PDF viewer for technical drawings · Mac · Windows

Whole drawing sets. Every line sharp.

LessPDF opens construction sets with hundreds of A0 sheets, switches their layers, measures to scale and keeps your markup in the PDF. It runs on your computer and never uploads a file.

Download for MacOpen the live demoFree. Apple Silicon Macs now, Windows 11 to follow.
Lindenhof Block C – Construction issue.pdfS-100 Structure.pdfM-200 Ventilation.pdfSearchLayersAnnotateMore
Level 3 general arrangement plan, zoomed into grid lines 6 to 12
103 / 412A-103800 %1:100A0
A-103400 %1:100
Layers
Architecture
Structure
Supply air
Sprinklers
Power and data
Furniture
Dimensions
Revisions C3, C4
MeasureCalibrated 1:100 · mmDistance 7 200 mmArea 3.04 68.5 m²

Sample set: Lindenhof Block C, 412 A0 sheets with eight layers. The live demo opens it in your browser.

Sheet A-103 of 412, zoomed to 400 %.

From the whole sheet to one riser

Pages render in tiles and sharpen in place as you zoom. The vectors stay vectors, so a revision cloud at grid 8/C reads as clearly as the overview.

A-103 · 1:100 @ A0

Full sheet A-103
Fit page · 25 %
Revision cloud C3 near grid 8, zoomed
Revision C3 · 1 600 %

Made for plans, sections and details

All features

Layers and sheet numbers

Switch architecture, structure and services on and off, search the whole set, and go to a sheet by its label.

Measure to scale

Calibrate each page by two points or its drawing scale, then measure distance, perimeter and area.

Markup that other apps read

Revision clouds, callouts, stamps and comments are standard PDF annotations, saved into the file.

Organise the set

Reorder, rotate, insert and delete sheets, merge consultants' files, split by discipline, all undoable until you save.

Tabs, windows, ⌘K

Keep the plan, the sections and the schedule side by side, and reach every tool from the palette.

Files stay on your computer

The app has no account, sends no document anywhere and works without a network.

Free to read. Pay once to do more.

Viewing, printing and markup are free, with no watermarks or limits. Premium is one payment per person, yours to keep, with free updates.

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Pages and measuring on two computers, Mac or Windows. Free updates included. Works offline after one activation.

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