A free MDF cutting calculator that nests your parts onto MDF sheets with the least waste. Enter your sheet sizes and the panels, shelves, or door blanks you need, and get an optimized cutting layout that minimizes offcut and the number of sheets you buy.
🚀 Open the MDF Cut List OptimizerMDF is heavy, dusty, and not cheap, so wasted sheets add up fast. This MDF cut list optimizer solves the two-dimensional cutting-stock problem: it arranges every part across your sheets to minimize waste and sheet count, then shows a visual layout for each sheet — fewer full-sheet handling trips and less material in the dust collector.
From 4x8 (48 x 96 in) 3/4" MDF you need:
With rotation on, the optimizer packs the tall gables and shelves onto the fewest sheets and reports the leftover — so you can pull a face frame or a couple of extra shelves from the offcuts.
Yes. It runs in your browser and is free for everyday MDF cut lists — enter your sheets and parts and get a nesting layout with no sign-up.
Any. Retail MDF is 4x8 (48 x 96 in), and it also comes oversized at 49 x 97 in and in larger 5x8 or 5x12 panels. Enter the sizes you buy and mix them in one optimization.
Yes — and because MDF has no grain direction, you can leave rotation on for the tightest possible nesting and the fewest sheets.
Yes. Set your blade kerf (about 1/8 in on a table saw) and it is reserved between every cut so the layout matches your real cuts.
