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Offline house plan software — design, check and export with the cable out

PLOTVA is one HTML file that opens in any modern browser, on Windows, macOS or Linux — no installer, no account, no upload. Design, code checks, 3D and every export happen on your own computer. Two things touch the internet: activating a new key, and a licence check about once a day when you happen to be online. Pull the cable out and the drawing keeps working. From $2.

Why offline is a feature, not a compromise

Because of where the work happens

On site, in a rural plot, in a client's unfinished house, on a train, in an office whose network blocks everything, during a power or internet cut. A tool that needs a connection is a tool that stops when the connection does.

Because of who owns the drawing

Your project is your client's property. When nothing is uploaded there is nothing to leak, nothing to subpoena from a server, and no terms of service that grant anyone a licence to your work.

Because of cost

No cloud rendering credits, no per-seat subscription, no metered exports. A day of design work is $2; a week with everything unlocked is $9.

Because it is a single file

Copy it to a USB stick, keep it on a laptop that never goes online, archive it with the project. It will still open in five years, because it is a web page, not a service.

Exactly what needs the internet, and what does not

ActionNeeds a connection?
Drawing, editing, 3D, checksNo — entirely local
Exporting DWG / DXF / PDF / PNG / CSVNo — written on your machine
Bill of quantities with your own ratesNo — local arithmetic
Live exchange rates for the BOQOptional — a stored rate is used when offline
Activating a new keyYes, once per key
Daily licence revalidationYes, when you are online — it does not block offline work
Uploading your project anywhereNever — there is no such feature

The learning model is on your machine too

There is a small neural network in the software — 12 inputs, 12 hidden units, 4 outputs — trained in your browser with backpropagation on the designs you actually keep. It changes two things only: which layout family is tried first, and the corridor width inside 3.5–6.5 ft. It never touches structural, seismic or bylaw calculations, and it never sends anything anywhere. Its accuracy figures are measured from test runs, not estimated for a brochure.

No account

There is nothing to sign up for, so there is no profile of you to sell or lose.

No telemetry of project data

Designs, dimensions and client details stay in the file on your own disk.

Any OS with a browser

Windows, macOS, Linux. A signed Windows .exe is also available if you prefer an application icon.

Questions people ask before buying

Does it really work with no internet?

Yes. Design, checks, 3D and every export are local. Two things touch the internet: activating a new key, and a licence check about once a day when you happen to be online. Pull the cable out and the drawing keeps working.

Is anything uploaded?

No. Your projects, your drawings and the on-device learning model stay on your computer. There is no account, no cloud storage and no telemetry of project data.

What do I install?

Nothing, on most machines: it is a single HTML file that opens in any modern browser, on Windows, macOS or Linux. A signed Windows .exe is also available if you prefer an application icon.

Why does offline matter more than it sounds?

Because real design work happens on site, in rural areas, in offices with locked-down networks, on trains, and during power or internet cuts. A tool that needs a connection is a tool that stops when the connection does.

Contact the owner

Tell me the plot — I will tell you what it costs

Send the plot size, the country and the rooms you want. You get a straight answer with the plan that fits, usually the same day. The button opens a ready-written e-mail — just add your details and send.

No phone number and no e-mail address is printed on this page — the contact button opens Gmail with the address already filled in, so it cannot be scraped.