See every part
Turn the piece around, cut through it in section, or pull it apart to see how it goes together. Show real wood grain, or a clean technical look when you're working out the details.
ProBeta testers wanted
Build it with us. Keep Pro for life.
We’re looking for woodworkers to use BenchBase.app on real projects before it opens to everyone. Tell us what works and what gets in your way, and you keep every Pro feature for as long as BenchBase.app exists.
Free · Pro for life · No credit card · Leave any time
What you get
A seat at the bench, and Pro for life
Pro, for life
Every Pro feature, today’s and the ones still to come, with no subscription. Ever. It’s our thank-you for helping build it.
New features first
Try features while they’re still being finished, marked Beta in the app, before anyone else.
A direct line to the people who build it
Your messages are read by the people who make BenchBase.app, and you hear back what we did with them.
Your shop in the product
The way you work decides what we build next: the joints, templates and reports woodworkers really use.
Everything’s included
Every feature, no plans to compare
Testers get it all: what’s free for everyone, and everything Pro adds for side businesses and shops.
Start from a template
Six pieces that size themselves: a cabinet, a bookshelf, a drawer box, a door, a table and a workbench. Change the width and the shelves, the back and the joints follow.
Save your own designs as templates and reuse them from one job to the next.
Shop drawings, ready to print
Top, front and side views with dimensions and hidden lines, on letter or A4 paper, saved as PDF or SVG.
Add a sheet for each part, with its joints.
Sheet layouts that use less plywood
BenchBase.app lays your parts out on full sheets, tells you how many to buy and how much you'll use, and can start with the offcuts you already have. Follow the cuts with a table saw or send the layout to a CNC.
Cost estimates and quotes
Materials, hardware, labour and markup add up to a quote you can send as a PDF.
Hardware
Hinges, slides and screws placed on the boards, with their holes, in the bill of materials and the cost.
Files for your CNC
DXF files for each part or each full sheet, ready for your CAM software.
Clients and planning
Your clients, a board of your projects, a calendar of due dates, and one shopping list for several jobs.
A review before you cut
BenchBase.app warns you about joints that don't fit, parts that overlap and grain going the wrong way.
Millimetres or inches
Inches with fractions, the way you write them: 23 5/8". Or millimetres. Per project.
Saved as you work
Your projects live in your account, on every computer you sign in from. Download them any time.
English and French
The app, the drawings and the exports, in the words woodworkers use in each language.
Also included
- Formulas that size one part from another
- Project stages and due dates
- Presentation mode to show a piece to a client
- Cut list and bill of materials as CSV or PDF; 3D files as STL or OBJ
- Sheet layouts that start from the offcuts you already have
What we ask
Use it for real, and tell us how it went
Design a real project
Something you plan to build: a bookshelf, a vanity, a run of kitchen cabinets. Real projects find real problems.
Tell us what you find
Use Help › Send feedback in the app when something works well, gets in your way or is missing. A few lines is plenty.
Talk with us, if you like
Once or twice during the beta, a 30-minute video call: you design something while we watch and take notes. Optional.
It’s a beta: things will change, and some will break. Your projects are backed up every night, so at worst you could lose up to a day of work; download the ones that matter. You can leave the beta any time.
Beta program
Join the beta
We let testers in a few at a time, so the group covers every kind of shop: weekend woodworkers, side businesses and cabinet shops. We’ll email you when your spot opens.
Your answers are used only to choose testers and to write to you about the beta. They are never shared, and we delete them whenever you ask.
Almost there: check your inbox.
We’re sending an email to : open it to finish. Nothing after 10 minutes? Look in your Junk folder, then send the form again.
Questions about the beta
Is Pro really for life?
Yes. Testers who take part in the beta keep Pro at no cost for as long as BenchBase.app exists, including the Pro features added later. Taking part means designing at least one project and sending us your feedback during the beta.
Do I need to be a pro?
No. We want weekend woodworkers as much as side businesses and cabinet shops, and you don’t need to know any design software.
Does it cost anything?
Nothing. No credit card, now or later.
When does it start?
It began on 30 October 2026. We invite testers in small groups, so the group covers every kind of shop; everyone who signed up hears from us, in the order they joined.
How much time does it take?
As much as you like. One real project during the beta and a few messages are enough; the video calls are optional.
Can I leave the beta?
Any time: from your Account page in the app, or with one email. Your projects stay yours and you can download them.
Your shop, in the product.
Join the beta program: free, with Pro for life.