Open Field Studio

Inspection, Handover & Quality Assurance for Construction Projects

Free, open-source tool for performing construction inspections, energy label surveys, monument inspections, handovers and quality assurance. Available as a desktop app (Windows, Linux), Android app, and web application.

Features

• Tickets & defect registration on floor plans with category, priority, status workflow and assignment
• Checklist inspections with 10 built-in templates (pass/fail and NEN 2767 condition scoring)
• Energy label survey — full NTA 8800 data collection in 43 items
• Monument inspection — construction, interior, moisture/damage, maintenance plan
• Handover with formal certificate, digital signatures and document attachments
• Dashboard with real-time statistics and charts
• Camera integration for on-site photo capture
• 4 languages — Dutch, English, German, French (i18next)
• Dark/Light theme with system preference detection
• Keyboard shortcuts — Ctrl+S save, Ctrl+E export, Ctrl+O load, 1-8 tab switch
• Native file dialogs — save/open via OS dialogs (Tauri desktop)
• Offline capable — PDF.js bundled locally, no internet required
• HTML reports with save location picker
• Cross-platform — Windows, Linux, Android, Web

Installation

Prerequisites

• Node.js >= 20
• Rust >= 1.77
• Platform-specific dependencies (see below)

Setup

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/OpenAEC-Foundation/Open-Field-Studio.git
cd Open-Field-Studio

# Install dependencies
npm install

Linux dependencies (Ubuntu/Debian)

sudo apt-get install -y libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev libappindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf

Running

Development

npm run tauri dev

Opens the app in development mode with hot-reload on port 3042.

Web only (no Tauri)

npm run dev

Opens the web version at http://localhost:3042.

Building

Desktop (Windows/Linux)

npm run tauri build

Outputs:

• Windows: src-tauri/target/release/bundle/nsis/Open Field Studio_*_x64-setup.exe
• Linux: src-tauri/target/release/bundle/deb/*.deb and *.AppImage

Android

npx tauri android init
npx tauri android build --apk --target aarch64

Project Structure

Open-Field-Studio/
├── index.html              # Main application HTML
├── package.json            # Node.js config
├── vite.config.ts          # Vite bundler config
├── public/
│   ├── app.js              # Application logic (OpenFieldStudio class)
│   ├── styles.css          # Main stylesheet (OpenAEC design system)
│   ├── titlebar.css        # Custom titlebar & theme styles
│   ├── themes.css          # Dark/light theme CSS variables
│   ├── titlebar.js         # Window controls & platform detection
│   ├── pdf.min.js          # PDF.js (bundled offline)
│   ├── pdf.worker.min.js   # PDF.js worker (bundled offline)
│   └── icon_256.png        # Application icon
├── src/
│   ├── main.tsx            # Vite entry: i18next init, Tauri plugin setup
│   ├── i18n.ts             # i18next configuration
│   └── locales/
│       ├── nl.json         # Dutch translations (277 keys)
│       ├── en.json         # English translations
│       ├── de.json         # German translations
│       └── fr.json         # French translations
├── src-tauri/
│   ├── tauri.conf.json     # Tauri window, build, plugin config
│   ├── Cargo.toml          # Rust dependencies
│   ├── capabilities/       # Tauri permission config
│   ├── icons/              # App icons (all sizes)
│   └── src/
│       └── lib.rs          # Rust: plugins, window icon
└── .github/
    └── workflows/
        ├── ci.yml          # CI: build on push/PR
        ├── release.yml     # Release: Windows + Linux + Android
        └── auto-assign-issues.yml

Checklist Templates

Template	Items	Scoring
Bouwkundige opname	16	Pass/fail
Installatie-inspectie	16	Pass/fail
Veiligheidsinspectie	14	Pass/fail
Oplevering voorinspectie	16	Pass/fail
Wkb-basiscontrole	16	Pass/fail
Energielabel - Volledige opname	43	NEN 2767
Monument - Constructie & Schil	18	NEN 2767
Monument - Historisch Interieur	15	NEN 2767
Monument - Vocht & Schade	18	NEN 2767
Monument - Instandhoudingsplan	18	NEN 2767

Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+S	Save project
Ctrl+E	Export as HTML
Ctrl+O	Load project (JSON)
Ctrl+D	Toggle dark/light theme
1 - 8	Switch tab
Escape	Close modals

Technology

• Tauri v2 — Desktop & mobile framework
• Vite — Frontend build tool
• i18next — Internationalization (4 languages, 277 keys)
• PDF.js — PDF floor plan rendering (bundled offline)
• Vanilla JavaScript — No UI framework, lightweight
• OpenAEC Foundation design system — Construction amber, Space Grotesk typography

Tauri Plugins

Plugin	Purpose
tauri-plugin-dialog	Native save/open file dialogs
tauri-plugin-fs	File system read/write
tauri-plugin-log	Debug logging

Languages

Language	Code	Status
Nederlands	NL	Complete (277 keys)
English	EN	Complete
Deutsch	DE	Complete
Français	FR	Complete

Language preference is auto-detected from the browser/OS and persisted in localStorage.

License

CC BY-SA 4.0

Links

• Repository: https://github.com/OpenAEC-Foundation/Open-Field-Studio
• Issues: https://github.com/OpenAEC-Foundation/Open-Field-Studio/issues
• Organization: https://github.com/OpenAEC-Foundation