PDF Toolbox is an app that works 100% offline to remove passwords from PDF files. It includes merge, split, compress, protect, unlock, OCR, rotate, resize, and camera to PDF features.
PDF Toolbox is a free, all-in-one offline PDF editor designed exclusively for Apple devices including iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It provides over 20 professional PDF tools that run entirely on the device without any cloud dependency or internet connection. The app is developed by Yung Kei Simon MA and is available on the App Store with a 4+ age rating and English plus 15 other languages. Its core value proposition is to deliver powerful PDF manipulation capabilities traditionally found in paid desktop software, but in a mobile-friendly, zero-cost package with absolute privacy guarantees.
Many users face the frustration of needing to edit PDFs while on the go, but existing solutions often require paid subscriptions or upload files to cloud servers, compromising privacy and security. Students, remote workers, and legal professionals frequently need to merge, compress, or sign PDFs without exposing sensitive data. PDF Toolbox solves this by keeping every operation 100% offline, using Apple’s native PDFKit and CoreGraphics frameworks. There is no data collection, no analytics, and no tracking, so documents never leave the user’s device. This eliminates the common anxiety of uploading confidential files to third-party servers and avoids recurring subscription fees for basic PDF tasks.
The Organize category includes essential page management tools such as Merge and Split. Users can combine multiple PDFs into a single document, which is useful for compiling reports or consolidating receipts. The Split feature allows dividing a PDF by specifying page ranges or extracting individual pages, giving users fine control over document structure. Additionally, users can rotate, reorder, extract, or delete pages to fine-tune their documents before sharing or printing. These operations are executed locally using the device’s processing power, meaning even large files are handled quickly without any network latency. The batch processing support introduced in version 2.2.0 enables handling multiple files simultaneously with detailed progress tracking, significantly boosting productivity for high-volume tasks.
The Optimize category helps reduce file size and adjust page dimensions. The Compress tool uses Metal acceleration to shrink PDFs efficiently while preserving quality, which is vital for email attachments or uploading to websites with size limits. The Resize tool lets users set standard or custom page dimensions for their documents. Under Create & Convert, PDF Toolbox offers conversion between PDF and image formats (PNG, JPEG), creating PDFs from camera photos or scanned documents via the Camera to PDF feature. The OCR tool makes scanned documents searchable by recognizing text, turning image-based PDFs into fully searchable and selectable files. The PDF/A Converter ensures archival compliance for long-term storage. All conversions run on-device without uploading to external servers.
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Launch Date2026-02-01
Platformmobile
Pricingfree