FirstAboard PDF
One simple desktop app to read, edit, sign and redact your PDFs - and it all runs on your own computer, so your files never leave your device.
7-day free trial - cancel anytime.
When it finishes downloading, open the file (check your Downloads folder, or the bar at the bottom of your browser) — it installs and opens itself, no setup steps.
Fully offline - nothing is uploaded to the cloud.
Everything you do with a PDF, in one place
No uploads, no clutter, no subscriptions stacked on subscriptions.
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.
All 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
- Works fully offline - your files stay on your computer
- Simple and fast - built for everyday users
- No cloud account, no clutter, no upsells
~$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.