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Bluebeam Revu Reviews in July 2026: User Ratings, Pros & Cons

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Bluebeam Revu Reviews & Ratings

4.5

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Based on 579 ratings & 573 reviews

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Rating Distribution

Excellent

(422)

Very Good

(131)

Good

(16)

Poor

(0)

Terrible

(4)

Bluebeam Revu pros and cons

  • Reviewers praise powerful, customizable markup and redlining tools for construction drawings.

  • Studio sessions enable real-time collaborative document review across teams.

  • Takeoff, measurement and estimating tools are highly valued by AEC professionals.

  • Many consider it superior to Adobe for PDF editing and markup work.

  • Several reviewers report the program slows down or freezes when opening large drawings.

  • The interface has a learning curve and can be daunting or hard to navigate at first.

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AU

Anonymous User

07/11/17

4.5 out of 5

"Bluebeam - easy to use"

What do you like best about Bluebeam Revu? To scale measurement. Edit PDF contents. Page numbering What do you dislike about Bluebeam Revu? The confusing zoom and page scrolling. always opening the pdfs as a copy, instead of the original. What problems is Bluebeam Revu solving and how is that benefiting you? Being able to edit drawings without having to remake the pdfs from CAD files. It can measure drawings to scale, depending on the set scale for the drawing

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User in Architecture & Planning

07/11/17

5 out of 5

"BEST PDF Software"

What do you like best? I have multiple favorite features. (1) I can calibrate the document to real life scale, and measure plans as necessary. This is very helpful if you if you want a quick measurement not shown on the drawing OR, is you want to redraw plans--which are missing dimensions. (2)I can reduce file size SIGNIFICANTLY, better than any other software I've used. (3) I can combine multiple projects, extract and create new documents--very intuitive. (4) It has tools which make it ...

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Laura O

05/09/17

5 out of 5

"Excellent Software!"

What do you like best about Bluebeam Revu? Easy markups! I love the ability to highlight, mark up, call out, and measure elements live within the PDF document. What do you dislike about Bluebeam Revu? I wish there was a better way to title and bookmark sheets. What problems is Bluebeam Revu solving and how is that benefiting you? We have had no business problems. We have had huge increases in efficiency witht he addition of this program, and have removed alot of the problems Adobe had.

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Laura O

05/09/17

5 out of 5

"Excellent Software!"

What do you like best about Bluebeam Revu? Easy markups! I love the ability to highlight, mark up, call out, and measure elements live within the PDF document. What do you dislike about Bluebeam Revu? I wish there was a better way to title and bookmark sheets. What problems is Bluebeam Revu solving and how is that benefiting you? We have had no business problems. We have had huge increases in efficiency witht he addition of this program, and have removed alot of the problems Adobe had.

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Nick T

05/09/17

5 out of 5

"If I could rate it an 11 I would"

What do you like best about Bluebeam Revu? There are endless features that are fantastic from the tool chests, measuring and markup, layers, properties table to sort, group and export. Visual search is incredibile. Multiple ways of sorting recent & frequent used files. Collaboration with Studio Sessions. Viewing latest drawings with Studio Projects. What do you dislike about Bluebeam Revu? My only wish at this point would be to have the layers feature available for the ReVu for ...

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Nick T

05/09/17

5 out of 5

"If I could rate it an 11 I would"

What do you like best about Bluebeam Revu? There are endless features that are fantastic from the tool chests, measuring and markup, layers, properties table to sort, group and export. Visual search is incredibile. Multiple ways of sorting recent & frequent used files. Collaboration with Studio Sessions. Viewing latest drawings with Studio Projects. What do you dislike about Bluebeam Revu? My only wish at this point would be to have the layers feature available for the ReVu for ...

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Sara W

04/08/17

4.5 out of 5

"Bluebeam Revu"

What do you like best about Bluebeam Revu? Its capacity for converting and modifying existing files into other file types, its ease of creating PDF markups, its capability to send secure files in various formats, I like how I am able to label thumbnail images and easily create/add/modify bookmarks (also using the 'auto bookmark' feature to select a specific region on a sheet that the program can read to automatically label sheets), I appreciate all the customization aspects of the markup ...

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AU

Anonymous User

04/06/17

4.5 out of 5

"Couldn't live without it!"

What do you like best about Bluebeam Revu? It allows for real-time collaboration and has a better interface and toolset than Adobe What do you dislike about Bluebeam Revu? Photo manipulation could be a little simpler. Also page editing and swapping while in Bluebeam studio Recommendations to others considering Bluebeam Revu: Use all of the tools! There are free versions that allow clients and consultants to view and edit drawings without the full program! What problems is Bluebeam Revu ...

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Dustin K

04/03/17

4.5 out of 5

"Helps make print reading a cinch"

What do you like best about Bluebeam Revu? i like the ability to zoom in and out of a document and easily navigate a large page What do you dislike about Bluebeam Revu? the controls can be a little touchy and sometimes it does not have click points available Recommendations to others considering Bluebeam Revu: learn the program and utilize all of its features What problems is Bluebeam Revu solving and how is that benefiting you? i am doing blueprint detailing and this program allows me to ...

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Matthew R

03/20/17

4 out of 5

"Great for PDF viewing, emailing, marking up. "

What do you like best about Bluebeam Revu? ease of use, PDF compatibility. Great for quick easy mark ups. I know that the program is capable of a lot more but I just use the basic mark up functions usually. Love the highlighting tool, and the callout tool! use those a lot! Can easily import photos, signatures, etc. Can flatten documents, move pages around easily, delete and add pages with ease. What do you dislike about Bluebeam Revu? sometimes its hard to find simple commands, but ...

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