Angles for dummies — no trig required

Cut it right.The first time.

Stairs, rafters, crown molding, any triangle on the job. You type the numbers you actually have. We hand you the cut angle and tell you in plain English what to set your saw to.

Stair Stringer rise & run → cut angle

Total Rise — floor to floor, top of finished surfaces

Target Step Rise — comfortable is 7–7¾"

Tread Run (depth) — typical 10–11"

Read the full guide: How to build stairs →

Roof Rafter pitch & span → every cut

Enter slope as

Pitch — rise in 12

Building Span — outside wall to outside wall

Ridge Board Thickness — deducted from run

Crown Molding compound miter & bevel

Spring Angle — stamped on the molding; usually 38° or 45°

Wall Corner Angle — 90° for a square corner; measure it if unsure

Triangle Solver any right triangle, two knowns

What do you know?

Rise (vertical leg)

Run (horizontal leg)

Vaulted Ceiling slope, peak height & ceiling angles

Room Span (width) — wall to wall, the direction the ceiling slopes up

Enter slope as

Pitch — rise in 12

Hip & Valley Rafter common & hip cuts for a square corner

Enter slope as

Main Roof Pitch — rise in 12

Common Rafter Run — half the building span, to the corner

Free on the web. Built for the truck.

Every calculator here is free, forever, in your browser. The app is for when the job site has no signal.

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Imperial & metric toggle
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App iOS + Android

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Everything on the web version

Cut it right.The first time.

Stair Stringer rise & run → cut angle

Roof Rafter pitch & span → every cut

Crown Molding compound miter & bevel

Triangle Solver any right triangle, two knowns

Vaulted Ceiling slope, peak height & ceiling angles

Hip & Valley Rafter common & hip cuts for a square corner

Free on the web. Built for the truck.

Web

App iOS + Android

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