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Free tools

Tools for the trade counter

No account, no card. Built by TradeSorter for the people behind the counter and the people in front of it.

Invoice to spreadsheet

Photograph a supplier invoice or delivery note and get every line back as an Excel file. 3 a month, free.

Convert a document

Screw gauge converter

No. 6, 8, 10, 12 in millimetres, the size sold on the shelf, pilot holes and wall plug colours.

Convert a gauge

Timber size converter

4 × 2 in mm, sawn vs PAR vs CLS, standard lengths, and a pieces to m³ to price calculator.

Convert a size

Pipe & thread sizes

BSP threads in mm, imperial copper against metric fittings, steel pipe bore to OD, and a thread identifier.

Identify a thread

Materials calculator

Bricks and blocks with mortar, plasterboard and skim for a room, ballast and cement for a slab, each with a drawing.

Work out a wall

Trade-to-retail price

Trade price, margin or markup, VAT, rounding: the shelf price and what each unit makes. Margin vs markup explained.

Price a product

Shelf label generator

Name, price and a scannable EAN-13, Code 128 or QR barcode on Avery label sheets. In-store codes for products without one.

Make a label

Trade discount & landed cost

List price, trade and settlement discounts, carriage and rebate to the real cost per unit. Why 40% then 5% is 43%, not 45%.

Work out a net cost

The tool behind the tools

TradeSorter is stock management for hardware stores and builders' merchants. Scan it in, scan it out, let the invoice book the delivery.