Secure Files
Open a PDF from Secure Files; it is decrypted in your browser. Export can save the result back to Secure Files, encrypted in the browser before it is uploaded, or replace the original and move it to Trash.
PDF Editor
Edit PDFs in your browser, without uploading them.
PDF Editor merges, splits, compresses, annotates, fills and redacts PDFs. Files are read from your device and processed in the browser tab. A PDF reaches Magpie only when you save the result to Secure Files or send it for signature.
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Quick tools
- Merge, split and extract
- Combine PDFs in the order you choose, using every page or a list such as 1-3, 5. Split a PDF into single pages, files of a set length or the ranges you list.
- Compress
- Photos and scans are re-encoded at 96, 150 or 220 DPI, or at a resolution and JPEG quality you set. Text, drawings and fonts are not changed, and the result shows the original and new sizes.
- Images to PDF and back
- Make a PDF from JPEG, PNG, WebP or GIF images, one page each, or save pages as PNG, JPEG or WebP images at up to 600 DPI.
- Passwords
- Protect a PDF with AES-256 encryption, or save a copy without its password by entering the password you have.
- Recognise text (OCR)
- Scanned pages get invisible text over the words on the page, so they can be searched, selected and copied. Recognition reads 15 languages.
- Compare PDFs
- Compare two versions page by page. Each page that differs lists the words removed and added, with the changed areas marked in red.
- Several files at once
- Put a letterhead over or under every page, number pages across files with Bates numbers such as ABC000001, or compress, watermark, number, rotate or protect many files in one go.
Processed in the browser tab
A PDF you open is read from your device and changed in the browser. It is not uploaded to Magpie unless you save the result to Secure Files or send it for signature. The file you open is never changed; every tool makes a new PDF.
The editor keeps an open PDF and its changes in your browser for 24 hours after the last change, so reloading the page continues where you stopped. They are not stored on Magpie and are not available on other devices.
In the editor
- Pages
- Reorder, rotate, duplicate, delete and extract pages, or insert pages from another PDF, from images or a blank page. Straighten levels tilted scans.
- Text and markup
- Type text onto a page. Highlights, drawings, shapes and notes are saved as PDF annotations that other PDF apps can select, move or delete.
- Forms
- Fill a PDF's fields and keep them fillable or flatten them. Add text boxes, checkboxes, lists and option buttons to make a new form.
- Bookmarks and links
- Add, rename and nest bookmarks, and link areas of a page to other pages or web addresses. Both follow their pages when pages are moved.
- Headers, numbers and watermarks
- Add headers and footers, page numbers such as Page 1 of 24, and a text or logo watermark. Crop pages, or change them to A4, Letter or another size.
Redaction removes the content
Drag over text or images with Redact, or use Find and redact to mark words, email addresses, phone numbers or web addresses on every page. When you export, each page with marks is replaced by an image of the page with the marked areas painted black, so nothing underneath remains in the file.
PDF Editor then checks the exported file: the redacted pages must contain no text or annotations, and nothing from the original pages may have been copied into it. If the check fails, nothing is exported.
PDFs from other areas
E-Signatures
Send for signature creates a signature request in the team's E-Signatures with the current PDF, up to 25 MB and 500 pages. You then add signers and place fields.
A PDF attachment in Mail has an Open in PDF Editor link. Invoices, PDF receipts in Expenses and PDFs shared in Client Portal open the same way.
Limits and devices
How large can a PDF be?
Each file can be up to 200 MB. Merge takes up to 50 PDFs, Images to PDF up to 100 images, and the editor up to 2,000 pages. Large files use a lot of the browser's memory; on a phone, smaller files work more reliably.
Does PDF Editor work on a phone?
The Magpie app for iPhone, iPad and Android has PDF Editor for files on your device: scan a document with the camera, make a PDF from photos, merge PDFs, organize pages, and add or remove a password. Files and passwords are not uploaded to Magpie.
Which languages can Recognise text read?
English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Chinese (Simplified), Japanese, Korean, Arabic and Hindi. Recognition runs in the browser; the first time a language is used, its data (about 1 to 3 MB) is downloaded and kept in the browser.
Open your first PDF.
Create a Magpie account, open PDF Editor and choose Open PDF.