PDFApps — Fast, offline, subscription-free PDF editor
Description: The PDF editor that respects your privacy. 15 built-in tools, runs offline, free forever, open source. Windows, macOS, and Linux.

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v1.13.1 · MIT licensed · Open source

# The PDF editor that
respects your privacy

15 powerful tools in one app. 100% offline, free forever, no accounts. Your files never leave your computer.

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15
PDF Tools
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Languages
6
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Forever
Why PDFApps

## Built for people who care

Most PDF tools are paid, browser-based, or want your data. PDFApps is different.

### 100% offline

Files never leave your computer. No uploads, no cloud, no tracking.

### Free forever

Open source, MIT licensed. No subscriptions, no upsells, no trials.

### Cross-platform

Native on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Same experience everywhere.

### All in one

15 tools in a single app. No more juggling 5 different websites.

Featured tools

## Everything you need for PDFs

From basic operations to a visual editor with signatures and annotations.

### Split & Merge

Split a PDF by page ranges or merge multiple files with drag-and-drop ordering.

### Compress

Three quality levels using Ghostscript and PyMuPDF for the smallest output size.

### Encrypt

Protect PDFs with a password or remove encryption from existing documents.

### OCR

Extract text from scanned PDFs in 5 languages using Tesseract.

### Visual Editor

Redact, annotate, sign, highlight, and edit text directly on the PDF.

### Convert

Export to PNG, JPG (with DPI selector), DOCX, or plain text.

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## Install on any platform

Native installers, package managers, and a portable AppImage.

Windows macOS Ubuntu Fedora Arch AppImage

## Ready to ditch the cloud?

Download PDFApps and get 15 PDF tools running locally on your machine in less than a minute.

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