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Revit 2020-202714-day trials, no card2 computers per key14 days offlineModels never leave your PC30-day refund

Product

What is Parapet?

A family of tools for Autodesk Revit 2020-2027. Inside Revit: Parapet Hub (bulk parameter editing and 389 one-click actions), Parapet Link (Excel, CSV, JSON, XML and Google Sheets ↔ Revit) and Parapet Audit (free: every external file and link in the model, checked and fixed), from one installer. Beside Revit: Parapet Desktop audits .rvt files without opening Revit, and Parapet Scan compares laser scans with the model. Each app is licensed separately, and one Parapet Pro key covers them all.

Do Parapet Desktop and Parapet Scan need Revit?

Parapet Desktop does not: it reads the model file itself, on any Windows 10 or 11 computer. Only its Fix with Revit jobs use a Revit you already have. Parapet Scan reads .rcp and .rcs scans through the point cloud engine that Revit 2027 installs, so it needs Revit 2027 on the same computer for those two formats; Parapet Scan for Revit runs inside Revit 2021-2027.

Which Revit versions are supported?

Revit 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 and 2027 on Windows 10/11. Revit LT has no add-in API and is not supported. Details: Revit 2026 add-ins.

Is there an Autodesk App Store version?

Parapet is distributed directly from parapet.app so updates ship the same day for every Revit version. An App Store listing is planned.

How is Parapet different from pyRevit or Dynamo?

Parapet is productised: one window, validation before every write, one Revit undo, a report of what happened, and support from the developers. See the comparison.

Pricing & trial

How much does it cost?

Audit is free. Parapet Pro - Hub, Link and Audit Pro together - is $249/year. On their own: Hub $149/year, Link $129/year, Audit Pro $99/year (included with Hub, Link and Parapet Pro). For a whole practice, Parapet Team is $699/year - five people, each with their own key. Prices in USD; taxes may apply. Pricing.

How does the free trial work?

Install, open the Parapet tab in Revit and click Licenses → Start free trial. Full product for 14 days, one trial per computer, no card, nothing converts automatically. Parapet Desktop starts its trial on its Pro page, Parapet Scan for Revit under Parapet → Scan → Account.

What do Parapet Desktop and Parapet Scan cost?

Both have free editions that stay free: the whole audit in Parapet Desktop, and the Parapet Scan desktop app with its reports. Their Pro editions are yearly subscriptions and are included in Parapet Pro and Parapet Team. The current prices are on the Desktop and Scan pages and on pricing.

Can I get a refund?

Yes - see the refund policy. Because trials are free you can test everything first.

Team, invoice or education licenses?

Parapet Team puts a practice on one subscription: each person gets their own key for Hub, Link and Audit Pro, everyone sees the team's shared audits and sheets, and your QA standard is set once instead of per model. Buy it on the pricing page by card, or by invoice - email sales@parapet.app. Education pricing on the same address.

What happens to someone's work when they leave the team?

It stays with the firm. Audits, sheets and link history are recorded against the team, not the person, so removing someone frees their seat and revokes their key without taking anything with them.

Do I need a password to sign in?

No. Parapet has no passwords. Enter your email at parapet.app/account, we send a 6-digit code, and you stay signed in on that browser for 30 days. You can end every session from the account page.

Licensing

What is Audit Pro?

The web side of Parapet Audit. Sharing an audit on parapet.app is free (last 3 runs of each model, by link). Audit Pro keeps every run, compares any two runs file by file, exports CSV / JSON, adds notes and assignments, makes audits private and adds a portfolio dashboard. $99/year, included with any Hub or Link subscription; nothing to enter in Revit - it follows the email Audit is registered with.

What is the BIM QA Kit?

A structured model review inside Audit Pro: 65 controls in 8 categories, a findings log, and ten submission gates that compute a READY, READY WITH CONDITIONS or HOLD decision. The shared audit run answers 41 of the 65 controls itself; the review exports as an Excel workbook or an A4 PDF. Details.

Does one key work in every Parapet app?

A Parapet Pro key does: it unlocks Hub, Link, Audit Pro, Parapet Desktop Pro and Parapet Scan for Revit Pro. Activate it once in any of the apps and the others on that computer are licensed too, on the same seat. A key for a single app unlocks that app only.

Are trials shared between apps?

No. Each paid app has its own trial, one per computer, started from inside that app with your email and a 6-digit code. No card is needed and nothing converts automatically.

How many computers can I use?

Each subscription - Parapet Pro, Hub, Link, Parapet Desktop Pro or Parapet Scan for Revit Pro - covers 2 computers. Free a seat from the app or your account page when you change machines.

Does one license cover all Revit versions?

Yes - 2020 through 2027, and new releases are added to the same installer at no extra cost.

Does it work offline?

Yes. Internet is needed to activate and for a background check-in at least every 14 days; otherwise everything runs offline.

How do I cancel?

Account → Manage billing opens the Stripe portal: cancel, switch plans, update card, download invoices. Access continues to the end of the paid period.

Privacy & security

Is my model data sent anywhere?

No. Models and scans stay on your computer, in every Parapet app. The only traffic to parapet.app is the license check (key, hashed computer id, computer/user name, Revit and add-in version). Google Sheets data moves directly between your PC and Google under your own account. Privacy policy.

Why does Parapet ask for my email?

The first time you open an app you register with your email and confirm it with a 6-digit code - that is the whole sign-up. Free apps stay free after it; trials and licenses follow that email, and so does Audit Pro on parapet.app.

Do I need admin rights to install?

No. The installer is per user and writes to %AppData%\Autodesk\Revit\Addins\<year>.

Windows SmartScreen warned me. Is the download safe?

SmartScreen warns about new publishers. Verify the installer's SHA-256 against the checksums on the docs page, then More info → Run anyway.

Why does the download ask for my email?

We verify it with a 6-digit code - once per browser per 24 hours, no password, no account. It is the same email your trials, tutorials and shared audits are keyed to, so verifying it at download means everything else recognises you already. Temporary addresses are not accepted. Installed copies auto-update without any of this.

Ready to try it?

One installer for Revit 2020-2027, and one download each for Parapet Desktop and Parapet Scan. The free editions stay free; every Pro edition comes with a 14-day trial.

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