The 8 Best Cordless Jigsaws of 2026

Where your hand sits is the whole argument for a barrel grip. On the DCS335B your palm wraps the motor housing, low and close to the work, instead of sitting back behind a handle. That is the position cabinetmakers have used for decades because it lets you look down the blade and turn a curve with your wrist rather than your shoulder. DeWalt builds it around the same brushless motor as our top pick, with an LED above the shoe and a lever-action T-shank blade change.

On coping cuts, sink cutouts, and tight radii, this is the saw we reached for. It is more maneuverable than the D-handle versions, and the low grip gives you real leverage through a curve. The cost is the controls: there is no trigger, so on and off live on a side switch, and the speed dial sits where you cannot reach it without moving your hand. Set your speed before the cut and the annoyance mostly disappears; adjust speed constantly and it will not.

It is the priciest of our picks and a bare tool, so the 20V MAX packs and charger are part of the total. With a pack clipped on, the weight sits forward of your wrist — the trade for all that control, noticeable on an overhead cut and invisible at a bench, where the saw's weight does the work of holding the shoe down on the panel.

If our top pick is the saw for most people, this is the saw for a pile of 2-inch stock. The M18 FUEL cuts like a plug-in tool: it walked through thick hardwood in our testing without the stall you half expect from a battery saw, and the brushless motor holds its speed under load instead of bogging and recovering. Long rips are where the difference shows — you feed the saw rather than waiting for it.

The rest is built for that kind of work. A D-handle with a trigger, a stout shoe that bevels to 45 degrees, tool-free blade changes, and the M18 packs from the rest of your kit. Nothing about it is delicate, and the rubber overmold on the handle is the sort you can grip hard for a long cut without your hand cramping.

Our reservation is squareness. A blade sitting a degree or two off-square to the shoe turns a straight cut into a slow wander, and it is the first thing to check on any jigsaw before a visible cut. Square it up and the Milwaukee gives you power that does not sag in thick stock, which is the whole reason to buy it over a lighter saw.

It is a bare tool, so the packs and charger are on you unless you buy a kit. Worth knowing before you shop used: the saws that fail tend to fail after years of hard service rather than out of the box, so a well-used example is a real risk in a way a used drill is not.

Six pounds is a lot to hold at arm's length, and the XVJ03Z is the heaviest saw we recommend. Almost all of that mass is in the base — a heavy-gauge, precision-machined steel plate under the blade — and it is the reason this saw holds a line with less fighting than the lighter models here.

We liked the two-finger trigger and the tool-less blade lever, both of which let you keep one hand on the work. The 0–2,600 SPM range is a step behind the 3,200-SPM DeWalts on paper, and in hardwood you feel it: the saw wants a slower feed. What you get back is a cut that comes out square and clean with a good blade. Run the trigger through its full range when the saw arrives — speed that does not ramp cleanly is the one flaw that turns up.

It is a bare tool on Makita's 18V LXT platform, and it ships with a 4-1/8-inch blade and a cover plate that keeps the shoe from scarring finished work, a small thing that matters on a visible panel. If you already own LXT packs, the saw is the only purchase; if you do not, price batteries and a charger before comparing it to a kit.

The CMCS600B takes both T- and U-shank blades, which reads like a footnote until you are standing in a garage with a coffee can of old U-shank blades and no way to use them. That flexibility, plus a 45-degree bevel and three orbital settings, makes it our budget pick: 2,500 strokes per minute through a variable-speed trigger, on V20 batteries you may already own, for a fraction of what the premium saws cost.

Where it gives ground is speed. The 2,500-SPM ceiling trails the 3,200-SPM saws, and rough-cutting 2-inch stock takes a slower hand and a coarser blade. For trim, cutouts, and 3/4-inch plywood we did not miss the extra strokes. Blade changes are quick, the trigger sits where your finger expects it, and at 4.8 pounds it is light enough to run one-handed along a shelf.

It is a bare tool, so V20 packs and a charger are the rest of the bill unless you are already in the line. The shoe bevels both ways to 45 degrees and the base stays flat on a panel. Check the blade against a square before a visible cut; that habit is what separates a clean line from a wandering one on any jigsaw, and it costs nothing.

The strongest argument for the PBLJS01 is not printed on the tool — it is the row of green batteries on your bench. Ryobi rates the brushless HP motor at up to 36 percent faster cutting and 78 percent longer runtime than the model it replaces, and the 4.3-pound body with four orbital settings is easy to steer one-handed.

The details are sensible: an easy-release blade lever, tool-free bevel adjustment that locks at 45 degrees each way, an LED over the cut line, and a T-shank wood blade in the box. Nothing about it feels like a corner was cut to hit a price, and the compact footprint is the reason it fits between a stud and a cabinet.

We reached for this one when the cut was in an awkward place — under a sink, inside a carcass — because the size and the light make it easy to aim. It is a bare tool, so it is only the bargain it looks like if you are already in One+, and that is where the value lands: the same packs run the rest of your One+ tools, so the saw is the only thing you buy.

This is the only saw from a familiar brand here that arrives ready to cut: a 20V MAX battery, a charger, and a blade in the box. If you do not already own a battery platform, that is the difference between a saw you can use the day it lands and a saw plus a shopping trip.

The rest is sensible for the money. A variable-speed trigger runs it to 2,500 rpm, the tool-free chuck takes both U- and T-shank blades, the shoe bevels 45 degrees in either direction, and a wire guard keeps the cut line visible. At 5 pounds it is light enough to hold in one hand and it carries a two-year limited warranty.

Runtime is the weak point. Continuous cutting drains the included pack quickly, so this is a saw for a cutout, a shelf bracket, and a run of trim rather than an afternoon of decking; pair it with a larger pack if you have one. The shoe also does not hold a line as stubbornly as the premium saws, so clamp a straightedge for anything visible and let the tool follow it.

For what it is — a light, inexpensive cordless saw for around-the-house work — we think it earns its shelf space, and arriving complete is most of the appeal. Ask it to keep pace on a full sheet of plywood and you will be disappointed; ask it to open a wall or trim out a closet and it does the job. The two-year coverage is the part that tips it over a no-name kit.

Two 21-volt batteries, a charger, nine blades, a dust tube, a wrench, and a bag: the SEESII arrives as a kit in a way the big brands do not bother with. For a first jigsaw, or a second one that lives in a shed, the appeal is obvious — there is nothing else to buy.

The tool covers the basics and then some: a variable-speed trigger to 2,800 strokes per minute, four orbital settings, a base that bevels 45 degrees each way, a thumb-push blade release, an LED, and a safety lock. The blade release is the standout — one push, one pull, and the blade is locked, quicker than the lever changes on the big-brand saws.

The batteries are 2.0Ah, compact packs that suit trim and cutouts and drain fast in a long run of shelving; having two softens that, since the charger fills one while you cut with the other. Blade quality matters as much as the saw here: the included assortment covers wood, metal, and plastic, and a fine-tooth blade is what turns this from a rough cutter into a tidy one.

We think it earns a place for the buyer with no battery platform and no appetite for building one: a competent saw for occasional work, backed by a three-year warranty and lifetime service. The thumb-push release is the feature worth stealing from it, and the second battery is what keeps the saw cutting while the first recharges.