Introducing CabinetDesigner for macOS

We've been building CabinetDesigner quietly for a while, and it's now ready to share.

The short version: it's a macOS app that takes a cabinet's dimensions and construction rules and turns them into a panel-by-panel cut list with edge banding details and assembly drawings. It's aimed at people who actually build cabinets, not just visualize them.

Why we built it

Most cabinet design tools are either too simple (basically a box drawer) or too complex (full CAD). We wanted something in between — fast to work with, but grounded in how cabinets are actually constructed. Panel thickness, top style, plinth height, opening splits — these aren't afterthoughts, they're the first-class inputs.

What it does

You define the cabinet structure: dimensions, materials, how the openings are divided, what goes in each opening (shelves, doors, drawers). The app works out the panel geometry from that and generates a cut list grouped by material, with edge banding per edge already calculated.

The cut list exports as a PDF, along with individual panel drawings that show where each piece goes and what's being joined to it. These are the documents you'd actually bring to the saw or hand to someone else in the shop.

We used it for our own build

To test it properly, we designed a full TV storage wall with it — a 120×110×60cm base cabinet, a matching top cabinet with triple doors, and a 90cm unit beside it. Altogether a sizeable amount of White MDF and edge banding to track. The cut list kept everything straight and the panel drawings made the assembly notes clear enough to hand off.

Available now for macOS

That's the app. If you're making cabinets and spending too much time on a spreadsheet, it might save you some of that.