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Drawboard

PDF markup and design review software

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Drawboard is a PDF markup and collaboration toolset from Melbourne, Australia, operating since 2011. It offers two products: Drawboard PDF for annotating, measuring and sharing PDFs, and Drawboard Projects for collaborative design review in architecture, engineering and construction. Available on Windows, iOS, macOS, Android and the web.

Drawboard PDF provides markup tools, measurement and takeoff, document storage and sharing, and live annotation sync across devices. Drawboard Projects adds a team workspace with task assignment and tracking via pins and threads, filtering and exporting from a task list, and free guest access for external partners. Integrations include Revit, Procore, Autodesk Forma, Archicad, Aconex, Google Drive, OneDrive, SharePoint, Dropbox, Slack, Microsoft Teams, and an API with webhooks. Drawboard PDF is free to start on Windows, iPad and iPhone, macOS, Android and in the web browser. Drawboard Projects offers a 30-day trial for the Revit add-in, with plans for teams and enterprise available through a demo or sales contact.

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