R12 through 2024.
What's different
Parses files locally in the browser by default rather than uploading them to a server, and requires no AutoCAD license or install.
Pricing
Free.
Best for
Contractors, engineers, and reviewers who need to view or mark up CAD drawings without owning AutoCAD.

Watched for 16 days · last checked 2d ago

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Tracks professional licenses and sends renewal reminders at 90/30/7 days out — built for electricians, HVAC techs, plumbers and cosmetologists, free to use.

Free
What to know
How it works
Tracks multiple professional licenses in one place and sends email reminders at 90, 30, and 7 days before expiry; marking a license as renewed stops the reminders automatically.
What's different
Built specifically for electricians, HVAC techs, plumbers, and cosmetologists rather than general compliance tracking.
Pricing
Free to use.
Best for
Trade workers who risk letting a professional license lapse from forgetting to renew it.

Watched for 15 days · last checked 2d ago

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A free invoice and estimate maker for tradies, electricians, plumbers, painters, landscapers, with pre-loaded line items so you can quote a job in about a minute; data stays on your device.

FreeNo sign-upData stays with you
What to know
How it works
Runs entirely in the browser to generate invoices, estimates, and receipts, pre-loaded with real line items for specific trades so you can quote a job in about a minute.
What's different
Pre-loads trade-specific line items (electrician, plumber, cleaner, HVAC, painter, landscaper) instead of starting from a blank template, and includes 70+ guides on what trade jobs cost in 2026.
Pricing
Free to use; $3 one-time to remove the PDF watermark.
Best for
Tradespeople like electricians, plumbers, cleaners, HVAC techs, painters, and landscapers who need to quote jobs quickly.
Watch out
No signup and no upload — data stays on your device, so there's no cloud backup of your quotes.

Watched for 17 days · last checked 8d ago

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A free calculator for tile and granite quantities, area, and material waste, useful for contractors, tilers and DIY renovators estimating a job.

Free
What to know
How it works
An online calculator for tile and granite quantities that computes area, project estimates, wastage and material requirements instantly.
Pricing
Free.
Best for
Contractors, tilers and DIY renovators who need a fast material estimate for a tiling or granite job.

Watched for 17 days · last checked 8d ago

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A mobile app for solo trade contractors, plumbers, electricians, HVAC techs and roofers, to log a job, send the invoice and get paid in three taps instead of crew-priced tools like Jobber.

FreeWorks offline
What to know
How it works
A native mobile app (iOS and Android) for solo trade contractors to log a job, send an invoice, and collect payment in three taps.
What's different
Mobile-first and priced for a single contractor, unlike crew-priced field-service tools like Jobber, Housecall Pro, or ServiceM8 that cost $50-200+/month.
Pricing
Free tier available.
Best for
Solo plumbers, electricians, HVAC techs, landscapers, cleaners, handymen, painters, roofers, and remodelers.

Watched for 18 days · last checked 11d ago

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Free software that collects and grades your subcontractors' certificates of insurance so general contractors don't have to chase and check COIs by hand.

Free
What to know
How it works
Collects and grades subcontractors' certificates of insurance (COIs) and monitors them on an ongoing basis for general contractors.
Pricing
Free forever.
Best for
General contractors who need to track subcontractor insurance compliance without manually chasing certificates.

Watched for 18 days · last checked 2d ago

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Provides free fillable RAMS (risk assessment method statement) templates for UK tradespeople, instead of drafting safety paperwork from scratch.

Free
What to know
Pricing
Free.
Best for
UK tradespeople who need RAMS documents.

Watched for 18 days · last checked 8d ago

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AI software for plumbing contractors that automates dispatch, job scheduling, and payments.

Domain registered 1 month ago

Free
What to know
Pricing
Free to get started.
Best for
Plumbing contractors.

Watched for 7 days · last checked 6d ago

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A smart home budgeting tool for homeowners.

