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One subscription unlocks Mac, Windows, iPhone, iPad and Android — sign in with the same Flourish PDF account. Buy in the App Store, on Google Play, or on the web account page (the way Windows subscribes). Some tools ship on some platforms first; the comparison below shows where each one works today.
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The chips under each feature show where it works today. Free is a real tier, not a trial: the tools marked Plus or Pro are visible in the app and unlock with a plan.
| Feature | Free$0 | Plus$39.99/yr | Pro$79.99/yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edit PDF | |||
Add text anywhere on a pageFont and colour controls vary by platform.
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Marks you add stay editable
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Edit text that is already in the PDFMac, iPhone and iPad take over one line at a time, matched to the font; every platform also re-wraps a whole paragraph.
| — | — | ✓ |
Select and delete original text, images and shapes
| — | — | ✓ |
Replace, resize and crop images in a PDF
| — | — | ✓ |
Paragraph reflow while editing text
| — | — | ✓ |
Add and follow linksWindows follows links and adds new ones; editing an existing link there is on the way.
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Organize pages | |||
Reorder, rotate, duplicate and delete pages
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Insert a blank page
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Insert pages from another PDF at a position
| — | ✓ | ✓ |
Merge PDFsWindows also takes page ranges and pictures.
| ✓mobile | ✓ | ✓ |
Split a PDFSplit by page ranges.
| ✓mobile | ✓ | ✓ |
Extract pages into a new PDF
| ✓mobile | ✓ | ✓ |
Crop pages
| ✓mobile | ✓ | ✓ |
Page numbers, headers and footersSeveral numbering styles, positions and page ranges.
| ✓mobile | ✓ | ✓ |
Text watermark
| — | — | ✓ |
Bates numbering for legal documents
| — | — | ✓ |
Bookmarks: view, add and edit
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scan & OCR | |||
Scan paper with the cameraiPhone and iPad, including scanning into an open document.
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Recognize text in a scan (on-device OCR)
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Make a scan searchable
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Side-by-side OCR review and correction
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Turn a scan into editable text with matching fonts
| — | — | ✓ |
Batch OCR over many files
| — | — | ✓ |
| Sign & fill forms | |||
Sign with a saved signature and dateAndroid supports a drawn signature.
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Stamps such as Approved or DraftA stamp library plus your own saved stamps.
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Turn a flat or scanned form into a fillable oneRadio buttons and dropdowns can be added too; Windows also adds date and signature fields.
| — | ✓ | ✓ |
Fill in form fieldsType into fields right on the page.
| — | ✓ | ✓ |
Flatten forms and markup into the page
| — | ✓ | ✓ |
Certificate-based digital signaturesSigning is Pro; checking a signature is free.
| — | — | ✓ |
Saved profile for one-tap form fill
| — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Protect & redact | |||
Password-protect a PDF
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Restrict printing and copying
| — | — | ✓ |
Redact content permanentlyMark text, an area or search hits, then apply; only marked pages become images.
| — | — | ✓ |
Redact by area, or by searching for text
| — | — | ✓ |
Smart redaction: find numbers and emails automaticallyFinds SSNs, card numbers, emails and phone numbers; Mac, iPhone and iPad also find names where the device supports it.
| — | — | ✓ |
Remove metadata, scripts and hidden dataMac and iPad clear the document info; Windows also removes XMP, scripts and embedded-file names.
| — | — | ✓ |
Change or remove a password
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Lock the app with Face ID, Touch ID, fingerprint or Windows Hello
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Convert & batch | |||
Export pages as PNG images
| — | ✓ | ✓ |
Export pages as JPG or TIFF
| — | ✓ | ✓ |
Create a PDF from photos and images
| — | ✓ | ✓ |
Export to Word, Excel and PowerPoint
| — | — | ✓ |
Create a PDF from Word, Excel, PowerPoint or a web page
| — | ✓ | ✓ |
Convert and validate PDF/A and PDF/XPDF/A-2b and PDF/X-4 (CMYK) on every platform.
| — | — | ✓ |
Reduce file sizeShows the size before and after.
| — | ✓ | ✓ |
Batch OCR, images, compression and watermarking
| — | — | ✓ |
Print-production preflight
| — | — | ✓ |
Saved multi-step actions
| — | — | ✓ |
| On-device AI | |||
Summarize a documentNeeds Apple Intelligence (macOS 26 or iOS 26), an Android phone with Gemini Nano, or a Windows PC with 8 GB of memory (one-time model download: 2.5 GB, or 4.8 GB on PCs with 16 GB).
| — | — | ✓ |
Translate text or a documentReturns text; a translated PDF is on the way. Needs Apple Intelligence (macOS 26 or iOS 26), an Android phone with Gemini Nano, or a Windows PC with 8 GB of memory (one-time model download: 2.5 GB, or 4.8 GB on PCs with 16 GB).
