The best free metes and bounds plotter.
Type a legal description and watch the boundary draw, with closure error, gaps, and precision shown as you work. Manual plotting and PDF and DXF export are free forever, in the browser, with nothing to install and no card required.
Everything the free metes and bounds plotter includes
No feature countdown and no watermark. This is the free tier, in full.
- Manual metes and bounds plotting, free forever
- Bearings, distances, curves, and chords
- PLSS section, township, and range calls
- Closure error, gaps, and precision shown on every plot
- Area, perimeter, and remainder to the point of beginning
- PDF and DXF export at no cost
- 10 AI plots from a document on a new account, with a card on file
- Runs in the browser, nothing to install
What makes it the best free metes and bounds plotter
Four things most free deed plotters ask you to give up.
Free means free, not a trial.
Manual plotting and PDF and DXF export do not expire and do not need a card. Most free plotters are a countdown to a paywall. This one is the product.
The checks are on screen, not hidden.
Closure error, gaps and overlaps, and the precision ratio are computed as you plot, so you can read the math and verify it yourself before anything goes out.
Nothing to install or license.
It runs in the browser on any machine. No desktop seat, no license key, no IT ticket, and the work is not trapped on one workstation.
The shorthand you already write.
Enter calls in quadrant bearing shorthand the way a deed states them. Curves take radius, length, and chord, so you are not translating your own notes.
Plot a legal description in three steps
From the text of a deed to a closed traverse you can read and export.
Type the calls
Enter the metes and bounds straight from the description in quadrant shorthand. Curves, easement centerlines, and PLSS aliquots are all supported.
Watch the boundary draw
Each course draws as it lands, so a transposed bearing or a dropped distance is obvious on screen instead of at the end.
Read the closure, then export
Closure error, precision ratio, and remainder to the point of beginning are shown for the tract. Export the finished plot to PDF or DXF at no cost.
What is free, and what is not
The free metes and bounds plotter is the whole manual workflow. Paid plans add AI Automated Plotting at volume, CAD and GIS formats, and team features.
| Capability | Free | Paid plans |
|---|---|---|
| Manual metes and bounds plotting | ||
| Curves, chords, and easement centerlines | ||
| PLSS section, township, and range | ||
| Closure, gap, and precision checks | ||
| Area, perimeter, and remainder | ||
| PDF and DXF export | ||
| AI Automated Plotting from a document | 10 free with a card on file, no charge now | |
| Shapefile, KML, and GeoJSON export | ||
| Custom title blocks and logos | Expert | |
| Teams, shared projects, and admin |
Exports never cost a credit, and manual plotting stays free whether or not you ever upgrade. See full pricing.
Who uses it
Surveyors checking a description before a field visit, title abstractors reading a chain, paralegals and real estate attorneys confirming what a deed actually describes, GIS analysts turning legacy descriptions into geometry, and landowners trying to understand their own parcel. They reach for the best free metes and bounds plotter for the same reason: it draws the boundary, shows the closure, and does not ask for a card to do it.
The plotter computes and displays the checks. A qualified professional reviews the result and remains responsible for verifying it before it is relied on or recorded.
The free metes and bounds plotter, answered
Is this really the best free metes and bounds plotter?
That is for you to judge, and it takes about a minute to test. Manual plotting is free forever with no card, so plot a description you already know the answer to and compare the closure and precision against your current tool.
What does the free metes and bounds plotter include?
Manual plotting of bearings, distances, curves, and PLSS calls, with closure error, gaps, precision ratio, area, perimeter, and remainder to the point of beginning shown on every plot, plus free PDF and DXF export. New accounts also include 10 AI plots from a document, unlocked by adding a card, with no charge made now.
Do I need to install anything or buy a license?
No. The plotter runs in the browser, so there is nothing to download, license, or keep updated, and your work is not tied to one workstation.
Does the free plan expire or need a credit card?
No. Manual plotting and PDF and DXF export are free forever and do not require a card. You only pay if you want AI Automated Plotting beyond the included plots, Shapefile, KML, or GeoJSON export, or team features.
Can it replace my desktop deed plotting program?
It covers metes and bounds, curves, and PLSS calls in the browser with the checks shown. [Placeholder: feature parity notes to confirm against your current tool.]
Can I trust the geometry it produces?
The plotter computes and displays closure error, gaps and overlaps, and the precision ratio so the math is visible rather than assumed. A qualified professional reviews and verifies the result before it is relied on or recorded.
What can I export for free?
PDF and DXF export are free. Shapefile, KML, and GeoJSON for GIS are available on paid plans.
Plot your first description free.
Manual plotting and PDF and DXF export are free forever. Nothing to install, no card required.