Count rebar and steel rods from a photo in seconds

Shoot the cut ends of the bundle straight-on so every bar's cross-section is visible, close enough that each end is at least a few pixels across. The AI counts each circular end and puts a dot on it for verification.

Mark 1–3 example rods by dragging a box around them and the AI counts exactly that item, ignoring everything else in the frame. Every counted item gets a dot on the image so you can verify the total at a glance.

Yes — anything with a repeated visible end counts the same way: pipes, tubes, conduit, timber battens, even rolled carpets. Photograph the ends and the AI does the rest.

Yes — counting photos is free to preview; create a free account to download for everyday use. Free downloads of the marked-up image carry a small “Counted with Pixoate” badge; with Premium that same download is watermark-free. Photos are uploaded only to process and are deleted automatically afterwards; we never keep or share them.

Use Similar items for a tightly packed bundle where every bar end looks alike, since that engine is built for touching, repeated shapes. Auto lets the AI pick for you and is a safe default for a first try, while Distinct objects only matters if the photo also contains other, unrelated things you don't want counted.

Drag the Detection sensitivity slider toward 'Smaller items' if faint or partially-hidden bar ends are being missed, or toward 'Larger items' if shadows and gaps between bars are being counted as extra rods. Re-run the count after each adjustment and check the dots against the photo before trusting the total.

Dots mark the centre of every bar the AI counted, which is what you want for verifying an exact tally bar-by-bar. Heatmap instead shades density across the bundle, useful for spotting a cluster the AI struggled with; the default 'Dots + heatmap' shows both at once for the clearest picture.

Raise it toward 'Large only' when rust flecks, cut burrs or background debris in the yard photo are being picked up as tiny false-positive rods. It filters out detections below the size threshold you set, so genuine bar ends stay counted while noise gets dropped.

Start with Similar items mode and mark 2–3 example bar ends across the different diameters so the AI learns the size range, then nudge the sensitivity slider toward 'Smaller items' to catch the thinner bars without losing the thick ones. Finish by raising 'Ignore small detections' slightly if any stray marks slip in, and keep the overlay on 'Dots + heatmap' to eyeball the total before you trust it.

Yes — add each counted bundle to the Tally sheet, or switch to Bulk audit mode to queue and count a whole batch of yard photos in one pass with a grand total. Export the tally as CSV or a branded PDF stock-take report, and sign in to save the stock-take to your account so you can share a read-only link with the rest of the crew.

Counting a single bundle photo stays free to preview; create a free account to download. Bulk audit, which queues every delivery photo from the yard into one grand total, is a Premium feature. Signing in lets you save a stock-take for free — up to 3 saved counts — with unlimited saved history on Premium.

The CSV export of your tally sheet is free for everyone. The branded PDF stock-take report and sharing a read-only link to a saved stock-take with the rest of the crew are both Premium features; free accounts can still save, reopen and export CSV.

Yes — every tally row's Count number is directly editable if a recount gives a different total, not just the row's Label. Each row has its own remove button (×) to delete a single delivery, and Clear tally resets the whole sheet to start a new count.

Yes — Saved stock-takes has an Open in tally button next to each saved session, but loading one replaces everything currently in your tally sheet rather than merging with it. Export or save your current count first if you don't want to lose it, since there's no undo once a saved session loads in.

Yes — Pixoate supports batch and bulk processing. Switch to Batch mode, add up to 100 photos, set your options once, and every photo is processed with the same settings before you download one tally per photo plus a grand total. Bulk processing is a Premium feature; the output uses the same quality and settings as single mode.

Yes — with bulk processing you configure the settings a single time and they apply to every item in the batch, up to 100 photos. There is no need to repeat the setup per item, and Temporary uploaded and generated files are processed securely and deleted automatically.