A private PDF editor for Android
Jetpack Compose, ML Kit OCR and scanning, and on-device AI where the phone supports it. Free to start.
Flourish PDF for Android
Phones and tablets
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.softflourish.flourishpdf
On Android
What works on Android today
- ML Kit document scanner — edge detection, auto-capture, multi-page — entirely on the phone
- Sign in with Google or email — one account across every device
- Tap any original text, image or shape to inspect it; undo and redo up to 40 steps
- Works on phones and tablets from Android 8.0
- The free tier shows ads (banner and optional rewarded); any paid plan removes them
Add text anywhere on a pageFree
Type a text box onto any page, then move, resize and restyle it.
Font and colour controls vary by platform.
Marks you add stay editableFree
Everything you place is an object until you save: move, resize, rotate, group and undo it.
Select and delete original text, images and shapesPro
Not on iPhone yet.
Reorder, rotate, duplicate and delete pagesFree
Drag pages into order in the gallery; rotate, duplicate or delete any of them.
Insert a blank pageFree
Extract pages into a new PDFPlus · Free on mobile
One page at a time on Apple devices; several at once on Windows and Android.
Bates numbering for legal documentsPro
Not on iPhone yet.
Scan paper with the cameraFree
Edge detection, auto-capture and multi-page scanning, all on the device.
iPhone today; iPad is on the way.
Recognize text in a scan (on-device OCR)Free
Apple Vision, Google ML Kit or Windows' own recognizer reads the page on your hardware. 5 pages a month free, 250 on Plus, unlimited on Pro.
Sign with a saved signature and dateFree
Draw or type your signature once, reuse it on any document, and add a date that moves with it.
Android supports a drawn signature.
Turn a flat or scanned form into a fillable onePlus
Finds boxes and ruled lines, names each field from the text beside it, and asks you to confirm before writing real form fields.
Text and checkbox fields everywhere; radio buttons and dropdowns are added by hand on Mac and iPad.
Redact selected content permanentlyPro
Android removes the content from the page itself. Mac, iPad and Windows redact the selection and flatten pages to images. Redaction by area or by search is on the way.
Lock the app with Face ID, Touch ID, fingerprint or Windows HelloFree
Create a PDF from photos and imagesPlus
iPhone creates PDFs by scanning; Android through the scanner's gallery import.
Summarize a documentPro
A short summary generated on your device.
Needs Apple Intelligence (macOS 26 or iOS 26) or an Android phone with Gemini Nano. Reads the opening pages of a long document.
Translate text or a documentPro
Returns text; a translated PDF is on the way.
Read, zoom and searchFree
On Mac and iPad a results list shows every match with the sentence around it.
Day, Sepia and Night reading themesFree
Draw and handwrite with a pen, finger or Apple PencilFree
Pen colour and width choices are on the way.
Read aloudFree
On a scan it uses your OCR allowance first.
Version history: your original plus the last 15 savesFree
Kept on the device, outside the PDF.
Partly there
Works in part on Android
Flatten forms and markup into the pagePlus
Android flattens by turning pages into images.
Highlight textFree
Android draws a highlight rectangle rather than snapping to text.
Coming
On other platforms, on the way to Android
Each of these already ships somewhere. We are bringing them across — and will not advertise one here until it works here.
- Edit text that is already in the PDF
- Merge PDFs
- Split a PDF into one file per page
- Crop pages
- Page numbers, headers and footers
- Text watermark
- Make a scan searchable
- Batch OCR over many files
- Stamps such as Approved or Draft
- Fill in form fields
- Password-protect a PDF
- Restrict printing and copying
- Remove metadata, scripts and hidden data
- Export pages as PNG images
- Reduce file size
- Batch OCR, images, compression and watermarking
- Ask a question about a document
- Sticky notes
- Compare two PDFs
- Accessibility audit and report
Flourish PDF for Mac
macOS 14 Sonoma or later · Apple silicon and Intel
apps.apple.com/app/id6794034781
Flourish PDF for iPhone & iPad
iOS and iPadOS 17 or later
apps.apple.com/app/id6794034781
Flourish PDF for Android
Phones and tablets
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.softflourish.flourishpdf
Flourish PDF for Windows
Windows 10 version 2004 (build 19041) or later, and Windows 11 · x64 and ARM64
apps.microsoft.com/detail/9nk1x0qr2vz6
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Flourish PDF for Android
Free to download. Your documents stay on your device.