How to Build Your Own Fieldlens
Replace Fieldlens with a custom build. Jobsite success in the palm of your hands
Build Difficulty: 5/5
Build a working replacement in a weekend with AI tools
Estimated Timeline
Based on 22 features at Weekend Project difficulty, expect about One weekend with AI-assisted development.
Recommended Tech Stack
Full-stack React framework with API routes and server components
PostgreSQL database, auth, and real-time subscriptions
Utility-first styling for rapid UI development
Key Features to Replicate
Top features across 8 categories. See all 22 features
Collaboration(2 features)
Collaborate directly in your drawings by pinning every conversation to your plans in Drawing View
Communicate and share the latest updates with everyone connected to your project directly in real time, even if they're not using Fieldlens
Drawing Tools(2 features)
Use drawing overlay to view the differences between drawings or versions
Mark up and redline PDF drawings in your projects and attach the most up to date drawings to posts to avoid confusion and add context
Notifications(2 features)
Get only the updates you want when you want them - keep every team member informed with customized alerts
Get real-time notifications directly to your phone and manage work as you go
Reporting(2 features)
Create organized and customizable project reports and daily summary emails, and distribute them to everyone
Discover daily reports that actually help - PDF is generated from the day's task feed and automatically emailed when the workday ends
Task Management(2 features)
Close out punch lists in real time by documenting and assigning punch list items as you walk the job and watch them get completed on schedule
Pin every post to your drawings and assign tasks and due dates to better manage your team's work
Activity Feed(1 features)
Easily track every conversation, assignment and decision with the post-driven feed to increase accountability and transparency across project team members
Communication(1 features)
Communicate every update with photo and plan markups worth 10,000 words
Compliance(1 features)
Document safety items directly from the jobsite and share them with the team in the office to simplify documentation and compliance
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