Tag signs on the plan.
The schedule builds itself.

The browser-based workspace for estimators, project managers, and takeoff contractors. Place signs on any PDF, auto-build the message schedule, and export installation-ready drawings.

Trusted every day by leaders in the signage industry

SignaramaFront SignsFASTSIGNSAPCO SignsInnerface Architectural SignageBest SignsNova Polymers

“Marking up the PDF, typing it all into a spreadsheet, then checking that the plans, the schedule and the drawing-package quantities matched used to take us hours, and every change meant hours more. Now it takes about an hour, done once, with full confidence. Sign Planner has helped not just our project managers, but our design and sales teams move faster and with more confidence.”

SignaramaProject Manager, Signarama
One workspace

You shouldn’t need to open multiple spreadsheets and PDFs to manage one sign project.

From sign placing to tracking changes, Sign Planner keeps the sign management process connected and moving forward.

Riverside-L2-plan.pdf1 of 1
12 signs on the PDF
Sign schedule.xlsx
FileHomeInsertDataView
ABC
1Sign IDTypeMessage
2ID-01IDBEDROOM 201E
3ID-02IDBEDROOM 201F
4ID-03IDBEDROOM 201J
5ID-04IDBEDROOM 201L
6ID-05IDBEDROOM 202E
7ID-06IDBEDROOM 202F
8ID-07IDBEDROOM 211E
9ID-08IDBEDROOM 211F
10ID-09IDBEDROOM 211J
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12
13
9 rows in the spreadsheet

One tool from idea to installation.

Live sign counts

Quantities update on the plan, the schedule and the legend as you place signs.

Filtered views stay true

Filter by type, level or text. The plan and the schedule show exactly the same signs.

Change orders

Every revision is recorded with a number, a reason and a date, on both the plan and the schedule.

Auto-numbered IDs

Sign IDs follow your format and renumber in the order you walk the plan.

Excel export

One schedule with images, ready for your team and your installers.

Deleted sign recovery

Remove a sign and restore it later. The counts adjust automatically.

Search & Auto-Tag

Find it once.
Tag it everywhere.

Type a word from your plan and Sign Planner tags every match, on the PDF and in your message schedule, at the same time.

TurboSearch & Auto-TagLegendColorsResizeDownloadNew Project
WF-01DR-01DR-02Sign LegendTypeDescriptionQtyWFWayfinding1DRDirectional2Total3
1 / 147%
Search & Auto-Tag

Find a word in the PDF and tag every match.

Search text
e.g. Exit, Room 101, Men's Restroom⌘F
Search
Message Schedule3 signs
FiltersUnplace
Sign IDTypeSign DescMessage
WF-01WFWayfindingSTAIR 1
DR-01DRDirectional< ROOMS 201-202
DR-02DRDirectionalEXIT

Found on your plan

Room names and codes the PDF already contains show up as one-click searches, no typing needed.

Exact word only

Search “room” and skip “restroom”. Switch it off to catch partial codes like “RM-”.

Choose where to search

Every page of the PDF, or just the sheet you’re looking at. You decide how many matches you get.

Sign Layout Generator

Design the sign once.
Get every sheet.

Build a sign type in the Sign Builder with its size, color, text and braille, and Sign Planner lays out every sign in your schedule on dimensioned, print-ready sheets.

Sign Layout Generator
SCALE6″ = 1′-0″
PAGE SIZE11×17
SIGNS PER ROW4
ROWS PER PAGE2
SPACE BETWEEN SIGNS0.4″
Dimensions SaveExport sheet | Export all
Sign types & panels
A → ZSet upMy order
EXIT ROUTESet up panel
IDSet up panel
UNISEX RR DOORSet up panel
WOMEN'S RR DOORSet up panel
Sheet options
Sheet name
Sign Type - ID
Tag stackingVertical
Tag widthFit the tag text
Combine signs that read the same
PagesID gridAll sign types
Sign Type: ID - Room identificationScale: 6″ = 1′-0″ · Sheet 1 of 1No layouts to show yetID signs appear here once their sign layout is set up.Build it once and every sign of this type lands on this page.Quantity: 0Set up ID panel
Sam

Every step of the sign plan, in one place

Build the schedule, scrape the plan, renumber, take notes and find any sign in seconds. Every tool below is live in Sign Planner today.

Message Schedule0 signs
Sign IDTypeMessage
Place a sign and it appears here.
Ava

Create the schedule as you place

Start with just the plan. Every sign you drop on it adds its own row to the message schedule, ready for a message.

