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E-Signature Is Here: Clear Estimates Is Changing How Contractors Close Jobs
Clear Estimates' built-in e-signature is live. Send signable proposals, get them back in hours - not days. Available free on every plan.
September 4, 2026
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New Clear Estimates features, project templates and how-tos for subscribers: what changed and how to use it.
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New Parts Added - Cabinet Refinishing, Large Format Tile & More
New Parts Added to Clear Estimates to Improve Accuracy and Detail Across Remodels
April 22, 2026
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New! ADU Templates Available Now
Need to price out an ADU? Check out our great new project templates that save plenty of time on your next ADU estimate.
September 25, 2025
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Clear Estimates: 2024 in Review!
Everything added to Clear Estimates in 2024, season by season: projects saved as templates, custom subcategories and part groups, job numbers and more.
December 4, 2024
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2023 New Features in Review
The Clear Estimates features added in 2023 from customer requests, including saving a finished project as a template and hiding misc. cost items on proposals.
April 4, 2024
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Project Numbers Now Available!
Find out how the new Project Numbers feature works in Clear Estimates!
April 4, 2024
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How to Boost Remodeling Sales Through Financing
How to Boost Remodeling Sales Through Financing! When it comes to landing remodeling sales, price tags can be a major hurdle.
February 23, 2024
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Siding & Exterior Template Release
24 new siding and exterior templates in Clear Estimates, including brick tuck pointing, caulking, chimney flashing, fascia and siding repairs.
September 14, 2023
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Roofing & Gutters Template Release
Ten new roofing and gutter templates in Clear Estimates, from gutter and downspout replacement to roof repairs and replacements in several materials.
August 29, 2023
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Finding Parts in Clear Estimates has Never been Easier!
The redesigned Part Library search in Clear Estimates: find parts by everyday terms or brand names, filter the results, and search your own custom parts.
December 19, 2022
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What’s New at Clear Estimates? Summer 2022 Updates
What's new at Clear Estimates? We've added some new updates in 2022. Find out what we've improved!
August 22, 2022
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Check Out What's New from Clear Estimates!
We're always working hard to make estimating easy! Don't miss out on brand new content we're featuring this month!
August 16, 2021
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Not a Computer Guy? No Worries, We're Here with Free Training!
Clear Estimates software makes it easy to create estimates, but if you have any trouble we've got tons of free support and training available to help out!
February 9, 2021
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New Feature and Update: Project Data and Customer Export Option
We've got a brand new feature that allows you to view all of your estimate financials in one place. Better understand your estimate volume and goals!
October 31, 2019
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Introducing the 'Part Browse' Feature
We've added a brand new way to search for parts in your database. The 'part browse' makes it extremely easy to find what you are looking for.
October 17, 2019
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New Feature: Customer Export Option
Clear Estimates has introduced a new feature allowing you to export your customer information to Excel. Great for CRMs and email marketing tools.
February 13, 2019
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Introducing the Archive Customers & Projects feature
Now it is easier than ever to access customers and projects from months and years ago. Store them away with the new Archive Customers and Projects feature.
March 16, 2018
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Pro Tip: Using Estimates as Templates
Using estimates as templates is a great way to avoid duplicate work. Using our Duplicate Project feature, never create the same estimate twice!
October 19, 2017
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New Feature: Email Proposal Directly to Client
A new feature has been added to our software! You are now able to email a proposal directly from Clear Estimates to your client.
January 18, 2017
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Know Your Numbers When Estimating
Industry experts Wyatt Knight and Karine Woodman teach you how to be more efficient, accurate and profitable when estimating.
July 11, 2016
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Line-Item Pricing on Reports is Here!
Show a line-item price breakdown on your Clear Estimates proposals with one checkbox, and choose whether it's on by default for each report.
August 5, 2015
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Option to Remove Component Numbers
Hide component numbers like C01 on your Clear Estimates proposals, so clients see only the component titles. Set it once in your report settings.
July 14, 2015
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Including a Discount on Your Proposal
How to show a discount on a Clear Estimates proposal, with the built-in discount option or the older method using a boilerplate field.
March 17, 2015
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Export to Excel
Export Clear Estimates project tables to Microsoft Excel: the detail and summary views and the component and alternate tables, ready to work with.
January 27, 2015
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Adding Taxes to Your Proposal
How to add sales tax to a Clear Estimates proposal, with the built-in tax option or the older method using a boilerplate field.
December 12, 2014
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Custom Information in Boilerplate
Insert customer fields like name and address into your proposal boilerplate, so each Clear Estimates proposal fills in that client's details for you.
November 5, 2014
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Export Reports to Microsoft Word
Export Clear Estimates reports to Microsoft Word, so you can edit any part of a proposal or estimate before you send it to your client.
September 8, 2014
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