Bluebeam Revu Alternatives

Apps similar to Bluebeam Revu include PDF-XChange Editor, which has a free version. Other options are Adobe Acrobat DC, PDF-XChange Viewer, Master PDF Editor and PaperKnife. PDF Editors like Bluebeam Revu are a crowded field, with more than 50 alternatives for Windows, the web, Mac, iPhone and Android.

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  1. Onionskin icon
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    Onionskin is PDF markup software for engineers, builders and architects who review and markup drawing sets every day.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  2. Plan Measure icon
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    Plan Measure is a free and open-source browser tool for taking measurements directly from architectural PDF plans. Users can calibrate the scale using a known distance, measure straight-line distances and polygon areas or perimeters, work with multi-page PDFs, edit measurement...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
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  3. Klorra AI icon
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    Klorra AI delivers a complete custom-home bid, not just a takeoff. Upload an architectural plan PDF and a 7-phase AI pipeline returns five documents, typically in about 4 hours, viewable in the app and downloadable as Excel or Word: a quantity takeoff, a line-item cost estimate...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  4. Quality-control software for architectural drawing sets - mark up issues, assign fixes, verify and close, with a full audit trail.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
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  5. CostLogic icon
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    CostLogic is agentic construction takeoff and job-costing software built for speed without giving up control. Upload multi-page plans, detect scale from title blocks or calibrate it yourself, then measure linear, area, count, and angle quantities directly on the drawing.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  6. Nettongia PDF Editor is a free and open-source PDF editor for Windows that processes documents locally without uploading them to a server. It allows users to edit existing text, add and modify images, reorder, rotate or delete pages, create and insert signatures, search...

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    • Windows
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  7. Turn Revit schedules into polished, publication-ready documents instantly — batch-publish to PDF, Excel, Word and print with branding, smart pagination and auto-fit formatting, no manual layout.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. Purple Hammer is native Mac and Windows construction takeoff and estimating software. Markup drawings, measure quantities, compare revisions and price the job in live spreadsheets without bouncing between PDF software and Excel.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
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  9. Browser-based construction takeoff for measuring PDF plans on Mac, Windows, Chromebook and iPad, with a free plan that does not expire.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  10. rmfakecloud is a clone of the cloud sync the remarkable tablet is using, in case you want to sync/backup your files and have full control of the hosting/storage environment.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Docker
    • Self-Hosted
    • YunoHost
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  11. PDF Editor Pro is a lightweight, native Windows app for editing PDF files — no subscription, no cloud. Merge multiple PDFs, split by page range, rotate pages, compress file size, add/remove password protection, and reorder pages via thumbnail view.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. PDFluent icon
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    PDFluent is a native desktop PDF editor for macOS 11 and newer and Windows 10 and newer. It is a public beta release, available as a free download for everyone including commercial use. The application is built with a pure Rust engine across 48 crates, with no C or C++...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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