InspectExpress

Spec sheet

What it does

INSPECTEXPRESS creates residential home-inspection reports using customizable templates, comments, photos and narrative text.Read 15 Oct 2026 · inspectexpress.com

Purpose

INSPECTEXPRESS is home inspection software for creating detailed residential inspection reports.Read 9 Oct 2026 · inspectexpress.com

Trial

The maker offers a free working demo and requires an email address to send download instructions.Read 9 Oct 2026 · inspectexpress.com

Security

The installation instructions say DevWave Software Inc. can be added as a trusted publisher and its certificate details can be viewed during first run.Read 9 Oct 2026 · inspectexpress.com

Support

The maker offers technical support by phone and email on weekdays from 8 to 5 PST.Read 9 Oct 2026 · inspectexpress.com

Founded

2000Read 28 Sep 2026 · inspectexpress.com

API and SDK

The pages reviewed describe file, database and Outlook integrations but do not document a public API or SDK.Read 15 Oct 2026 · inspectexpress.com

Backup and transfer

A separate Windows utility exports and imports templates, standards, worksheets, database settings and registry settings.Read 15 Oct 2026 · inspectexpress.com

Changelog recency

The published version-history page shows version 4.1.4 dated February 24, 2015 and earlier updates through 2013 and 2010.Read 15 Oct 2026 · inspectexpress.com

Comment library

The software includes thousands of component descriptions and boilerplate observations that users can edit, set as defaults or remove.Read 15 Oct 2026 · inspectexpress.com

Documentation and support

The help center provides installation, macro-security, setup, customization, report-writing and backup guides plus email support and a phone line.Read 15 Oct 2026 · inspectexpress.com

Images

Reports can include formatted photos with annotations such as text, arrows, circles and squares.Read 9 Oct 2026 · inspectexpress.com

Independent praise: evidence linkage

Gitnux says photo annotations remain tied to checklist findings through report versioning, reducing evidence mismatch during edits.Read 15 Oct 2026 · gitnux.org

Independent praise: scheduling

Gitnux describes job-scheduling workflows that coordinate assignments and reduce handoffs between inspectors and staff.Read 15 Oct 2026 · gitnux.org

Independent score

Gitnux ranked InspectExpress first in its 2026 home-inspector report-software comparison with a 9.1/10 overall score, including 8.8 for features, 9.3 for ease of use and 9.2 for value.Read 15 Oct 2026 · gitnux.org

Inspection wizard

A wizard lets inspectors choose report sections and documents such as covers, standards, forms and custom inserts.Read 15 Oct 2026 · inspectexpress.com

Known issue

The system requirements page says the product's digital signature was revoked on March 1, 2023, and provides steps to re-enable its add-in.Read 9 Oct 2026 · inspectexpress.com

Known security issue

DevWave reports that its digital signature was revoked on March 1, 2023 and gives instructions for trusted locations and Word add-in settings.Read 15 Oct 2026 · inspectexpress.com

Licence model

An individual licence allows one inspector to install on all machines used by that inspector; extra inspectors require additional licences priced at 50% of retail.Read 15 Oct 2026 · inspectexpress.com

License limit

An individual license allows one inspector to install the software on all machines for that inspector's use; each additional company inspector requires another license.Read 9 Oct 2026 · inspectexpress.com

Limit: custom templates

Gitnux warns that highly customised recommendation templates require careful upfront configuration.Read 15 Oct 2026 · gitnux.org

Limit: exports

Gitnux says structured XML-style exports may require post-processing for some document-management systems.Read 15 Oct 2026 · gitnux.org

Limit: large photo sets

Gitnux reports that large photo libraries can slow report generation on older devices.Read 15 Oct 2026 · gitnux.org

Limit: offline capture

Gitnux says offline-capture strength depends on the field device and synchronization timing.Read 15 Oct 2026 · gitnux.org

Limit: setup effort

The same forum discussion says extensive comment organization and customization take time before the workflow becomes efficient.Read 15 Oct 2026 · forum.nachi.org

