# Project Blueprint > Project Blueprint is a native macOS app for construction PDF markup and quantity takeoff, made by Blueprint Labs Ltd in Auckland, New Zealand. It runs on macOS 14 or later on Apple silicon and Intel Macs, keeps drawings as ordinary local PDFs, and is sold as a one-off licence for two Macs (US$19 Founder licence for the first 100 customers, then US$79), with a 14-day free trial. Key facts: - Takeoff: per-sheet scale calibration (including separate X and Y scales), length, polylength, perimeter, area, volume, diameter, angle, radius and count measurements, cutouts that deduct only what is inside an area, and a Markups List that totals, groups and exports to CSV. - Checks: Measure > Check Takeoff finds areas counted twice, measurements on unscaled sheets and scales that disagree with the title block; Measure > Verify Scale checks a measured length against a printed dimension. - Bluebeam and Acrobat: markups made in Bluebeam Revu or Acrobat open in Blueprint and can be edited; Blueprint saves standard PDF annotations into the file so others see them in Bluebeam, Acrobat or Preview. Markups can also be exchanged as XFDF/FDF. - Review: clouds, callouts, RFI status and replies, overlay compare of drawing revisions, on-device OCR and search. - Not included: real-time multi-user sessions like Bluebeam Studio, Windows, iPad or web versions. - Project Blueprint is independent and not affiliated with Bluebeam, Inc. ## Product pages - [Bluebeam alternative for Mac: every realistic option, compared](https://blueprintformac.com/bluebeam-alternative-for-mac): There's no native Bluebeam for Mac. Seven alternatives compared on takeoff tools, offline use and 3-year cost, with prices checked October 2026. - [Construction takeoff software for Mac, built by a quantity surveyor](https://blueprintformac.com/construction-takeoff-software-for-mac): Native Mac takeoff software for construction PDFs. Calibrate each sheet, measure areas, lengths, volumes and counts, and export totals. Free trial. ## About - [A Mac takeoff app, built by someone who does takeoffs](https://blueprintformac.com/about): Project Blueprint is a native Mac app for construction PDF markup and takeoff, built in Auckland by quantity surveyor Hayden Treherne. ## Guides - [Bluebeam price in 2026, and what it really costs on a Mac](https://blueprintformac.com/guides/bluebeam-price-2026): Bluebeam costs US$260 to US$590 per user per year in 2026. Which plan takeoff needs, the extra costs on a Mac, and 3- and 5-year totals. - [Bluebeam Revu 20 end of life: what it means for Mac users](https://blueprintformac.com/guides/bluebeam-revu-20-end-of-life-mac): Revu 20 reaches end of life on 31 December 2026. What changes for perpetual licences, what it means on a Mac, and your options. - [Does Bluebeam work on Mac? Every option in 2026](https://blueprintformac.com/guides/does-bluebeam-work-on-mac): Bluebeam Revu has no native Mac app. The four ways to use Bluebeam on a Mac in 2026, what each can do, what it costs, and which to pick. - [How to open Bluebeam markups on a Mac, and send them back intact](https://blueprintformac.com/guides/open-bluebeam-markups-on-mac): Open a PDF marked up in Bluebeam Revu on your Mac, edit the markups, add your own, and send it back so Windows users still see everything. - [How to do a quantity takeoff from a PDF on a Mac](https://blueprintformac.com/guides/pdf-takeoff-on-mac): A quantity surveyor's step-by-step method for measuring PDF drawings on a Mac, with checks that catch scale errors and double counting. - [How to set and check the scale on a PDF drawing](https://blueprintformac.com/guides/set-and-check-pdf-drawing-scale): Why PDF drawings lose their scale, how to calibrate from a known dimension, and how to handle resized prints, stretched scans and mixed scales. - [Takeoff software for quantity surveyors on a Mac: NZ and Australia](https://blueprintformac.com/guides/takeoff-software-quantity-surveyors-mac): What NZ and Australian quantity surveyors should look for in takeoff software on a Mac, the four routes available, and how to test them. ## Comparisons - [Project Blueprint vs Bluebeam Revu: an honest comparison](https://blueprintformac.com/compare/blueprint-vs-bluebeam): Project Blueprint vs Bluebeam Revu on platforms, price, takeoff and collaboration, including where Bluebeam is clearly the better choice. - [Project Blueprint vs Drawboard Projects on a Mac](https://blueprintformac.com/compare/blueprint-vs-drawboard): Drawboard Projects is team design review in the browser. Project Blueprint is native Mac takeoff and markup. Which suits which team. - [Project Blueprint vs Ncored: two native Mac apps for construction PDFs](https://blueprintformac.com/compare/blueprint-vs-ncored): Two native Mac apps for construction PDFs: Ncored for fast viewing of heavy CAD drawings, Project Blueprint for takeoff. Compared October 2026. - [Project Blueprint vs PDF Expert for construction drawings](https://blueprintformac.com/compare/blueprint-vs-pdf-expert): PDF Expert is a Mac and iPad PDF editor with basic measuring. Project Blueprint is built for construction takeoff. Which to use for what. ## Free tools - [Drawing scale calculator](https://blueprintformac.com/tools/drawing-scale-calculator): Free drawing scale calculator: find the true scale of a resized print, work out a scale from a known dimension, and convert paper to real lengths. ## Optional - [Homepage](https://blueprintformac.com/): features, screenshots and pricing. - [Release notes](https://blueprintformac.com/release-notes): what changed in the current version. - [Privacy statement](https://blueprintformac.com/privacy)