Message Schedule0/5 placed
Sign IDTypeMessage
Imported from Riverside-L2-schedule.xlsx
ID-01IDBEDROOM 201E
ID-02IDBEDROOM 201F
RR-01RRRESTROOM 201
DR-01DR< ROOMS 201-211
ID-03IDUNIT 201
Leo

Import a schedule, then place it

Bring in a finished message schedule. The next sign is highlighted and its tag rides with your cursor, so you place the whole list in order.

⇧Shift + right-drag: new sign
Message Schedule0 signs
Sign IDTypeMessage
Box any text on the plan.
Nina

Text Scraper: new sign

Hold Shift and right-drag a box around any text on the plan. A new sign lands there, with that text as its message.

ID-01ID-02ID-03
⇪Caps Lock + right-drag: selected sign
Message Schedule3 signs
Sign IDTypeMessage
ID-01IDNo message
ID-02IDNo message
ID-03IDNo message
Theo

Text Scraper: selected sign

Select a sign, turn on Caps Lock and box the text. The message fills in and the next sign is selected for you.

ID-01ID-02ID-03
Internal NotesPRIVATE
Search notes or sign tags
Project notes
Add an update on this project
Add
No project notes yet.
SIGN NOTES
No sign notes yet.
Click a sign to add one.
Sam

Private notes, everywhere

Write project updates, pin a note to a single sign, and mark up the plan with arrows, boxes, circles and comments. Notes never reach an export.

ID-01ID-02ID-03ID-04ID-05DR-016 signs shown
Message Schedule9 signs
Search ⌘K
Sign IDTypeMessage
ID-01IDBEDROOM 201E
ID-02IDBEDROOM 201F
ID-03IDOFFICE 201
ID-04IDLOBBY
ID-05IDSTAIR 1
DR-01DR< STAIR 3
ID-06IDMAIL ROOM
ID-07IDSTAIR 2
EX-01EXEXIT
Jake

Find any sign in a keystroke

Press Command K, type a word, and show only that sign. The schedule and the plan filter together.

IMG_2041.jpg
OFFICE201
Message Schedule4 signs
Sign IDMessageImage
ID-01BEDROOM 201EBEDROOM201E
ID-02BEDROOM 201FBEDROOM201F
ID-03OFFICE 201
ID-04STAIR 1
Maya

Paste a photo, skip the layout

Copy a photo of a sign, or screenshot one, and paste it onto the sign. It shows up in the schedule and in your exports.

ID-07ID-04ID-03ID-09ID-10ID-02ID-01ID-06
Renumber Signs
Walk a route across the plan. Signs renumber in the order you pass them.
Start route
Done
Draw a route through the building
Alex

Renumber by walking the plan

Draw a route through the building and every sign is renumbered in the order you pass it.

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And we’re just
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New tools shipping constantlyBuilt with sign prosYour requests shape it
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Plus much more, with more every week

We are not just developers. We come from the signage industry and live the takeoffs, revisions and deadlines ourselves, so the roadmap is long and the next tool is already being built.

“Revised drawings used to mean rebuilding the schedule from scratch. Now we swap the plan, every sign stays exactly where it was, and the counts still match.”

Best SignsEstimating Manager, Best Signs
Plan tools

Share the project. Fix the drawing. Track every change.

Send a project to anyone for review, no account needed. Strip a messy PDF down to what the sign plan needs, drop in revised plans without losing a sign, and log every change order with its reason and cost.

