Say goodbye to scattered paper.
Love the experience of creating sketches with pen and paper, but struggle with final rendering? Do revisions require endless erasing and redrawing? Frustrated with scanning paper sketches to move them to CAD? Bluebeam not your jam?
We created Concepts to be the ultimate living notebook for hand-drawing floor plans, refining building sketches, and marking up existing designs. All in one infinite canvas that you can take with you everywhere.
Interested in using Concepts with your team? Learn more here.
MODERN REVISIONS
No more erasing or redrawing.
Concepts makes revisions easy.
With infinite layers, editable strokes, and vector-raster hybrid technology, Concepts makes it possible to easily edit and revise every single element - for as many iterations as you need to make your client happy.
SKETCH ANYWHERE
Sketch in the field - with all the modern tools you expect.
Concepts allows you to take your sketches everywhere you go. Design tools like Grids, Line Smoothing, Live Snapping and Shape Guides help you draw fast designs with Real-World Measurements from anywhere and everywhere.
PROFESSIONAL EXPORTS
Quickly take your work from rough sketch to final render.
With CAD-friendly export options like DXF and PDF, Concepts makes moving your work to your favorite final rendering software simple. No more fighting with screenshots or scans.
"My message to architects is, instead of picking up your sketchpad, to pick up your tablet and try it. You’ll be amazed at how Concepts makes your work easy, enjoyable and organized. It gives your designs the hand-drawn touch that’s personal to you and that clients love. It’s worth it."
Erick Mikiten
Owner
@ Mikiten Architecture
What architects can achieve with Concepts:
Create real-world scale drawings
Draw every plan to scale using our perspective grids and precision tools like Snap, Measure, Scale and Shape Guides.
Draw as smoothly as paper
Draw with realistic pencils, pens, wire, custom brush libraries and more in designer COPIC colors licensed by Too Corporation.
Revise every single stroke
Adjustable vectors let you iterate and change elements of your sketch without having to redraw or erase anything.
Lightning fast iterations
Drag+drop premade architectural objects or create your own for fast design work, graphic sharing and client presentations.
Present your work
Presentation Mode1 lets you sketch live with your team or clients, or whiteboard virtually with apps like Zoom.
Import everything you need
Drag+drop images and PDFs, sign documents, mark up client or teammate plans and send them back ready for the next steps.
See the full list of features for more detail.
Watch how Osama Elfar uses Concepts to sketch a floor plan:
"Not only can I sketch ideas for presentation to clients, I can do this in front of them. I carry around every sketch I do on my iPad, making it possible for me to literally sketch anywhere. The perfect merge of technology and craft that frees me to design and create without boundaries."
Ewen Miller
Managing Director
Calderpeel Architects
WHY CONCEPTS?
The Power of Paperless
Getting started with Concepts is fast and intuitive. Download the app today to learn why architects everywhere are going paperless with Concepts!
- Make precise designs with real-world scale and measurement tools, live snap & shape guides.
- Create moodboards with site photos, concept drawings & text.
- Use intuitive layering to organize and review work layer by layer.
- Enable isometric and perspective grids for dimensional sketches.
- Import, mark up and export PDF plans and export to CAD or BIM friendly formats.
- Get started in minutes with our free video courses and dedicated feature overview series.
- Privacy is in our DNA - your drawings will always belong to you.
More than 1 million users • 4.7 rating on App Store
How Does Pricing Work?
We designed Concepts’ pricing structure to give everyone access to the features they need. Whether you want to stick with the basics or unlock everything, we have a plan for you.
Subscription
Every feature on every device
$4.99 / month or $29.99 / year
- Every Feature Across Platforms
- All Brush and Object Packs
- Selection and editing tools
- Infinite Layers
- Advanced Transforms
- Shape Guides
- Perspective Grids + Grid Editor
- Make Your Own Brushes
- Make Your Own Objects
- Powerful Exports
- PDF Import / Export
Learn more or start a free 7-day trial in the App Store, the Play Store, or the Microsoft Store.
Essentials
Key features on a single platform
$39.99 one-time purchase
- Selection + Editing Tools
- Basic Shapes Object Pack
- Infinite Layers
- Advanced Transforms
- Shape Guides
- Make Your Own Brushes
- Powerful Exports
- PDF Import / Export
Brush and Object packs are sold separately. Make Your Own Objects is only available with our Subscription plan.
Pick it up now in the App Store, the Play Store, or the Microsoft Store.
Basics
Just what you need to start sketching
Free
- Infinite Canvas
- Unlimited Drawings & Folders
- Five Layers
- Grids, Snap, Scale & Measure
Available free in the App Store, the Play Store, or the Microsoft Store.
Concepts for Business & Teams
Teams of all sizes use Concepts to design floor plans, iterate on products, teach sketchnoting and more without complex installation procedures or setup. If you work with a group, Concepts for Business has you covered.
Teams
For professional teams
$10 / mo or $100 / yr per teammate1
- Every tool & feature we offer
- Priority support
- Cross-platform licenses
- Self-service billing
- Re-assignable licenses
Enterprise
Custom plans for large organizations
Customized for your business
- Dedicated Account Manager
- Manual Billing
- Security Audits
- Self-service Billing
Education
For schools and educators
Free for qualifying institutions
Concepts is free to teachers and students as a part of our mission to support education and to promote visual literacy.
Rediscover your love for pen and paper sketching - minus the frustration.
Concepts is the ultimate architectural sketching tool for both individuals and teams. Download Concepts on your favorite device today and get started for free in a matter of minutes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Concepts free to use?
Concepts is completely free to start with. We offer our most powerful tools to everyone. If you find Concepts helpful for your practice, you may wish to subscribe to access our most advanced features.
Do you have a special plan for teams or businesses?
We do! Concepts is used by teams across multiple industries to create, iterate, and share work faster than paper.
Learn more about Concepts for Business here.
Do you have learning resources?
We have an in-app manual, online knowledge base, and our YouTube channel where we regularly post educational content. You can also send us support requests from the in-app Help menu when you need assistance with a specific problem.
Architects new to Concepts find our Start Creating with Concepts in Only Ten Minutes and Architectural Drawing with Osama Elfar series particularly helpful.