Cut List Optimizer

Least waste · lowest cost · blade kerf included

Cutting up plywood or MDF instead? Use the Sheet Cut Optimizer.

  1. 1Pick your stockChoose the board you're buying and list the lengths your supplier sells, with prices if you want the cheapest answer.
  2. 2List your cutsType every piece you need — quantity, length, and an optional name like "Leg" or "Shelf".
  3. 3OptimizeGet a board-by-board cutting diagram, a shopping list, and the total cost and waste. Nothing leaves your browser.

Units

Fractions are fine: type 24 1/2, 36-3/8, 8' or 2' 6 1/2".

Stock material

LengthPrice eachMax qty

Leave Price blank and it optimises for the fewest boards instead of the lowest cost. Leave Max qty blank for unlimited.

Pieces you need

QtyLengthName

Saw settings

Every cut eats one blade width of material. A 1/8" kerf across twenty cuts is 2 1/2" of wood — enough to cost you a whole board.

Your cutting layout will appear here.
Add your boards and pieces, then press Optimize cut list.

Support this tool

This calculator is free to use, and anything you build with it is yours. It's a one-person hobby project, put together in whatever time is left over after the day job. If it saved you a board or a trip back to the lumber yard, a small donation helps me keep building and sharing free tools like it.

Request an improvement

Missing a board size, a feature, or a unit you need? Tell me and I'll look at adding it.