Sign PlannerTurboSearch & Auto-TagLegendDownloadNew Project
ID-01ID-02ID-03ID-04ID-05ID-06ID-07ID-08ID-09ID-10ID-11ID-12ID-13ID-14ID-15ID-16
Share Project
Enter email address
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Verify Your Email
Enter the email address this project was shared with to confirm your identity.
Verify & View Project
No account, no login, nothing to pay.
Riverside Residence HallShared with [email protected] · View & commentVerified
ID-01ID-02ID-03ID-04ID-05ID-06ID-07ID-08ID-09ID-10ID-11ID-12ID-13ID-14ID-15ID-16
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Rosa
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PagesSELECTBoxLassoMovePasteOverlayClean UpPage Setup
OFFICE 101CONF 102OPEN OFFICESTORAGEWOMENMENLAB 105BREAK 106STAIRABCDE12313'-4"11'-8"10'-10"10'-10"113/A501
1 ON SCREEN
ARCH E · 48 × 36 in
OFFICE 101CONF 102OPEN OFFICESTORAGEWOMENMENLAB 105BREAK 106STAIRABCDE12313'-4"11'-8"10'-10"10'-10"113/A501
STUDIO NORTH
ARCHITECTS
RIVERSIDE OFFICES
1200 Main St.
Austin, TX 78701
REV 101/24
REV 202/24
REV 303/24
REV 404/24
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
A-101
GENERAL NOTES
1. VERIFY ALL DIMENSIONS IN FIELD PRIOR TO FABRICATION.
2. COORDINATE DUCT AND CONDUIT ROUTING WITH STRUCTURE.
3. ALL DOORS 3'-0" x 7'-0" UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE.
Clean Up
Page 1 of 1
LAYERS ON THIS PAGE
Walls48
Doors14
Room names9
Grid lines & bubbles22
HVAC ductwork64
Electrical81
Furniture37
Dimensions26
Section & detail marks8
General notes12
Architect title block31
0 layers to hideThis page
Applying to the project
Page 1 · 8 layers removed · Tabloid, fill the sheet
Applied to Riverside Offices · page 1 updated
Priya
Sign PlannerTurboSearch & Auto-TagLegendDownloadNew Project
ID-01ID-02ID-03ID-04ID-05ID-06ID-07ID-08ID-09ID-10ID-11ID-12ID-13ID-14ID-15ID-16
Tools
Sign drawings, plan edits and the north arrow.
Sign Layout Generator
PDF Editor
Replace Plans
Swap in revised PDF plans while keeping every placed sign in position.
Drop the revised PDFor click to browse
Replaced 1 page · all 16 signs kept
Omar
Sign PlannerTurboSearch & Auto-TagLegendDownloadNew Project
ID-01ID-02ID-03ID-04ID-05ID-06ID-07ID-08ID-09ID-10ID-11ID-12ID-13ID-14ID-15ID-16
REVISIONS
Change Orders
Sign changes and revisions, grouped by change order.
All signsDeleted only (2)
Change Order #19 signsIsolateLegendExport
SIGN IDSTATUSMESSAGEIMPACTREASON
ID-03ACTIVEBEDROOM 201JIncreaseNew room added
ID-04ACTIVEBEDROOM 201LIncreaseNew room added
ID-05ACTIVEOFFICE 202ENeutralMessage changed
ID-07ACTIVEBEDROOM 202JDecreaseSmaller sign size
ID-11ACTIVEBEDROOM 211JIncreaseBraille added
ID-12ACTIVESTUDY 211LNeutralRoom renamed
ID-14ACTIVEBEDROOM 212FDecreaseVinyl, not acrylic
ID-17DELETEDCLOSET 213ADecreaseRoom removed
ID-18DELETEDCLOSET 213BDecreaseRoom removed
Change Order #23 signs
Lena
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The toolbox
keeps growing.

We come from the signage industry, so we know the job doesn’t end at the drawing. More tools for estimating, production and install are already in the works, shaped by the teams who use Sign Planner every day.

New tools ship constantly
Built side by side with sign pros
Your feedback sets the roadmap
Testimonials

What our users are saying

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We used to lose a full day counting signs off a PDF. Now the takeoff is done before the coffee gets cold.

FASTSIGNSSenior Estimator, FASTSIGNS
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Pricing

Every feature. One per-seat price.

Pro
$160/ user / month

≈ $1,280/mo for 8 seats · 6–10 users

Team size8 users
Individual · 1–5Pro · 6–10Pro Max · 11+

Included in every plan

  • Unlimited projects & PDFs
  • Turbo & Take Off sign placement
  • Search & Auto-Tag from the plan
  • Create or import message schedules
  • Text Scraper for sign messages
  • Sign Layout Generator with braille
  • PDF Editor: clean up & page setup
  • Replace plans, every sign stays put
  • Change orders with cost impact
  • Free client review links & comments
  • Excel, marked-up PDF & count exports
  • Plus much, much more
FAQ

Your questions, answered

More questions?

Book a quick demo and we’ll walk your plan set through end to end, no sales pressure.

Any PDF sign plan, single sheet or a full set. You can also bring an existing Excel message schedule and Sign Planner matches it as you place signs.

Yes. Every tag you drop flows into a live schedule and legend immediately, grouped by sign type. Edit messages inline and export whenever you are ready.

Sign Planner reads the PDF's text layer, finds the room names or codes you search for, and places matching tags automatically, a big time-saver on repetitive sheets.

Yes. When a revised PDF comes in, the Replace Plans wizard swaps the sheet while keeping every sign placement exactly where you put it.

Every plan is identical, you get every feature. The tier is set purely by how many users are on the account, and larger teams pay less per seat.