Quick answers for installing, licensing, and using the PDF editor. If you don’t find what you need, email us and a real person will read it.
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Get the installer for your platform from the download page. On Windows, run the .msi and follow the prompts. On macOS, open the .dmg and drag PDFluent into Applications. No account or sign-in is needed.
Yes. The macOS build is signed with a Developer ID certificate (Innovation Trigger B.V.) and notarized by Apple, so it opens without a security warning. Open the .dmg and drag PDFluent into Applications. The first time you open any app downloaded from the internet, macOS may ask you to confirm once; after that it launches directly.
The Windows installer is a signed .msi (Authenticode, Innovation Trigger B.V.). Double-click it and follow the prompts; PDFluent then appears in the Start menu. If Windows SmartScreen shows a prompt for a newly released app, choose "More info" and then "Run anyway".
PDFluent is free for everyone, including commercial use. There is nothing to buy and nothing to activate — download it and start working.
PDFluent checks for updates and can install them in place, so you stay on the latest version. You can also re-download the current build from the download page at any time. If you installed from the Microsoft Store, updates come through the Store.
Open a PDF by dragging it onto the window or using "Open PDF". To change text, switch to Edit, click a line, and type. Use the tools panel to convert to Word, Excel or PowerPoint, merge, split, reorder, redact, watermark, run OCR, or sign. Every action runs locally on your computer.
Check the common issues below for specific fixes. If a file still will not open or a feature misbehaves, email hello@pdfluent.com with a short description of what you did and, if you can share it, the PDF that caused the problem.
Dedicated pages with the cause and the fix for the problems we see most.
Using PDFluent at work, or rolling it out across a team? It's free for commercial use too — no per-seat licenses, no accounts, nothing to activate.