What's New in Secure PDF Tools

• Turn a selected PDF page into a PNG for a slide, document, or image-based workflow.
• Export product sheets, diagrams, or reference pages as separate image files.
• Create print-ready page images when a PDF is not the required delivery format.
• Convert the same selected page positions to PNG across recurring PDF batches.

Choosing image quality

• Choose Standard quality for smaller images that are quick to share.
• Use High quality for a balance of sharp detail and file size.
• Choose Print quality when the images need extra resolution for print or close inspection.
• Selecting more than one page downloads a ZIP containing one numbered PNG per page.

• Crop and rotate phone-scanned forms before sending them.
• Sign PDF contracts and approval documents from a phone or tablet.
• Merge, reorder, extract, or delete PDF pages while away from a desktop.
• Make scanned PDFs searchable with OCR in a mobile browser.

How the mobile PDF workspace works

• Start in View mode to scroll through pages, then choose Edit when you want to place or adjust content.
• View and Edit modes let you switch between scrolling and touch editing without accidental changes.
• Open Pages, Settings, More, or View from the compact workspace whenever you need contextual controls.
• Batch Apply and exact zoom input remain available on wider screens.

• Make a high-resolution scanned report searchable with page-by-page output.
• OCR invoice packs and form bundles without assembling the full finished PDF before writing begins.
• Keep the original scan appearance while adding a searchable text overlay.
• Batch apply the same OCR setup to recurring PDFs with streamed output files.

Tips for OCR on larger scanned files

• Use Overlay mode when you want to keep the original scan appearance and add selectable text.
• Use Text-Only mode when reconstructed searchable text is more useful than the source page images.
• Page limits still apply: up to 20 pages for free users or 100 pages for subscribers.
• Large or complex scans still depend on your device and browser resources, so keep enough free memory available.

• Remove cover sheets from the start of recurring reports.
• Delete trailing terms, notes, or blank separator pages from the end of a PDF.
• Find and remove pages containing a repeated phrase such as "Draft copy".
• Clean scanned batches with empty-page detection after separator sheets are scanned.

Tips for faster page cleanup

• Use Delete first N pages when every file starts with the same cover or routing pages.
• Use Delete last N pages for recurring footer packets, terms pages, or appended notes.
• Use Delete by text to find pages with a phrase; ? matches exactly one changing word.
• Text matches are highlighted in the preview so you can confirm the pages before download.

• Convert a large batch of JPG, PNG, or WebP images into one PDF.
• Turn a phone-scan folder into a single searchable PDF.
• Build receipt, invoice, letter, or field-note PDFs from image batches.
• Create flattened image PDFs from photo sets when text should not remain selectable.

• Convert photographed paper forms, receipts, and letters into searchable PDFs.
• Assemble a folder of phone scans, camera photos, or document images into one PDF document.
• Clean high-contrast black-and-white document scans for archival or printing.
• Make receipts, printed letters, and typed notes searchable with OCR.
• Create properly sized A4 or US Letter PDFs from batches of photographed pages.
• Send converted photo PDFs into other tools for further PDF processing.

Tips for converting photos to PDFs

• Use transparent backgrounds or consistent surfaces for best page boundary detection.
• Enable Auto scan cleanup to automatically detect page borders and correct perspective.
• Choose Balanced cleanup for most scanned documents, or High contrast black and white for text-heavy pages.
• For folders of images, they will be processed in natural filename order.
• If page detection is uncertain, try adjusting lighting or using the manual corner adjustment.
• Combine with OCR to make printed text in photographed documents searchable and selectable.

• Separate merged invoice PDFs by repeating title text such as "Invoice was issued".
• Split statement packets where each account section starts with the same heading.
• Break combined form exports into individual files when each record has a shared label.
• Review highlighted text matches before downloading the generated split files.

