Kitchen design software for cabinet makers — without the CAD headache
Most cabinet makers design the way they always have: a sketch on paper, sizes in a notebook, a cutting list typed into a spreadsheet, and a quote worked out separately. It works — until a client changes their mind, or a number doesn't carry through, and everything has to be redone by hand.
Full CAD packages solve the accuracy problem but bring their own: steep learning curves, expensive licences, and installs that only run on one machine. For a working shop, that's a lot of overhead to draw a kitchen.
The middle ground: browser-based design
A new category sits between paper and CAD — lightweight design tools that run in a web browser. You lay out the run, see it in 3D, and the tool keeps the numbers connected the whole way through. No installs, no licences per seat, and it works on the laptop or tablet you already have.
What to look for
- Live 3D — so you and the client see the kitchen before a sheet is cut.
- A real cutting list — finished sizes, edging and grain, in the format your board supplier expects.
- Instant costing — board, edging and hardware priced as you design, so you can quote on the spot.
- Shop drawings — drawer elevations and carcass assembly you can take to the bench.
- No install — runs in the browser, on any device.
Why "connected numbers" matter
The value isn't the pretty picture — it's that the 3D view, the cutting list and the costing all come from the same design. Change a cabinet width and the panels, the sheet count and the price all update together. That's what removes the re-typing and the quiet errors that eat margin.
See it on your next kitchen
Joinery Designer runs in your browser — design a run, watch it build in 3D, and get a Board Store-ready cutting list and costing. Designing is free; subscribe when you want to export.
Start designing free →You don't need a CAD certificate to draw a kitchen accurately. You need the layout, the 3D check and the numbers to travel together — and that now fits in a browser tab.