PDF deed reader
Back to DeedSketchRead a deed PDF without retyping the legal description
The slow part of plotting a deed is usually transcription. DeedSketch reads the deed PDF, finds the metes-and-bounds legal description, extracts the calls, then plots the shape and closure so you can review the deal instead of retyping bearings.
What DeedSketch extracts
- The legal-description text from the recorded deed or exhibit.
- Bearings, distances, curves, and boundary calls where they are written clearly.
- The point of beginning and closing call when the description supplies them.
- Stated acreage, computed acreage, and closure error for comparison.
Why no-transcription matters
Manual deed plotting fails on boring details: one missed “thence,” one east/west typo, or one old-unit conversion can change the shape. Reading the PDF first gives paralegals, title teams, appraisers, and land reviewers a repeatable first pass before deeper review.
It is still a first pass. If the scan is poor, the deed uses water boundaries, or the description is not metes and bounds, DeedSketch flags the limits rather than pretending the plot is survey-grade.
Best documents to upload
- Recorded deeds with a full metes-and-bounds description.
- Exhibit A pages containing bearings and distances.
- Rural land descriptions where you need closure, acreage, and parcel context.
For vocabulary help, keep the deed glossary open while reviewing the output.
Stop reading deeds by hand — plot one.
Upload a PDF, scan, image, or pasted text. DeedSketch reads the legal description, plots the property on an aerial map, checks closure, and estimates acreage.
Map your first description for $0.99