A free cabinet cut list calculator that nests your carcass parts — sides, tops, bottoms, shelves, and backs — onto full plywood sheets with the least waste. Enter your sheet sizes and the cabinet parts you need, and get an optimized cutting layout that tells you how many sheets to buy.
🚀 Open the Cabinet Cut List OptimizerA run of cabinets turns into dozens of rectangular parts cut from 4x8 plywood. Laying them out by hand wastes material and time. This cabinet cutting calculator solves the two-dimensional cutting-stock problem: it arranges every part across your sheets to minimize offcut waste and the number of sheets used — then shows a visual layout for each sheet so you can cut with confidence.
Want the full planning walkthrough first? Read how to plan a plywood cut list for cabinets, then come back and run the numbers here.
From 4x8 (48 x 96 in) 3/4" plywood you need, per box:
Enter the parts for all the boxes at once and the optimizer nests them across the fewest sheets, showing the leftover on each so you know what is reusable for backs or drawer parts.
Yes. It runs in your browser and is free for everyday cabinet cut lists — enter your sheets and box parts and get a nesting layout with no sign-up.
Any rectangular sheet. Cabinet plywood is usually 4x8 (48 x 96 in); you can also enter 5x5 Baltic birch or partial offcuts. Mix sheet sizes in one optimization.
Yes. Turn rotation off to keep face-grain running the same way on visible parts like sides and doors, or turn it on for paint-grade and hidden parts to pack tighter and save sheets.
Set the blade kerf and it is reserved between every cut. Edge banding adds about 1/32 in per edge — add it to a part's finished size before entering if it matters for your fit.