Limit: Word formatting

An InterNACHI participant said Microsoft Word formatting quirks sometimes consumed more time than report writing.Read 15 Oct 2026 · forum.nachi.org

Maker history

DevWave says the product concept began in 1997 and that it created INSPECTEXPRESS in 2001.Read 15 Oct 2026 · inspectexpress.com

Maker incorporation

DevWave Software Inc. says it was incorporated in 2000 to provide specialised software for small and medium businesses.Read 15 Oct 2026 · inspectexpress.com

Microsoft Word integration

The program is integrated with Microsoft Word and formats titles, tables of contents, headers, footers, highlights and footnotes.Read 15 Oct 2026 · inspectexpress.com

Mobile data collection

The included Windows Mobile version can collect inspection data onsite for use in the PC report.Read 9 Oct 2026 · inspectexpress.com

Mobile workflow

A Windows Mobile or Pocket PC version can collect inspection data and synchronize it back to the desktop report.Read 15 Oct 2026 · inspectexpress.com

Multiple inspectors

Multiple Pocket PCs can contribute sections to one inspection when they use the same inspection address and synchronize with one desktop.Read 15 Oct 2026 · inspectexpress.com

Narrative modes

The product supports full and partial narrative formats, with editable headings and automatically generated sentences from selections.Read 15 Oct 2026 · inspectexpress.com

Outlook integration

Microsoft Outlook contacts can supply buyer and seller information for the general-information section.Read 15 Oct 2026 · inspectexpress.com

Photo handling

Photos can be inserted from files or cameras, automatically resized, placed inline or wrapped, bordered and cross-referenced to comments.Read 15 Oct 2026 · inspectexpress.com

Platform exclusions

The requirements page says the software does not run on Windows RT, Mac, iPad or Android.Read 15 Oct 2026 · inspectexpress.com

Praise: customization

An InterNACHI reviewer said the boilerplate worked out of the box and could be reorganized extensively to match personal workflows.Read 15 Oct 2026 · forum.nachi.org

Praise: reduced office work

A forum participant reported that Pocket PC capture left mainly photo insertion and basic information for completion at home.Read 15 Oct 2026 · forum.nachi.org

Praise: report quality

An InterNACHI forum user wrote that clients liked the reports and praised the narrative format, photo insertion and standards support.Read 15 Oct 2026 · forum.nachi.org

Report creation

Its Inspection Wizard guides inspectors through selected report sections, client details, component descriptions and observations.Read 9 Oct 2026 · inspectexpress.com

Self-hosting

The product is installed on Windows computers and stores its database and templates in local Windows folders; no hosted deployment is described.Read 15 Oct 2026 · inspectexpress.com

Standards support

Official templates and settings cover standards including ASHI, CREIA, NACHI, NAHI, AII, CAHPI and several state standards.Read 15 Oct 2026 · inspectexpress.com

Summary reports

A summary can be embedded in the main report or produced as a separate document with its own cover, table of contents and pictures.Read 15 Oct 2026 · inspectexpress.com

System requirements

The current requirements page lists Windows 7, 8, 10 or 11 and Microsoft Word from Word 2007 through Office 365 in 32-bit form.Read 15 Oct 2026 · inspectexpress.com

Template customization

Templates can control included sections, section order, titles, disclaimers, form order, labels and full or partial narrative style.Read 15 Oct 2026 · inspectexpress.com

Templates and comments

The software includes report templates and a library of component descriptions and boilerplate comments that inspectors can customize.Read 9 Oct 2026 · inspectexpress.com

Windows requirement

The system requirements page lists Windows 7, 8, 10 and 11, and says the software does not run on Mac, iPad or Android.Read 9 Oct 2026 · inspectexpress.com

Word integration

The product is integrated with Microsoft Word, and the maker lists Microsoft Word as a requirement.Read 9 Oct 2026 · inspectexpress.com

Word limit

The maker says Microsoft Word must be the 32-bit version.Read 9 Oct 2026 · inspectexpress.com

Plans and prices

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