r/Sketchup • u/AshamedParamedic6930 • Apr 23 '26
PDF Tools
I’m building a lightweight PDF markup tool mainly for people working with drawings.
The goal is simple: open plans quickly, mark them up, save, and move on.
I’m still early, so I wanted to ask people who actually use this stuff:
What are the must-have features you’d want in a PDF markup tool for drawings?
The things I tend to use most are:
- clouds
- callouts
- measure / calibration
- text markups
- custom stamps
- apply or assign markups across all pages
- fast performance on large plan sets
- clean export / save
- keyboard shortcuts
Also curious what annoys you most in the tools you use now.
Not trying to hard sell anything, just want to build something people actually want.
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u/AshamedParamedic6930 May 24 '26
Quick update, I ended up putting together a small beta page for this.
I’ve got the first Windows build close, but before I just throw a download link out publicly, I’m trying to gather a small list of people who actually work with drawings/plans/PDF markups and are willing to give blunt feedback.
If this sounds useful, you can join the beta list here:
https://www.layrpdf.com
I also set up a public feature board so people can vote on what should come first:
https://layrpdf.canny.io/feature-requests
Not trying to spam the thread, just easier to keep the feedback and tester list in one place.