--- title: CAD Reader Reviews meta\_title: 'CAD Reader Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how CAD Reader works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.6 review\_count: 7 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-07-17' parent\_category: name: CAD url: https://www.g2.com/categories/cad --- # CAD Reader Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by CAD Reader but has limited features. Are you part of the CAD Reader team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! CAD Reader is a fast cad drawing viewer, View, Markup, Measure, and Edit DWG & DXF drawings KEY FUNCTIONS: 01.Drawing Management ①Export PDF  Export high-resolution PDFs with annotations ②Drawing Splitting Export  One-click to split drawing, solve the issues of oversized drawings ③External Reference Management  Automatically load external reference files and bind them to one CAD file ④Drawing Version Conversion  Convert between different versions of CAD files ⑤Table and Text Extraction  One-click extraction of text and tables in CAD to Excel 02.Measurement and Tabulation ①Tabulate  Automatically tabulate all measured lengths and areas, and export to Excel ②Shape Identification  One-click automatically counting of shapes and legends ③Polygon Area(with arc-edges)  Measure the irregular areas composed of arcs and straight lines ④Continuous Measurement  Quickly measure the length of polylines (with arcs) ⑤Measure Circle (Radius, Angle)  One-click measurement of arcs, radius, angles, and circles 03.Drawing Annotations ①Comment Category  Categorize annotations for clearer display and management ②Multiline Text  Easily annotate on multiline text ③Cloud Line  Using cloud lines to make your content more noticeable and prominent ④Leader Line  Draw arrows with text comments to clarify the annotation location ⑤Photo and Audio  Insert site photos and voice recording on your drawings(via mobile device) 04.Built-In Editor Tools ①Attribute Modification  Modify layers or CAD entities in properties ②Various Drawing Features  Drawing tools such as Line, Polyline, Circle, Arc ③Practical Features  Copy, Mirror, Move, Explode, Delete CAD entities ④Edit Text  Add or modify texts ⑤Scaling  Easily set the scale for the drawing 05.Shape Identification Quickly identify the total numbers of similar legends or symbols in the drawing: 06.Drawing Comparison Quickly find the differences between old and new revision drawings Differences between both drawings are highlighted using different colors 07.Mobile Accessibility Even without a computer, worry- free measurement and annotation can be carried out outdoors.On- site pictures are mapped to drawing locations one - by- one, facilitating inspections. * * * Seller [Glodon](https://www.g2.com/sellers/glodon) Discussions [CAD Reader Community](https://www.g2.com/products/cad-reader/discuss) Overview by reader cad Show More ## Pricing Pricing provided by CAD Reader. ### 1 MONTH VIP Starting at $7.00 Per Month ### 6-MONTH VIP Starting at $40.00 Every 6 Months [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/cad-reader/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Onshape](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Onshape") Onshape 4.7/5(725) ](https://www.g2.com/products/onshape/reviews) [ ![SOLIDWORKS](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "SOLIDWORKS") SOLIDWORKS 4.5/5(646) ](https://www.g2.com/products/solidworks/reviews) [ ![Autodesk Fusion](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Autodesk Fusion") Autodesk Fusion 4.5/5(520) ](https://www.g2.com/products/autodesk-fusion/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/cad-reader/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 7 real user reviews. Typical contract price $0k - $0k [Sign in to view](/login) Per Month [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) JE JONG E. Engineer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 4/30/2025 "convenient for my daily work" 5/5 What do you like best about CAD Reader? In garden engineering, there are many types and quantities of vegetation, and the shape identify function of CAD reader can help me quickly identify all the relevant vegetation in the drawings, and can also locate the corresponding location, and the quantity can also be exported to EXCEL, which is very convenient for my daily work Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about CAD Reader? if there are more tools ,it wil be better Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is CAD Reader solving and how is that benefiting you? In garden engineering, there are many types and quantities of vegetation, and the shape identify function of CAD reader can help me quickly identify all the relevant vegetation in the drawings, and can also locate the corresponding location, and the quantity can also be exported to EXCEL, which is very convenient for my daily work Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Amanda Y.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Amanda Y.") AY Amanda Y. site manager Civil Engineering Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 4/27/2025 "The best CAD tool! measure, annotate, and edit dwg files" 5/5 What do you like best about CAD Reader? 1. The installation package is super small. Unlike other CAD software, which requires high hardware for the hard devices. This CAD Reader can run smoothly on all devices. 2. Basic functions are all free to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about CAD Reader? 1. I can not view the Revit model, but I receive this kind of file rarely. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is CAD Reader solving and how is that benefiting you? 1. Open the DWG files within seconds! super fast, it will amaze you 2. The developer continues to polish the software, always publishing new features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ZD zhang d. Construction Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/22/2025 "use CAD Reader for quantity measurement and summarization. It's feature-rich and user-friendly." 5/5 What do you like best about CAD Reader? CAD Reader has a very small memory footprint and is extremely easy to install. It offers comprehensive features and is highly beginner-friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about CAD Reader? It would be even better if there were more free features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is CAD Reader solving and how is that benefiting you? CAD Reader significantly boosts my work efficiency in quantity surveying – tasks that originally took a full day can now be completed in just one hour. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 4/26/2025 Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic SB Seraphina B. QS Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/27/2025 "CAD Reader is very convenient." 5/5 What do you like best about CAD Reader? CAD Reader allows me to measure length and area while comparing two DWG drawings. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about CAD Reader? CAD Reader for Mac can measure hatch area in one click, Windows need this powerful function too! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is CAD Reader solving and how is that benefiting you? CAD Reader helps me to work more quickly and easily. It supports a variety of functions to measure, adjust scale, count shapes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Rishabh B.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Rishabh B.") RB Rishabh B. BIM Coordinator (MEP) Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 11/20/2021 "CAD Reader Review" 5/5 What do you like best about CAD Reader? it is very helpful software to use & operate for the purpose of viewing & it helps to measure the drawings & dxf files also. In this cad reader, we can add some text, line & another annotation part which makes this software a simple & powerful tool . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about CAD Reader? This software sometimes lags & processes slow at the time of opening & Starting. which affects the productivity & time to process & visualize anything. otherwise, it's good for viewing purposes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering CAD Reader: yes, I will definitely recommend this software to my office colleagues & friends who are doing some CAD work in their working environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is CAD Reader solving and how is that benefiting you? we are solving some daily project requirements of any CAD project & also some customer requirements for doing any changes in daily project work. which is helping our business to grow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 11/21/2021 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about CAD Reader? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. 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