| — | — | ✓ |
Ask a question about a documentA conversation with page citations. Needs Apple Intelligence, an Android phone with Gemini Nano, or a Windows PC with 8 GB of memory.
| — | — | ✓ |
Rewrite, proofread and define textNeeds Apple Intelligence (macOS 26 or iOS 26), an Android phone with Gemini Nano, or a Windows PC with 8 GB of memory (one-time model download: 2.5 GB, or 4.8 GB on PCs with 16 GB).
| — | — | ✓ |
Chat across several documentsNeeds Apple Intelligence, an Android phone with Gemini Nano, or a Windows PC with 8 GB of memory.
| — | — | ✓ |
Edit a PDF by askingNeeds Apple Intelligence, an Android phone with Gemini Nano, or a Windows PC with 8 GB of memory.
| — | — | ✓ |
Generate bookmarks and an outline automaticallyNeeds Apple Intelligence (macOS 26 or iOS 26), an Android phone with Gemini Nano, or a Windows PC with 8 GB of memory (one-time model download: 2.5 GB, or 4.8 GB on PCs with 16 GB).
| — | — | ✓ |
| Read, annotate & compare | |||
Read, zoom and search
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Day, Sepia and Night reading themes
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Highlight text
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Draw and handwrite with a pen, finger or Apple Pencil
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Sticky notes
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Underline, strikeout, shapes and callouts
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Read aloudOn a scan it uses your OCR allowance first.
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Version history: your original plus the last 15 savesKept on the device, outside the PDF.
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Print
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Compare two PDFsEvery changed word or difference is marked on the page, and you can step through changes.
| — | — | ✓ |
Accessibility audit and reportChecks tags, alt text and language, exports a report and edits alt text. Full PDF/UA tagging is on the way.
| — | — | ✓ |
Measure distance, area and perimeter
| — | — | ✓ |
| LaTeX | |||
Write LaTeX and compile it to PDFiPad edits and drafts; compiling runs on Mac and Windows. The first compile of a package needs a network connection.
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Reopen a compiled PDF's LaTeX sourceiPad reopens and edits the source; compiling runs on Mac and Windows.
| — | — | ✓ |
Draft and repair LaTeX with on-device AIApple Intelligence on Mac and iPad.
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
FAQ
Plus ($4.99/month or $39.99/year) covers the everyday jobs: merging and splitting, cropping, page numbers, headers and footers, exporting pages to images, reducing file size, and creating and filling forms, with 250 OCR pages and 100 LaTeX builds a month. Pro ($9.99/month or $79.99/year) adds editing text that is already in the PDF, permanent redaction, permissions and watermarks, Bates numbering, batch tools, document comparison and the accessibility audit — and removes the OCR and LaTeX limits.
Yes, and it is not a trial. Free lets you read, search, print, highlight, draw, stamp, add text, sign, reorder, rotate and delete pages, password-protect a file, and run 5 OCR pages and 3 LaTeX builds a month. Every tool is visible from the first launch; a paid plan unlocks the ones marked Plus or Pro. On iPhone, iPad and Android the free version shows ads; on Mac and Windows it never does.
New subscribers can start with a 7-day free trial on Plus or Pro. The App Store, Google Play or the web checkout shows the exact terms — the trial length, and the price that follows — before you confirm, and you can cancel before the trial ends.
Nowhere. Editing, OCR, scanning, conversion and the AI features all run on your own device, and the app has no document-upload endpoint at all. What our servers hold is your account, which plan it is on, and aggregate feature counters — never a file, its text, a page image or an AI prompt.
Not to use the free version. You sign in only to use a paid plan across devices. Sign in with Apple, Google or email; the same account unlocks Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android and Windows.
Yes. Buy Plus or Pro once — in the App Store, Google Play, or on the web — and it unlocks on every platform you sign in on with the same Flourish PDF account. Windows has no store in-app purchase: download the app free, subscribe on the web account page, then sign in.
Whoever took the payment cancels it: Apple Account subscriptions on Mac, iPhone and iPad; Google Play subscriptions on Android; the web account page for Windows and web purchases. You keep paid features until the end of the period you paid for. Refunds are issued by the store that processed the payment, under its own policy.
Yes. Updates arrive through the App Store, Google Play and Microsoft Store like any app update, at no extra charge, and a subscription unlocks the new tools as they ship.
The AI features run on your device's own AI — Apple Intelligence on Mac, iPhone and iPad, Google's on-device models on supported Android phones, and a Microsoft Phi model on Windows PCs with 8 GB of memory (downloaded once: about 2.5 GB, or 4.8 GB on PCs with 16 GB) — so there are no credits to buy or run out of, and nothing about your document is sent anywhere. If your device does not support on-device AI, the feature is unavailable rather than quietly falling back to a cloud service.
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