Tips for splitting by text

• Use an exact phrase when every new document starts with the same title.
• Use ? when one word changes between documents, such as "Invoice ? issued".
• Apply Split by text after manual or fixed-page split points when the text pattern should replace the previous setup.
• Matched strings are outlined in blue on the preview so you can confirm where each split starts.

What changed

• Smooth each line is enabled by default for OCR Text-Only Mode.
• Smooth whole page uses one consistent font size and family across the page.
• Do not smooth keeps the per-word OCR font detection signals when you want maximum variation.

• Add a company logo to PDF reports, proposals, and client documents.
• Place scanned initials, signatures, or approval stamps on PDF forms.
• Add transparent seals to certificates, legal documents, and official letters.
• Batch add the same logo watermark or reviewed stamp to recurring PDF exports.

Tips for adding images to PDFs

• Use transparent PNG files when the logo, seal, or signature should sit cleanly over existing page content.
• Choose Fit whole image when the full logo must remain visible inside the selected area.
• Use Fill stamp box for photo-style images where cropping the edges is acceptable.
• Set up one PDF first, then use Batch Apply when the same stamp belongs on many files.

• Pull signature pages from contracts and save them as a clean attachment.
• Save one page from a PDF application, form packet, or long report.
• Extract invoice and receipt pages from monthly scan batches.
• Batch extract the same page positions from recurring statements or exports.

Tips for extracting pages

• Click pages in the visual preview so the selected output is clear before download.
• Use one combined PDF when the selected pages belong together, such as contract signature pages.
• Use separate page files when each extracted page needs to become its own attachment.
• For recurring reports or statements, configure one file and Batch Apply the same selection to the rest.

• Split recurring scanned batches into fixed-size groups with Split every N pages.
• Create one split recipe, then Batch Apply it across multiple PDFs.
• Preview the output document ranges before downloading the split files.
• Review or edit the processing config before starting a batch split run.

Tips for batch splitting

• Use Split every N pages for uniform packets such as invoices, labels, or scan batches.
• Use visual split points when each source PDF has custom document boundaries.
• For Batch Apply, configure the first PDF, then add the other PDFs in the batch dialog.
• The batch result downloads as one ZIP containing one split-results ZIP per input PDF.

• Turn selectable PDFs into image-only documents before external sharing.
• Flatten forms, annotations, stamps, signatures, and drawings into fixed page images.
• Create scanned-style PDFs without printing and scanning paper copies.
• Set up one file, then press Batch apply to include it and add more recurring forms, evidence packs, invoices, or finalized reports.

Tips for better flattened PDFs

• Use balanced quality for everyday sharing and high quality when the PDF needs to print cleanly.
• Run Hide or Add Text first when the final visual page should include redactions, labels, or stamps.
• Upload the first file, adjust the flattening quality, then press Batch apply and add the other documents for the batch.
• Flatten after OCR only when you intentionally want to remove selectable text from the final copy.

• Fix sideways scanned pages before sending them to clients or colleagues.
• Correct upside-down invoices, forms, and handouts for easier reading.
• Normalize mixed portrait and landscape pages in exported reports.
• Apply the same rotation recipe to batches of recurring scans and exports.

Tips for better rotation fixes

• Use Apply to all pages when the whole file needs the same 90-degree turn.
• If only some pages are sideways, rotate those pages individually in the viewer.
• Use batch mode to apply the same rotation setup across multiple PDF files in one run.
• Fix page orientation before OCR so searchable text matches the reading direction.

• Make scanned contracts searchable so teams can find key clauses quickly.
• Copy text from invoices, receipts, and forms instead of retyping them manually.
• Build searchable archives from scanned reports, books, and paper records.
• Apply the same OCR setup to batches of recurring scans, invoices, and forms.

Tips for better OCR results

• Choose the document language that best matches the scan for better recognition quality.
• Keep Show overlay enabled, then click a highlighted text block to correct recognition errors before export.
• Crop to the text region when borders, stamps, or photos interfere with recognition.
• If a scan is crooked, keep Auto align content enabled so OCR straightens pages before recognition.