FirstAboard PDF
One simple desktop app to read, edit, sign and redact your PDFs, right on your own computer - no cloud account needed.
7-day free trial - cancel anytime.
Installs from the Microsoft Store like any other app - no setup steps.
No cloud account - your everyday PDF work stays on your device.
Everything you do with a PDF, in one place
No clutter, no lock-in.
View & Edit
Read, mark up, fill in, sign, redact.
Redact
Black out sensitive info for good.
Merge
Join PDFs into one file.
Split
Pull out the pages you want.
Organise
Rotate, delete, reorder pages.
Compress
Shrink the file size.
Make Searchable
OCR a scan so text is selectable.
Protect
Add a password to a PDF.
Remove password
Take the password off a PDF.
Page numbers
Add page numbers to a PDF.
Watermark
Stamp text over every page.
JPG to PDF
Turn images into a PDF.
PDF to JPG
Save each page as an image.
HTML to PDF
Save a web page as a PDF.
Rotate
Turn all pages the right way up.
Crop
Trim margins or keep an area.
Send documents for signing, just by asking Claude
Connect FirstAboard PDF to Claude, the AI assistant, then ask it to send any document out for signature. Claude reads the document, places the signature and date fields, shows you a preview, and only sends once you say yes.
Connect once
Link the app to Claude with a single setup step. You only do it one time.
Ask in plain English
Say "send this contract to Alice and Bob for signing" - no forms to fill in.
You approve every send
See a preview of where each signature goes. Nothing is sent until you confirm.
Works with Claude Code today (the developer version of Claude, included with the Claude Pro and Max plans). Support for the Claude website and phone app is on the way.
See how it worksAll the PDF tools you actually use - for a fraction of the price
Adobe Acrobat packs in dozens of cloud features most people never touch. FirstAboard PDF does the everyday jobs, on your own computer, for a lot less.
FirstAboard PDF$4.99 /month
- Read, edit, sign, redact, OCR, merge, split and compress
- Private by design - your everyday PDF work stays on your computer
- Simple and fast - built for everyday users
- No cloud account, no clutter, no lock-in
~$25 /month*
- The same everyday tools - read, edit, sign, OCR
- Plus dozens of cloud features most people never use
- Cloud-first by design
- Around 5x the monthly price
*For general comparison only. Based on Adobe's publicly listed Acrobat Pro price (AUD, individual plan billed annually) as of June 2026; pricing and features may change - see adobe.com for current details. “Adobe” and “Acrobat” are trademarks of Adobe Inc. FirstAboard is an independent product and is not affiliated with, authorised by, sponsored by, or endorsed by Adobe Inc.
On a Mac? It's coming.
FirstAboard PDF is on Windows today, with macOS on the way. Leave your email and we'll tell you the moment the Mac version is ready.