NovaSoft Evacuation Free

Evacuation diagram builder

Local workspace
Files stay in your browser

Start with your floor plan

Import a PDF, a scanned plan or a photo.
Then add your routes and safety markers.

Or drag files into this workspace

Import PDF pages

Use all, individual page numbers or ranges. Import up to 50 pages at a time.

PDF content becomes a fixed background. Add editable text, routes and markers over it.

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NovaSoft Evacuation

A free evacuation-diagram builder from NovaSoft Technologies. Everything stays in this browser: plans and projects are never uploaded.

Exported PDFs carry a small NovaSoft Technologies mark in the bottom-right corner. That is the only cost of the free editor.

Terms of use: NovaSoft Evacuation is free software provided “as is”, without warranties, to the extent the law allows. It is not a safety or compliance certification, and NovaSoft Technologies Pty Ltd is not liable for loss or harm arising from its use or from any diagram made with it, to the maximum extent permitted by law. Rights that cannot lawfully be excluded, including under the Australian Consumer Law, are not affected. Read the full terms.

Review required: a manual site check records a user's statement; it is not independent certification. A diagram is only part of emergency planning. Have a competent person review the actual site, exits, door hardware, accessible evacuation, display orientation, instructions, equipment, assembly areas and applicable requirements before display.

Symbols are original, labelled illustrations; they are not certified AS 1319 or ISO 7010 symbols. Do not assume standards compliance.

Tools: V select, R route, T text, E exit, A assembly, H you are here, B cover box, Q equipment, M move plan. Ctrl/Cmd+S save project; Ctrl/Cmd+Z undo; Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+Z redo; Ctrl/Cmd+D duplicate; Shift+click selects several items; arrow keys move (Shift for 10 units); Space+drag pans; Escape cancels; Enter finishes a route.

Upload a PDF and choose the pages you need. Add routes, text, exits, assembly points and equipment. Each page keeps its own annotations.

PDF text and walls remain part of the background. Cover boxes and new labels make visual corrections; cover boxes are not secure redaction.

Save project for a complete portable copy, or save project data to reopen later. Export PDF includes every page. SVG and PNG export the current page.

Use Open project to import a previous NovaSoft editor HTML file.

Plans and exit routes need competent site verification before use.

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Printed signs are coming soon

We’re working on paid printing: ready-to-hang signs made from your diagrams and delivered Australia-wide, in laminated, rigid board and acrylic finishes.

Until then, NovaSoft Evacuation stays completely free. Export your PDF and print it yourself or with a local printer.

Create a project

Start with your site details, then import a floor plan.

Add your images

PNG, JPEG, WebP, GIF, BMP, SVG, AVIF, ICO, TIFF and HEIC/HEIF. Less common variants depend on decoder support. Animated and multi-image files use the first frame. Images become editable, movable attachments or fixed floor-plan backgrounds.