Measure any architectural drawing · in your browser

Take off quantities in half the clicks.

QtyLite is a fast, browser-based measuring tool for anyone who works from architectural drawings — builders, architects, designers, contractors, trades and estimators alike. Upload a drawing, it reads the scale for you automatically, then measure lengths, areas, volumes and counts straight into a clean Excel schedule.

Open it in your browser — nothing to install, no card required
2D
PDF & image drawings
1 click
Straight to Excel BoQ
£0
To start measuring today
  ground-floor-plan.pdf SCALE 1:100
L = 12.40 m A = 48.6 m² ×14 doors
Length
86.20 m
Area
142.8
Count
14 nr
See it in action

Everything you need, in one screen.

Dimensions and folders on the left, your drawing in the middle, every sheet in the project on the right — measure, organise and export without ever leaving the page.

qtylite.com/app/new-build-phase-2

Real screen recording · 45 seconds · some steps sped up

One press

Straight into your BoQ template

One press drops every dimension into a formatted bill-of-quantities template — subtotals, units, folders and a marked-up drawing sheet, laid out and ready to send. No copy-paste, no reformatting.

No waiting around

Zero buffering between sheets

Every drawing in the project is loaded and ready. Switch between an unlimited number of sheets instantly — no spinner, no reload, no waiting for each one to render.

All in one place

Every drawing, side by side

Keep all the sheets for a job in a single project and preview them together in the drawings panel. Jump from ground floor to section detail and back in a click.

Why it exists

Professional measuring software is powerful — and painful.

The big industry suites do everything, cost thousands per seat, and take days to learn. Most day-to-day measuring doesn't need any of that. QtyLite keeps the measuring and drops the rest.

The usual way

Heavyweight suites

  • Four-figure licences, quoted per seat, renewed yearly
  • Structured training needed before you're productive
  • Installed software, tied to one machine
  • Features you'll never touch, in the way of the ones you will
With QtyLite

Just the measuring

  • Clear monthly pricing, from the cost of a couple of coffees
  • Productive in minutes — if you can read a drawing, you can use it
  • Runs in the browser, on any machine, saved as you go
  • Length, area, volume and count — organised, coloured, exported
What's inside

Everything you need to measure a drawing. Nothing you don't.

One-press BoQ export

Send every dimension into a formatted bill-of-quantities template in a single press — subtotals, units and a marked-up drawing, ready to hand over. No reformatting.

No buffering, ever

Switch between an unlimited number of drawings instantly. Every sheet in the project is ready to go — no spinner, no reload, no waiting for each one to load.

See every drawing at a glance

Live previews of every sheet in the project sit beside your canvas. Click between as many drawings as you like and each one opens instantly — no loading, no waiting, no losing your place.

Four measurement types

Linear, area, volume and count — with wall heights and depths turning lengths and areas into m² and m³ automatically.

Automatic scaling

QtyLite reads your drawing's own scale detail and calibrates it automatically on upload — every measurement reads true from the first click. Adjust manually whenever you need.

Runs in your browser

Nothing to install, tied to no single machine. Open a drawing on any computer and carry on measuring.

From drawing to bill

Three steps from drawing to finished figures.

01

Upload & auto-scale

Drop in a PDF or an image of a drawing and QtyLite reads the drawing's own scale detail and calibrates it for you automatically — no manual scaling. Fine-tune against a known dimension any time you want.

02

Measure

Trace lengths, areas and volumes or drop count markers. Add wall heights or depths and the tool does the maths as you go.

03

Export

One click sends a clean, formatted bill of quantities to Excel — with a marked-up copy of the drawing alongside it.

Simple, transparent pricing

Pick a plan. Start free for 14 days.

No quotes, no sales calls to see a price. Every plan includes the full toolset — plans differ by how many people are measuring. Billed monthly, cancel any time.

Monthly only — no annual lock-in, cancel any time.

Personal
Freelancers, sole traders and students
£19/mo
per user · billed monthly
  • 1 user
  • Unlimited projects & drawings
  • Full measurement toolset
  • Excel BoQ export
  • Email support
Try now, free
Most popular
Team
Small practices — 2 to 20 people
£16/seat/mo
2–20 seats · billed monthly
  • Everything in Personal
  • Up to 20 seats
  • Add & remove team members
  • Shared company projects
  • Priority support
Try now, free
Business
Mid-size firms — 21 to 100 people
£13/seat/mo
21–100 seats · billed monthly
  • Everything in Team
  • Up to 100 seats
  • Central admin dashboard
  • Volume discount per seat
  • Onboarding help
Try now, free
Enterprise
Large contractors — 100+ people
Custom
tailored to your team
  • Everything in Business
  • Unlimited seats
  • Single sign-on (SSO)
  • Procurement & invoicing
  • Dedicated contact
Talk to us

Prices shown exclude VAT. Billed monthly — change plan or cancel any time — see the FAQ.

A note on accuracy. QtyLite is a measurement aid. All quantities produced should be independently checked and verified before being relied upon for tendering, costing or construction. Results depend on correct scale calibration and drawing quality, and are provided without warranty — see the full terms for details.

Questions

The things people ask first.

Can we add or remove team members later?
Yes. On Team and Business plans an admin can invite new people by email and remove seats at any time from the dashboard. You can move up a plan whenever you outgrow your seat count, and the change is prorated.
What happens to our projects if we cancel?
Your projects stay available to export throughout your billing period. Before you cancel you can download every project as an Excel bill of quantities so nothing is lost. We'll never hold your data hostage.
Do I need to install anything?
No. QtyLite runs entirely in your web browser on any modern machine — Windows, Mac or otherwise. There's nothing to install and nothing tied to a single computer.
What drawing formats can I use?
PDFs and common image formats. QtyLite reads the drawing's own scale detail and calibrates itself on upload, so measurements read in real-world units straight away — and you can set the scale manually against a known dimension whenever you need to. CAD files aren't read directly yet: export or print to PDF from your CAD program and upload that.
How does the free trial work?
You get 14 days with the full toolset, no card required to start. If you don't add a payment method by the end of the trial, your account simply pauses — we won't charge you automatically without you choosing a plan.
Is it a replacement for full estimating software?
It's focused on measuring — pulling quantities off a drawing and into Excel quickly. If you need full BIM or integrated cost planning, the big suites still have their place. QtyLite is for the everyday measuring that shouldn't need all of that.
Ready when you are

Measure your next drawing today.

Open QtyLite in your browser and take a real drawing from upload to Excel bill in one sitting. It reads the scale for you — no card, no training, no catch.

Start your free trial