Deed plotting, brought up to date
Paste the legal description.
Get the plat.
PlatDraft reads metes-and-bounds descriptions — bearings, distances, curves, even chains and rods — and draws a scaled plat with closure, precision ratio, and acreage. Right in your browser. Your deeds never leave your machine.
Software you buy once, from the era when that was normal
Nothing to upload. Nothing to leak.
PlatDraft runs 100% in your browser. Turn your Wi-Fi off and it still works. Cloud "AI deed readers" send every confidential document to someone else's server — ours can't, because there is no server.
No subscription. Ever.
Pay once, plot deeds forever. No annual ransom, no per-document AI fees, no account. Your license lives on your machine, like your data.
Built this decade. Runs on Mac, too.
The old standard hasn't shipped a release since 2019 and never met a Mac it could run on. PlatDraft works anywhere a browser does — Windows, Mac, even your iPad at the courthouse.
What it does
- Parses real deed language — symbol style, verbose prose ("North 45 degrees 30 minutes…"), and the classic "passing an axle at 100 feet, in all 245.67 feet" idiom.
- Curves handled properly — radius, arc length, chord bearing and distance, drawn as true arcs.
- Old units included — chains, rods, poles, perches, varas, meters. 1870s deeds welcome.
- Closure & precision report — closure error in feet and a precision ratio (1:5,000+ flagged good), so defective descriptions reveal themselves instantly.
- Acreage two ways — square feet and acres, computed independently of what the deed claims.
- Anything it can't read, it shows you — unparsed clauses are flagged for a quick manual entry, never silently dropped.
- Printable plat exhibit — a clean, titled exhibit with the plat, call table, and closure report. Print it or save as PDF.
- Your files, on your disk — parcels save as plain files you own. No account, nothing held hostage.
The honest comparison
| PlatDraft | Net Deed Plotter | Cloud AI plotters | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last meaningful release | Now | May 2019 | Current |
| Pricing | One-time | One-time | Subscription + AI fees |
| Deeds stay on your machine | Always | Yes | Uploaded to cloud AI |
| Runs on Mac / iPad | Yes | Windows only | Usually |
| Install required | None | Windows installer | None |
Pricing
Less than one month of the cloud tools. No renewal, no seat math, no invoice surprises.
Trial
$0
- Full plotting workbench
- Closure & acreage reports
- Exhibits print with a watermark
Professional
$149$99 one-time
- Everything in Trial
- Watermark-free exhibits
- All future 1.x updates
- Email support
Title Office
$399 one-time · 5 seats
- Five licenses for your office
- Priority email support
- Invoice-friendly receipt
Questions a careful buyer should ask
Is my deed really not uploaded anywhere?
Really. The parsing and drawing happen in your browser's own memory. You can load the app, disconnect from the internet entirely, and plot all day. There is no server that could receive your documents — that's the architecture, not a policy promise.
Is this a survey?
No. PlatDraft draws what the description says, computes closure, and helps you examine it. It's an examination and illustration tool for title work — it doesn't certify boundaries, and every exhibit says so.
What deed formats does it read?
Quadrant bearings in symbols (N 45°30'15" E) or words, distances in feet, chains, rods, poles, perches, varas, and meters, and curve calls with radius/arc/chord. Anything it can't read is flagged and takes seconds to enter manually — never silently skipped.
What happens if PlatDraft the company disappears?
You lose nothing. The app runs locally, your license is stored locally, and your parcels are plain files on your disk. Software you bought stays bought — we think that's how it should work.
Refunds?
14 days, no questions. The trial is fully functional, so you'll know it fits your work before you pay.