TOP 10 MOST POPULAR REVIT ADD-INS ON THE AUTODESK APP STORE THAT ARE POWERED BY APS
2025-02-17
There are two types of Revit add-ins: regular ones, and APS powered ones (APS: Autodesk Platform Services, formerly known as Forge).
The latter use APS APIs to integrate Autodesk cloud automation functionalities into Revit.
This post will list, in order, the ten most downloaded APS powered Revit add-ins as listed on the Autodesk App store on the 7th of February 2025. Here’s a link to the official reference that this list follows:
https://apps.autodesk.com/RVT/en/List/Search...
And here’s a link to the same archived page, as retrieved on 2025-02-07, in case the order changes in the future:
https://www.birdtools-developers.com/top-aps-addins-archived/
1- Bird Tools – Free NavisExport
Bird Tools - Free NavisExport is a free Autodesk Revit Add-in that makes batch export of Revit models and 3D Views to Autodesk Navisworks "NWC" files possible.
A simple user form allows the user to select the models to be exported, and the output folder. ACC hosted Revit models are supported by the tool through APS.
The entire model can be exported automatically, which is a huge time saver. The user can also specify individual 3D views to be exported across several models based on a view name keyword, and all Navisworks Export settings can be specified through the user interface.
You can download Bird Tools – Free NavisExport for free here:
https://www.birdtools-developers.com/shop.html
2- Autodesk Forma Add-In for Revit, by Autodesk
This add-in allows you to transfer your Autodesk Forma proposals into Revit projects and use Forma to analyze your Revit designs. Link:
https://apps.autodesk.com/RVT/en/Detail/Index?id=6602496385657094513&appLang=en&os=Win64
3- Veras, by EvolveLAB
Veras is an AI-powered visualization app for Autodesk Forma, Revit, and the Web that uses, as per EvolveLAB, your substrate for creativity and inspiration. Link:
https://apps.autodesk.com/RVT/en/Detail/Index?id=1053074555136920532&appLang=en&os=Win64
4- Bird Tools - Tag Alignment Tool
Bird Tools - Tag Alignment Tool is a Revit Add-on that aims to arrange Revit Tags and TEXT NOTES that have been assigned leaders in a neat form, such that their landing lines are straight and that all of their leaders are parallel.
It proves to be extremely useful in areas that are overpopulated with tags and text notes.
It also includes a modless Annotation Dashboard that users can keep open while working, and that can dynamically modify tag or text note leader angles, landing distances and leader lengths for visible tags, selected tags, or even for new tags AS SOON AS THEY ARE ADDED.
Bird Tools – Tag Alignment Tool is free to try for 30 days and you may download it here:
https://www.birdtools-developers.com/shop.html
5- Atkore BIM Toolbar, by Atkore
Atkore BIM Toolbar allows users to Access Atkore in one place without leaving Revit, and to Configure and auto place Trapeze hangers and Fiberglass Grid Hangers. Link:
https://apps.autodesk.com/RVT/en/Detail/Index?id=9023217157654921583&appLang=en&os=Win64
6- Data Exchange for Revit 2023
Data Exchange for Revit 2023 is a Revit Connector by Autodesk that allows you to share a subset of Geometry and Property data from Revit with other Autodesk and third-party applications like Rhino, Inventor and Power Automate. Link:
https://apps.autodesk.com/RVT/en/Detail/Index?id=2858772313778376277&appLang=en&os=Win64
7- Bird Tools - Clash Preventor
Bird Tools - Clash Preventor is an add-in that allows the user to prevent clashes by running clash prevention tests while he/she works.
The tool automatically tests modified elements for clashes. A manual mode also exists allowing the user to check selected elements, visible in view elements, or all elements for clashes as well.
The user can filter elements by category, knowing that Revit Links and IFC links are supported by this tool as well. In addition to category filtering, the tool also supports parametric filtering, which enables users to filter clashes in/out of the reports based on their Revit parameters.
It allows users to easily navigate and visualize clashes within Revit and in 3D by automatically creating a section box around the elements, and has the ability to tile all open views when he proceeds to solve the clashes for better visualization.
The tool also includes a Navisworks Report Import mode where users can import XML clash detection reports generated by Navisworks straight into Revit for easier visualization and clash resolution process.
Bird Tools – Clash Preventor is free to try for 30 days and you may download it here:
https://www.birdtools-developers.com/shop.html
8- Bird Tools - Dynamo Multiplayer
Bird Tools – Dynamo Multiplayer is a free Bird Tools app that is the ultimate universal Autodesk Revit batch processing tool, allowing the user to batch process several Revit models or families using one or multiple Dynamo scripts.
The range of functionalities offered by Dynamo Multiplayer is infinite, as the user can use it to batch export PDF, NWC, DWG, and IFC…files from Revit, to batch edit multiple Revit models, to achieve batch project setup, to batch perform quality assessment operations, and so on.
Not only that, it supports ACC models through APS, enabling the tool to batch process BIM Collaborate Pro workshared models as well by retrieving them through APS.
Users can also use it to schedule automated Dynamo runs, so that multiple models can be automatically processed at a user-specified time, which can also be regular daily or weekly scheduled Dynamo runs, and starting with version two point zero, those runs can also be sent to the user's Desktop as Desktop shortcuts.
You can download Bird Tools – Dynamo Multiplayer for free here:
https://www.birdtools-developers.com/shop.html
9- Data Exchange for Rhino 7
Data Exchange for Rhino 7 is a data exchange connector by Autodesk that enables the users to share a subset of data from Rhino into other applications such as Autodesk Revit, Power Automate, and Autodesk Inventor. Link:
https://apps.autodesk.com/RVT/en/Detail/Index?id=8068139727153772573&appLang=en&os=Win64
10- Rockit, by Rock CAD support
Rockit is a set of Revit productivity tools to assist BIM managers and anyone with a collection of utilities such as Bulk Rename, Quick Search, Publishing PDF, and more. Link:
https://apps.autodesk.com/RVT/en/Detail/Index?id=8822606421428356657&appLang=en&os=Win64
Bonus: 11- Bird Tools - Automatic Tag Stacker
Bird Tools – Automatic Tag Stacker aims to stack identical TAGS above each other while maintaining the leaders separate, thus forming one multileader entity as in AutoCAD.
Bird Tools – Automatic Tag Stacker is free to try for 30 days and you may download it here:
https://www.birdtools-developers.com/shop.html
Honorable Mention: Bird Tools – Raven
Bird Tools - Raven is a Revit communication tool that monitors the user's activity for ACC workshared models, and enables users to send instant messages through a common conversation specific to the project they are collaborating in. In addition to ACC, Raven also supports Revit Server, local workshared, and Nasuni-hosted models, all of which are not supported by the default worksharing monitor. In addition, Raven can be configured to push Synchronize with Central notifications into a multitude of popular Web Meeting Platforms such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and even Slack.
Bird Tools – Raven is free to try for 30 days and you may download it here:
https://www.birdtools-developers.com/shop.html
We are more than happy and proud that a Bird Tools app is the most downloaded APS powered Revit add-in on the Autodesk App Store, especially when the Autodesk Forma connector is second on the list, knowing that the latter is backed by Autodesk and its multi-million (or should I say billion) marketing budget, and that their marketing department is currently focused on pushing Forma to everyone with an AEC collection subscription…
We are also proud that 4 out of the 10 most downloaded APS powered apps on the Autodesk App Store are Bird Tools apps (a 5th one is at number 11. Autodesk themselves came second with 3 apps out of 10).
Cheers!
