From a customer’s sizes to the workshop floor. Keep your cutting lists, sheet layouts and labels together in one practical Windows app.
ByteCutA clearer view of the jobA small workshop.
A connected workflow.
Less jumping between files. A clear path from the front counter to the people doing the cutting.
Find a job across all customers, add materials and enter sizes with the keyboard. Keep edging, holes and remarks attached to each piece.
Start with a layout, then let background search explore alternatives. Keep the alternatives you like, or move a piece and let ByteCut recheck the destination board.
Give the workshop the files and labels it needs. Share a readable size list with your customer, without retyping the job.
Automatic board and edging quantities, configurable cutting categories and Extras rules. Quantities without the costing clutter.
A compact desktop interface with clear tables, generous cutting previews and the details close at hand.
A stable entry row, readable material tabs and clear board and edging selectors. Add the detail once and carry it through the job.
Real app · sample dataEach workstation connects to your Windows server. Use SQLite or Firebird, with database credentials kept on the server.
Signed updates from the app. Server updates include idle checks and a backup, with installation managed by an administrator.
Choose a light, dark or system theme and your own accent colour. The workshop’s printed sheets keep their clean paper layout.
All standard ByteCut features and software updates. Pay for the workstations you use, with no extra licence fee for a dedicated server.
or R999 / PC / year, paid upfront.
Count each PC running the workshop app. A server that is also a workstation counts once.
R99 per PC, billed monthly.
Tell us about your machines and existing data. We’ll confirm compatibility and the setup scope before you buy.
Find the job. Keep control of the layout. Send the right files to the floor. ByteCut brings those everyday details together, with every feature below included.
Remember the job, but not the customer? Search job names across your entire workshop and open the match directly.
Compare saved alternatives and move pieces between boards. ByteCut rechecks the destination layout to find a valid fit and preserves your arrangement.
Create the machine workbook, PRINT summary and special-cut sheets together. General export can add a customer PDF alongside Excel. Machine formats are checked during setup.
Focus on the features that make the working day easier.
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| Pricing | ByteCut | ZAware Cut Manager | MaxCut Business | CutList Plus Gold |
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| First PC / month | R99 / PC | R250 first PC | See vendor | One-time purchase |
| Additional PC / month | R99 / extra PC | R50 / extra PC | See vendor | One-time purchase |
| Yearly | R999 / PC | Not quoted | See vendor | No annual subscription |
| Setup / purchase | R999 / workshop | R6 000 once, first PC only | See vendor | See vendor |
ZAWare prices were supplied by ByteCut’s owner. Confirm current terms with the vendor.
“Not verified” means we couldn’t confirm it from the sources reviewed; it does not mean the feature is unavailable. Editions, licence terms, taxes and optional services differ. Check the vendor’s current offer before buying. ByteCut’s machine export format is verified during onboarding.
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Tell us about your workshop
The ByteCut workshop app runs on each Windows 10 or 11 64-bit PC. The free server application runs on a Windows PC or a supported Windows Server installation and connects the workstations over your local network.
You can use a dedicated server, or use a workstation as the server too. That workstation needs just one paid PC licence.
Your jobs, customers and materials stay in a database on your own workshop server. Choose SQLite or Firebird during setup. Database credentials stay on the server.
Online services handle licence validation and software update distribution. They are separate from your workshop database.
Yes, for periodic licence checks and updates. Licences are checked about every five minutes. If internet access is lost, the app allows up to four hours from the last successful check before it locks licensed access.
The local network and server still need to be available to work with shared jobs. This is not an indefinitely offline licence.
We check your existing machine files during onboarding. ByteCut can generate a machine XLS workbook, a PRINT workbook and a SHAPES PDF for special operations. Your machine software calculates its own cutting layout.
There is no universal machine or CNC compatibility promise. Send a sample of the files your workshop uses so we can confirm the format.
Migration can be assessed as part of setup. Existing data is kept separate while it is checked and imported. Transfers between SQLite and Firebird are available only in the local server tools, with backups and verification.
Please share which program and version you use, and a few example import and machine files, before arranging a migration.
ByteCut compiles quantities: boards, configured half/third sheets, edging metres and cutting Extras. Saved layouts supply the board quantities; missing layouts can be calculated automatically.
It does not calculate monetary quotes, stock prices, VAT or invoices. You can use the quantities in your existing sales process.
Each workstation has its own time-limited licence. The server app is free. Licences can be renewed remotely within the licence file’s validity window, up to one year from that file’s creation.
A new licence file must be imported at least annually; we help arrange this. Yearly billing is paid upfront. Access remains subject to the licence terms.
The R999 once-off fee is per workshop. We agree on the standard setup scope with you: server and workstation configuration, existing-data checks, and verifying printing and your machine format.
Unusual migrations, custom integrations or extra work are discussed before going ahead. Purchase questions go to sales; existing users can reach our support email.
Tell us how many PCs you use and what you cut. We’ll take it from there.