PDF toolkit
Stop emailing PDFs to yourself.
Merge it, sign it, shrink it, fix it — right here. Foldline does the boring PDF chores in seconds, without the desktop app whose license key you lost in 2021.
- Nothing to install
- Most tools run on-device
- Free for 3 tasks a day
Paperwork handled at
- Harborpine
- Tallgrass
- Brightwater
- Quayside
- Ostrander
- Fennick Law
Features
The PDF chores you do every week, done in seconds
Six tools cover most of what people open a PDF app for. The other twelve are there when you need them.
- I.
Edit text in place
Fix a typo, change a date or swap a logo right on the page. Fonts are matched automatically, so the edit doesn't look pasted on.
- II.
Merge and reorder
Drop in files, drag thumbnails into order, delete the blank page the scanner always adds. Bookmarks and links survive the merge.
- III.
Compress without the mush
Pick a target like "under 10 MB for email" and we choose image quality page by page. Text and vector drawings stay sharp.
- IV.
OCR for scans
Turn phone photos and old scans into searchable, copyable text in 9 languages. Crooked pages are straightened automatically.
- V.
E-sign with audit trail
Send for signature, set signing order, and get a certificate with timestamps and IP addresses attached to the final PDF.
- VI.
Convert both ways
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, JPG and HTML to PDF and back. Tables come out as real spreadsheet cells, not pictures of cells.
Why it works
Built for the paperwork that actually piles up
Pick a target such as email (under 10 MB) or upload portal (under 5 MB). Foldline recompresses photos page by page and leaves text and vector drawings untouched, so the fine print stays fine.
Edit text in place
Fix a typo, change a date or swap a logo right on the page. Fonts are matched automatically, so the edit doesn't look pasted on.
Merge and reorder
Drop in files, drag thumbnails into order, delete the blank page the scanner always adds. Bookmarks and links survive the merge.
Compress without the mush
Pick a target like "under 10 MB for email" and we choose image quality page by page. Text and vector drawings stay sharp.
OCR for scans
Turn phone photos and old scans into searchable, copyable text in 9 languages. Crooked pages are straightened automatically.
E-sign with audit trail
Send for signature, set signing order, and get a certificate with timestamps and IP addresses attached to the final PDF.
Convert both ways
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, JPG and HTML to PDF and back. Tables come out as real spreadsheet cells, not pictures of cells.
How it works
Drop a file. Pick a tool. Done.
No account needed for your first three tasks a day.
- 1
Drop in your files
PDFs, scans, phone photos or Office documents, up to 200 MB each. Drag them from your desktop or a synced folder.
- 2
Choose what to do
Merge, compress, OCR, sign, redact or convert. Set a target size or page range, or keep the sensible defaults.
- 3
Download or send
Get the finished PDF in seconds, share a link that expires in 7 days, or send it straight out for signature.
The paperwork, counted
- people every month
- 310k
- files processed last month
- 2.4M
- average size reduction
- 87%
- average rating
- 4.8/5
Testimonials
“We send offer letters for countersignature through Foldline. Median time from sent to signed is now under two hours.”
“Our weekly site survey is 60 pages of photos. It went from 41 MB to 6 MB and the client portal finally accepts it.”
Tomás FerreiraCivil Engineer“OCR on scanned case files from the nineties, in Spanish, with the accents intact. I did not expect that from a browser tab.”
Lucía RomeroParalegal“IT approved it in a week because most tools run locally. That conversation usually takes a quarter.”
Ruth LindqvistOperations Manager
Pricing
Free for small jobs. Pro for the rest.
Start free with three tasks a day. Upgrade when PDFs are part of your job.
- 01
Free
For the occasional form or merge.
3 tasks per day · Files up to 50 MB · All 18 tools · OCR up to 10 pages a day
$0forever
- 02
Pro
For anyone who lives in PDFs. — Most popular
Unlimited tasks · Files up to 200 MB · Unlimited OCR · 20 signature requests a month · Batch processing
$9per month
- 03
Team
For teams of 3 or more.
Everything in Pro · Unlimited signature requests · Shared folders and templates · SSO and admin console
$7per user / mo
Prices in USD, billed monthly or yearly (save 25%). Cancel anytime; Pro has a 30-day refund window.
FAQ
Questions, answered
Can't find what you're looking for? Our support team replies within a few hours on weekdays.
Are my files uploaded to your servers?
Merge, split, rotate, compress, edit, redact and most conversions run on your device with WebAssembly, so the file never leaves your browser. OCR, e-sign and Office-to-PDF conversion run on our servers in Frankfurt; those files are encrypted in transit and deleted automatically after one hour.
How good is the OCR on bad scans?
It handles crooked, low-light phone photos and 200 dpi office scans well, in nine languages including German, Spanish, French and Japanese. Handwriting isn't recognized. You get the same-looking page with an invisible text layer, so it becomes searchable and copyable.
Are the e-signatures legally binding?
Signatures made with Foldline are standard electronic signatures under ESIGN and UETA in the US and simple electronic signatures under eIDAS in the EU. Every signed file includes an audit certificate with signer emails, timestamps and IP addresses. Documents that need notarization are out of scope.
What are the file size and page limits?
Free handles files up to 50 MB and three tasks a day. Pro raises that to 200 MB with unlimited tasks, and Team to 500 MB. A single file can have up to 2,000 pages, and you can merge up to 50 files at once.
Does it work offline or on my phone?
It works in any current browser on Mac, Windows, Linux, iPad and Android. Once the page has loaded, the on-device tools keep working without a connection, which is handy on a train. OCR and e-sign need to be online.
We're moving from a desktop PDF editor. What about our forms?
Upload your existing fillable forms and they keep their fields. Team admins can import saved signatures and stamps, and on the Team plan we'll migrate up to 200 templates for you at no charge.
Can I cancel or get a refund?
Cancel from the billing page in two clicks and keep Pro until the end of the period you paid for. If you upgrade and it isn't what you needed, email us within 30 days for a full refund — no exit survey.