Productivity • PDF tools for Apple devices

PDF Maker Convert & Scan

Turn your iPhone, iPad, or Mac into a portable document studio. Convert photos to PDF, scan paperwork with auto edge detection, merge contracts, compress big files, and rotate or flatten pages - in seconds, on-device.

Built for students, professionals, small business owners, and families - PDF Maker brings desktop-level PDF tools to every Apple device, with zero cloud uploads.

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iPhone, iPad, Mac & Vision Pro Files Stay On Device Convert in seconds
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PDF Maker

Convert, scan & manage PDFs

  • Compatibility: iOS 16.0, iPadOS 16.0, macOS 13.0, visionOS 1.0
  • Category: Productivity
  • Price: Free, with optional subscription
  • Privacy: No uploads • documents stay on device

Built for iPhone, iPad, Mac & Vision Pro

Open a scan on iPhone, edit pages on iPad, finalize the merged PDF on Mac - same toolkit, native on every device.

iPhone

iOS 16.0 or later

iPad

iPadOS 16.0 or later

Mac

macOS 13.0 or later

Apple Vision Pro

visionOS 1.0 or later

Every Common PDF Task - One Focused App

PDF Maker brings the tools you actually use - convert, scan, merge, compress, rotate, flatten - into one fast, distraction-free interface.

Photos to PDF

Turn any image into a polished PDF. Pick from your library, snap with the camera, or import files. A4, Letter, Legal, or auto-fit.

Document Scanner

Auto edge detection turns your camera into a sharp scanner for receipts, whiteboards, contracts, and handwritten notes.

Merge PDFs

Combine multiple PDFs into one document, drag to reorder pages, and assemble project bundles or expense reports.

Compress & Reduce Size

Shrink heavy PDFs so attachments send, cloud storage breathes, and sharing stops being a headache.

Flatten PDFs

Lock down form fields, comments, and annotations into static content so your document looks identical everywhere.

Rotate Pages

Fix sideways scans or upside-down photos in 90° increments - one page or the whole document, with live preview.

View & Edit Pages

Smooth viewer with thumbnails - rotate, delete, or extract pages into a new PDF without leaving the app.

Comfortable Dark UI

Dark interface, clean layout, and haptic feedback - tools right where you expect them, no menu hunting.

Privacy First

Documents are processed on your device. Nothing uploaded to external servers - what you create stays yours.

Mac Screens

Real captures of the Mac app - convert images, edit text, annotate, split, merge, and compare PDFs side-by-side.

iPhone Screens

Real iPhone captures - scan, convert, merge, and share PDFs in seconds, one-handed.

Who It's For

  • Students assembling research papers and study notes from photos and scans.
  • Professionals preparing client materials, contracts, and signed paperwork.
  • Small business owners digitizing receipts, invoices, and records.
  • Families preserving documents, memories, and certificates as searchable PDFs.

Why On-Device PDF Tools

Most PDF web tools upload your file to a server you don't control. PDF Maker does the opposite - everything happens locally on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac.

No accounts, no leaks, no quotas. Open the app on a plane or in a cafe and the toolkit still works.

Free, With Pro Unlock

Use the core tools for free - convert photos to PDF, scan documents, view and rotate pages.

  • Pro subscription unlocks heavier batch workflows and advanced editing.
  • Auto-renews unless disabled 24h before period ends - manage in Account Settings.
  • Files always stay local - subscription doesn't change privacy behavior.

A Compact Document Studio

Convert, scan, merge, compress, flatten, rotate, view, and edit - all from one screen with thumbnail navigation and quick actions.

Designed for the kind of PDF work people actually do every week, without a steep learning curve.

Desktop-Level PDF Tools, In Your Pocket

PDF Maker keeps the toolkit small, fast, and private - exactly the way day-to-day PDF work should feel.

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Frequently asked questions

Can it scan paper, or only convert files I already have?

Both. The document scanner uses automatic edge detection so a photographed page comes out cropped and squared, and it also converts photos to PDF, merges, compresses, flattens and rotates.

Why not use a free online PDF converter?

Because that uploads the document to someone else's server. Contracts, IDs and signed paperwork are the files people least want sitting in a stranger's queue - here the work is local.

Can it make a large PDF smaller?

Yes, compress and reduce size is built in, alongside flattening for filled forms.

Which devices does it run on?

iPhone, iPad, Mac and Vision Pro.