PDF & Documents ยท 14 apps

PDF and document apps for Windows, without the Acrobat bill

Redact, edit, sign, compress and convert PDFs privately on your own PC. No uploading contracts to random websites, no monthly subscription.

Redact PDFs for real: nothing left under the black boxes

  • Free: 5 documents a day, up to 3 redacted pages each, true redaction
  • $4.95 once: Any length, one-click redact-all, batch folders, scrub hidden data

Merge, split and reorder PDFs on your own PC

  • Free: Merge 3 files at a time, split one PDF at a time, 5 saves a day
  • $4.95 once: Any number of files, drag-and-drop pages, rotate, batches

Shrink any PDF to the exact size an upload form asks for

  • Free: 3 PDFs a day with Light, Balanced and Strong; try every setting free
  • $4.95 once: Exact target sizes, any number of PDFs, folders, full quality control

Turn phone photos of paper into clean, flat PDFs

  • Free: 10 documents a day, up to 5 pages each, every clean-up look
  • $9.95 once: Any page count, searchable PDFs, batch folders, smart file names

Convert any eBook for your Kindle, Kobo or tablet

  • Free: 5 books a day, one at a time, every format and device preset
  • $4.95 once: Any number of books, batch folders, Send to Kindle, covers and layout

Fix the Word, Excel or PowerPoint file that won't open

  • Free: Check and preview any number of files, save 1 repaired file a day
  • $9.95 once: Save every repaired file, every day, and batch-repair whole folders

Open CSV files too big for Excel, in a second, and actually edit them

  • Free: Open, filter and analyse any size, plus 5 saves a day
  • $4.95 once: Unlimited saves, exports, splits, merges and repairs

Open old Outlook PST files and email archives, without Outlook

  • Free: Read and search everything, plus 25 email exports a day
  • $9.95 once: Whole archives, bulk attachments, merge, one PDF, CSV

Open the files Windows can't, all in one app

  • Free: View every format free, plus 3 conversions or prints a day
  • $9.95 once: Unlimited conversions and prints, plus whole-folder batches

Ask your documents a question, get the exact answer and its source

  • Free: One folder of any size, 20 questions a day
  • $9.95 once: Any number of folders and questions, emails, OCR, exports

Turn scans and photos of pages into searchable PDFs, Word and text

  • Free: First 3 pages of every document, 10 documents a day, every text format
  • $9.95 once: Every page, unlimited searchable PDFs, batches and watched folders

Click any line in a PDF and retype it, in its own font

  • Free: Comment, sign and fill any PDF; edit PDFs up to 3 pages, plus 1 longer a day
  • $9.95 once: Edit PDFs of any length, batch tools for any number of files

Fill in and sign any PDF form, even a flat or scanned one

  • Free: 3 documents a day, every fill and sign tool, one saved signature
  • $4.95 once: Unlimited documents, signature library, date stamps, flattening, batch

Turn PDFs into Word and Excel files you can actually edit

  • Free: The first 3 pages of every PDF, plus 1 whole document a day
  • $9.95 once: Whole documents, multi-page Excel tables, full scans, batches

The Vow promise

Six promises. Every app. No exceptions.

We built the collection we always wished existed: software that just does the job, from people who put their name on it.

No ads, ever

Not in the app, not in the installer, not "just one small banner". You came to get something done, not to be sold to.

No malware, no bundleware

No toolbars, no "recommended offers", no browser changes, no hidden services. Each installer installs exactly one app.

Genuinely free every day

Every app does real work for free, every day, with no watermark and no trial that expires. Limits are on volume, never on trust.

$4.95 to $9.95, once. Never a subscription.

Need more? Unlock that app forever with one small payment: two PCs, every future update, no renewals, no upsells.

Your files stay yours

The work happens on your PC. Your songs, contracts and photos are never uploaded to anybody's server.

Easy from the first click

The basic job takes two clicks, and every app shares one design. Learn one Vow app and you already know them all.