Domain registered 3 months ago

Free
What to know
How it works
Shows homeowners what their house will cost over the coming years and whether a contractor's quote is fair, applying the operating model professional property managers use.
What's different
Helps determine when repair stops beating replacement.
Pricing
Guides and calculators are free; the app is €37/year.
Watch out
Live today in Finland, the Netherlands, and Sweden, with more of Europe planned next.

Watched for 6 days · last checked today

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Free invoice generator - no signup, no watermark

FreeNo sign-up

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A browser-based receipt generator with 100+ templates you fill in and download in three steps, no accounting software needed. Aimed broadly at freelancers, contractors and small sellers, not full bookkeeping.

FreeNo sign-upNothing to installCan export my data
What to know
How it works
A browser-based receipt generator with 100+ customizable templates (modeled after brands like Amazon, Costco, Starbucks) where you pick a template, add details, and download.
Pricing
Free.
Best for
Freelancers, contractors and small sellers who need a quick, professional-looking receipt without accounting software.

Watched for 18 days · last checked today

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An all-in-one AI business assistant with CRM, invoicing, email, marketing, and expense tracking for small businesses.

Free
What to know
How it works
An all-in-one AI business assistant with CRM, invoicing, email management, marketing campaigns, mileage/expense tracking, and financial analytics.
Pricing
7 days free.
Best for
Small businesses, freelancers, and 1099 contractors.

Watched for 3 days · last checked 2d ago

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A free calculator site (finance, health, math, construction) that shows the underlying formula and worked example, not just an answer.

FreeNo sign-up
What to know
How it works
Provides 60 free calculators for finance, health, math, construction, conversions and science, each showing its formula and a worked example alongside the result.
What's different
Shows the formula and worked example instead of just a black-box answer.
Pricing
Free, no sign-up.
Best for
People who want to understand how a calculation was reached, not just the result.

Watched for 3 days · last checked 2d ago

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A free calculator for square footage and material costs (flooring, paint, landscaping) — a general area tool useful to DIYers, real estate pros and contractors alike.

Free
What to know
How it works
A free calculator that measures area for rectangles, triangles or circles, converts between units (sq ft, sq m), and estimates material costs for flooring, paint or landscaping.
Pricing
Free, no signup.
Best for
DIYers, real estate professionals and contractors budgeting a project.

Watched for 17 days · last checked 11d ago

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Free calculators for garden planning, including soil volume, lumber cutting lists, and crop rotation.

Domain registered 18 days ago

Free
What to know
How it works
Free calculators for soil volume, lumber cutting lists, and crop rotation planning based on plant families.
Pricing
Free.
Best for
Backyard gardeners and urban growers building raised beds.

Watched for 9 days · last checked 6d ago

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A B2B cross-border payroll platform for paying teams in Africa and Latin America at a lower fee than typical transfer costs.

Domain registered 5 years ago

Free
What to know
How it works
US and Canadian businesses deposit USD from their bank account, and the team gets paid same-day in local currency to a bank or mobile wallet in Africa or Latin America.
What's different
Total cost 0.5-1.5% versus 5-7% on traditional bank wires, with no hidden FX markups, intermediary fees, or 3-day delays.
Pricing
Free savings calculator on site.
Best for
US/Canadian businesses paying employees, contractors, or suppliers in Africa and LATAM.

Watched for 10 days · last checked 7d ago

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Tracks warranties and purchase history for your home's appliances and systems, with reminders through email; free for homeowners, with a separate paid version for builders and contractors.

Free
What to know
How it works
Tracks warranties, maintenance, and purchase history for a home's appliances, hardware, and plumbing, and sends reminders and updates via email integration; builders and contractors can set up accounts for their clients through a separate enterprise tier.
Pricing
Free for homeowners; a separate paid Purtrack Enterprise tier exists for builders and contractors.
Best for
Homeowners who want to track warranty and maintenance info for their appliances and home systems in one place.

Watched for 18 days · last checked 10d ago

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