Open, Inspect and Verify BTX Tool Chest Files — Free
Six free utilities that read Bluebeam Tool Chest (.btx) files entirely in your browser. Every tool loads a real sample pack instantly, works without an account, and never uploads your files anywhere.
BTX Viewer
Open a Bluebeam Tool Chest (.btx) file in your browser and read its XML structure — tools, names, types and resources — without Revu.
Best for: Understanding what is inside a BTX file
Open toolBTX Validator
Check a BTX file before import: XML structure, tool names, resource IDs, hex payloads and deflate decoding are all verified in seconds.
Best for: Catching broken tool sets before importing them
Open toolBTX Tool Extractor
List every tool in a BTX file with its name, annotation type, resource count, bounding box and measurement scale — and export the inventory.
Best for: Documenting and auditing tool set contents
Open toolBTX to JSON Converter
Convert the readable structure of a BTX Tool Chest into clean JSON — tool names, types, resources and geometry — ready for scripts and audits.
Best for: Scripted workflows and automation
Open toolBTX Diff Checker
Compare two BTX files tool by tool: added, removed, renamed and changed tools, plus resource-level changes — all in the browser.
Best for: Versioning tool sets across project revisions
Open toolBTX Inventory Report
Generate a shareable inventory report of any BTX Tool Chest: tool counts, annotation types, resource sizes and a printable summary.
Best for: Team handovers and QC sign-off
Open toolWhat a BTX file is
A .btx file is a Bluebeam Revu Tool Chest export: an XML document whose tools carry hex-encoded, zlib-compressed PDF appearance streams and measure dictionaries. Revu imports these files into the Tool Chest panel so teams share consistent markups.
Because the outer container is readable XML, much of a tool set can be inspected without Revu — which is exactly what these free tools do. They are ideal for checking a download before import, auditing a team library, or learning how tool sets are structured.
Every tool here is pre-loaded with our real free sample pack, so you can try each one without any file of your own.
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