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From first read to final send.

Read and research difficult documents, record Voice Notes, present your ideas, make real edits, scan paper, optimise the result, and deliver it securely—all without bouncing between apps.

PDF Max editing a designed PDF on Mac, with page thumbnails and image editing controls visible.
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One app for the whole job

See what you can get done.

Start with the outcome you need. Each demonstration shows one part of a much larger workflow, from understanding the document to delivering the finished copy.

Read and understand

Get through long PDFs without losing the thread.

Turn cramped columns, scanned pages, and unfamiliar languages into something you can comfortably read, search, listen to, and understand.

  • Read dense layouts without constant pinching and zooming.
  • Listen, translate, search scans, and return to the passages that matter.
  • Keep your place across long reports, papers, and manuals.

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Reflow Reader

Every figure, inline where it belongs.

Read any PDF like a web page.

PremiumMac · iPad · iPhone
  • Relayouts a two-column page into one readable column, sized to your screen.
  • Figures, side-by-side image rows, and images inside tables all travel with the text.
  • Tap any figure to zoom, and move through the document page by page.

Research and evidence

Turn reading into work you can use.

Build a source-linked picture of what a document says, what supports it, and what deserves another look — without copying evidence into a separate notes app.

  • Capture passages, tables, charts, images, comments, and equations.
  • Arrange evidence as movable cards, then connect related ideas and group them in frames.
  • Connect ideas and jump back to the exact source page whenever context matters.

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Workspace

Every idea stays tied to its source.

Turn reading into evidence you can use.

FreeMac · iPad · iPhone
  • Capture passages, tables, charts, images, comments, and equations without losing the page they came from.
  • Organize claims, findings, methods, and caveats as movable cards on one visual board.
  • Connect evidence as supporting, challenging, qualifying, defining, extending, or related — then jump back to verify the original context.

Review and decide

Move a review from comments to decisions.

Keep feedback beside the words, figures, and pages it concerns, so everyone can see what changed, what still needs an answer, and what is settled.

  • Highlight, underline, strike out, draw, stamp, and add notes in context.
  • Reply to comments and resolve discussions without losing the history.
  • Keep the review attached to the document instead of scattered across messages.

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Annotate & comment

Mark up a document, together.

Highlight, comment, and resolve.

FreeMac · iPad · iPhone
  • Highlight, underline, strike out, or draw freehand over any page.
  • Attach a comment to what you marked, then reply to it in a thread.
  • Resolve a thread when it's settled — resolved comments stay in the file.

Present and explain

Put the document in front of the room.

Turn the PDF or your Research frames into a clean full-screen deck, with the controls and notes kept on the presenter's side.

  • Present pages or Workspace frames without editor chrome.
  • Use a clicker, slide grid, pointer, blackout, notes, and timer.
  • On iPhone and iPad, move slides to an attached display while controls stay private.

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Present a document

A full-screen PDF deck with real presenter controls.

ViewPresent

Feature proof

Built for the room
  • 01Full-screen pages
  • 02Presenter notes and timer
  • 03Workspace frame decks
Mac · iPad · iPhoneFree

Show the pages, not the app.

FreeMac · iPad · iPhone
  • Use a keyboard, clicker, touch controls, All Slides, blackout, and a laser pointer.
  • Keep presenter notes against their PDF pages and track elapsed time.
  • Research Workspace frames can become the slides instead.

Forms and signatures

Finish forms without the printer-scanner detour.

Complete demanding forms, reuse answers, add signatures and dates, or turn a flat document into a form other people can fill in.

  • Move through long forms without hunting for the next empty field.
  • Review suggested answers before anything is placed on the page.
  • Detect or create fields when a form arrives as a flat PDF.

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Fill & Sign

Fill it in, sign once, and send.

Complete, sign, and send.

ProMac · iPad · iPhone
  • Draw, type, or import a one-time signature without adding it to a saved library.
  • Complete existing text, date, choice, image, and signature fields.
  • Smart placement, progress, and Next Unfilled keep long forms moving.

Edit and assemble

Fix the file instead of starting again.

Correct the PDF you already have, rebuild its page order, and combine the material that belongs together without recreating the document somewhere else.

  • Correct text, replace or clean up images, and repair links on the page.
  • Insert, reorder, rotate, extract, replace, and split pages.
  • Repair the PDF outline so people can navigate the finished file.

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Edit text

Edit a PDF like a document.

Retype words right on the page.

PremiumMac · iPad · iPhone
  • Two steps: turn on Edit PDF, then tap Edit Page to make the current page editable.
  • Retype text straight on the page, keeping its font and size.
  • Selecting text raises a Text tab carrying the font, size, and colour.
  • Add Text drops a fresh text box wherever you want one.

Create and optimise

Build the PDF, then make it ready to move.

Scan paper, combine images or documents, reduce file size, and normalise page dimensions without sending the source through another service.

  • Scan paper on iPhone or iPad, or turn images and Word files into PDFs.
  • Merge documents and make scanned text searchable.
  • Compress image-heavy files and resize mixed pages for a consistent result.

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Scan to PDF

Edges found, perspective corrected, result ready to search.

Turn paper into a clean PDF.

PremiumiPad · iPhone
  • Automatic edge detection and capture turn an angled camera view into a flat rectangular page.
  • Review crops, rotation, order, and filters before saving anything.
  • Choose Document, Photo, or Book processing and add a searchable OCR layer.

Scan to PDF uses the camera and is available on iPhone and iPad.

Protect and deliver

Share the final copy without second-guessing it.

Review every sensitive passage before permanently removing it, then deliver a finished file without trusting a black rectangle to hide what is underneath.

  • Mark areas, selected text, repeated terms, or entire pages for removal.
  • Review and restyle every mark before committing.
  • Delete the underlying content instead of merely covering it.
  • Add or remove an open password and make a flattened sharing copy.

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Redact permanently

Removed, not hidden.

Remove sensitive content for good.

PremiumMac · iPad · iPhone
  • Mark an area, selected text, or every occurrence of a word.
  • Review your marks and restyle them before committing to anything.
  • Apply Redactions deletes the underlying content — it isn't a black box drawn on top.

Applying redactions cannot be undone once the file is saved.

Private by default

Your documents don’t need to leave your device.

Confidential reports, forms, research, and contracts stay under your control. Core OCR, translation, Voice Note transcription, scanning, compression, resizing, password, and conversion workflows run on your Apple device.

Workspace

Organize source-linked evidence without exporting it to another service.

OCR & Voice Notes

Search scanned pages and transcribe authored Voice Notes on supported devices.

Form Assist

Keep reusable answers encrypted and review them before they reach the page.

Create and optimise

Scan on iPhone or iPad, then compress, resize, protect, flatten, or convert locally.

PDF Max for every Apple device

Open the PDF. Finish the job.

Read, research, review, present, edit, create, optimise, protect, and deliver from one familiar workspace on Mac, iPad, and iPhone.