PlainPDF: Scanner & PDF Editor

Scan, merge, compress & sign

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

New: fill in forms, highlight and annotate, and black out private details before you share. Every PDF tool in one app, and your files stay on your device. Scan, fill in, sign, annotate and compress PDFs. Every tool is free, with no watermarks, no account and no subscription. Your files are processed on your device and never uploaded. SCAN • Scan documents with automatic edge detection • Crisp black & white mode for text, plus colour and greyscale • ID cards: put the front and back on one page at real card size • Get a file name suggested from the page, like "Electricity Bill Oct 2026" • Make scans searchable with on-device text recognition FILL, SIGN & ANNOTATE • Fill in PDF forms: type straight into the fields, or fill them in one tap from My details • Sign PDFs: draw or type your signature, add the date, text and ticks • Highlight, underline and strike out text, draw with a pen or marker, and add notes • Organize pages: reorder, rotate, delete, duplicate, insert and extract • Add watermarks like CONFIDENTIAL or COPY, and page numbers CONVERT • Merge PDFs and photos into one file • Split PDFs by page, by range or every few pages • Compress PDFs for email and upload limits, or set a target size like "under 2 MB" • Turn photos into PDFs with A4, Letter or fit-to-photo pages • Copy text from any scan or photo PDF • Extract images from PDFs, or save pages as images PRIVACY & SECURITY • Redact: find emails, phone numbers, card, bank and ID numbers, and black them out for good before you share • Add a password to a PDF, or remove a password you know QR CODES THAT NEVER EXPIRE • Create QR codes for links, Wi-Fi, contacts, email, phone, SMS, UPI payments and locations • The information is stored in the code itself, so it keeps working without any server • Every code is tested before you save it • Scan QR codes and see where a link really goes before opening it WORKS THE WAY YOU DO • Files app and "Open in PlainPDF" from Mail, Messages and other apps • Designed for iPhone and iPad, in light and dark mode • In English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian and Japanese FREE, HONESTLY Every tool is free with ads. PlainPDF Pro is a one-time purchase that removes ads, adds batch processing for many files at once, and unlimited text recognition on large documents. No subscription, ever. No account. Your files never leave your device. Questions or ideas: hello@smileappsstudio.com

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New in this update: • Fill form: type into PDF forms, or fill them in one tap from My details • Annotate: highlight, underline, strike out, draw and add notes • Redact: find emails, phone, card and ID numbers and black them out for good • Scan: both sides of an ID card on one page, and a name suggested from the page • PlainPDF now speaks Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian and Japanese

Version 2.1

The developer, Swaminathan L, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .

  • Data Used to Track You

    The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:

    • Identifiers
    • Usage Data

  • Data Not Linked to You

    The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

    • Identifiers
    • Usage Data
    • Diagnostics

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

Accessibility

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Information

Seller
Swaminathan L
Size
9.6 MB
Category
Productivity
Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
  • iPhone
    Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
  • iPad
    Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
  • Mac
    Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
  • Apple Vision
    Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages
English and 6 more
  • English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish
Age Rating
4+
In-App Purchases
Yes
Copyright
© Smile Apps Studio
  • Developer Website
  • Privacy Policy

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