The fiddly arithmetic of picture framing: cut lists, mat openings, rabbet depths, material stacks — calculated so you don't have to do it on your favorite scrap plywood.
ReferenceFrame does the math for custom picture framing. Enter your artwork size and frame stock dimensions, and it sorts out mat cuts, rabbet clearances, material stack depths, and a complete cut list.
WHAT IT DOES
- Calculates frame, mat, and cut dimensions from your artwork size
- Checks that everything actually fits in the rabbet (and tells you when it won't)
- Generates a technical cross-section diagram with labeled dimensions
- Plans corner spline slots: placement and safe depth for your molding
- Lays out hanging hardware: hanger positions, wire length, and where the hook lands
- Estimates finished weight and wire tension from real wood, glass, and board densities
- Exports a PDF summary you can take to the workshop
- Saves configurations and keeps a history of your designs
DETAILS
- Inches (including fractions) or millimeters
- Traditional rabbet or sight-size (full-bleed) frame styles
- "Cut to fit" sizes that honor assembly clearance
- Standard and custom artwork sizes
- Adjustable defaults for frame stock, mat width, material thicknesses, and more
- Works entirely offline — nothing leaves your device
Built for anyone who's ever needed to know exactly how wide to cut a mat, and would rather not find out the hard way that they were off by an eighth.
Ratings & Reviews
5.0
out of 5
1 Ratings
New in this release:
- The framed preview works better in landscape: the controls move to a side panel, so the frame uses the full height
- A full-screen button in the preview hides the controls to show only the framed artwork (tapping the preview toggles them too)
- The Choose Image button fits small frames
- A Rate ReferenceFrame link in Settings. ReferenceFrame is made by one person, so every rating genuinely helps
Version 1.14.0
The developer, Graham Larue, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
Seller
Graham Larue
Size
27.2 MB
Category
Lifestyle
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
