Cut smarter. Waste less. Build faster.
The Machinist turns your cutting lists into optimized cutting plans in seconds — so you buy less timber and less aluminium, and spend more time building.
Free to download · One account, every device · App Store coming soon
One account. Every workshop.
- Windows
- iOS & macOS
- Android
Everything you need to go from plan to saw
Purpose-built tools for carpenters, fabricators and joiners who are tired of graph paper and guesswork.
Cut Optimizer
Intelligent nesting lays out every part to squeeze the most from each board and minimize offcuts.
Every platform
Sketch the job on your phone in the workshop, refine it on your desktop. Windows, Apple and Android.
Projects
Keep every job, stock list and cutting plan together — ready to pick up where you left off.
Presets
Save blade widths and material profiles once, then reuse them on every job without retyping.
Reports
Export clean optimization reports to share with your team, your supplier or your client.
Cloud sync
Sign in and your projects follow you across devices, so the plan is always where you are.
From cutting list to cutting plan in three steps
Enter your stock and parts
Add your sheet or board sizes, then list the parts you need — or pull them from a saved preset.
Run the optimizer
The Machinist nests every part in seconds, accounting for blade kerf and grain direction.
Cut with confidence
Follow the plan board by board, export the report, and get on with the build.
Get The Machinist
Download it for your platform and take the guesswork out of every cut.
Available for Windows, Apple and Android devices. The App Store release is coming soon.