# Smallpdf > 30-plus PDF tools in the browser, with Windows and mobile apps Smallpdf is a web tool with more than 30 PDF tools for converting, compressing, merging, editing text, running OCR and signing, plus a Windows desktop app that works offline and mobile apps for scanning. The free plan caps downloads each day, and Pro removes the limits and adds a Sign.com Premium subscription for sending documents to be signed. It is made by Smallpdf AG in Switzerland. - **Category:** PDF Editors - **Made by:** Smallpdf AG (since 2013) - **Website:** https://smallpdf.com - **Runs on:** Web, Windows, iOS, Android, Browser extension - **Facts last checked:** Oct 18, 2026 ## Pricing Smallpdf's current pricing could not be confirmed from its own site. ## Key features - **Convert and compress:** Converts PDFs to and from Word, Excel, PowerPoint and images, with basic compression on the free plan and strong and batch compression on Pro. - **Edit text and OCR:** Pro edits text in a PDF and recognizes text in scans, alongside tools to merge, split, rotate, unlock and protect files. - **AI tools:** An AI PDF assistant, summarizer and question generator, limited on the free plan and unlimited on Pro. - **Sign.com included:** Pro includes an unlimited Sign.com Premium subscription for sending documents for e-signature; the free plan's Sign.com account is capped at 2 a month. - **Offline Windows app:** A desktop app for Windows converts, compresses, merges, unlocks and protects PDFs without an internet connection. - **Mobile scanning:** The iOS and Android apps scan paper to PDF, run OCR and use the same tools, limited on the free plan. ## Good for - People who convert or shrink a PDF now and then in the browser - Small teams that want PDF tools and e-signatures in one subscription - Windows users who need PDF tools that work offline ## Worth knowing - US dollar prices could not be read: the pricing page fills them in by location. Smallpdf's own comparison page gives Pro as $9 to $12 a month. - The same comparison page gives Teams, for 2 to 19 seats, as $7 to $10 per seat a month; 20 or more seats are quoted by sales. - The free plan limits downloads each day, so regular use of any tool needs Pro. - The desktop app is for Windows only; Mac users work in the browser. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.6 out of 4**, graded Oct 18, 2026. Smallpdf is a web tool with 30-plus PDF tools, plus a Windows app that works offline and phone apps for scanning. It's easy and polished, and Pro bundles in Sign.com for sending things to sign. The free plan caps downloads each day, though, and its dollar prices aren't confirmed. - **Value for money: C.** No confirmed dollar price: the pricing page fills prices in by location. Smallpdf's own comparison page puts Pro at $9 to $12 a month, which would sit in the normal range. With nothing confirmed, it's a C. - **Free plan and trial: C.** A free plan with all 30-plus tools, but downloads are capped each day and text editing needs Pro. Fine for the odd job, not regular use. The 7-day Pro trial drops you back to free if you cancel. - **Features: C.** Converts, compresses, merges, and on Pro edits text and OCRs, with AI tools and Sign.com for sending to sign. Everyday jobs are well covered. But no form builder or redaction is on record, and the Windows app converts and merges rather than edits. - **Ease of use: A.** 4.84 from 6,891 App Store ratings, about as good as it gets. Drop a file in the browser, pick a tool, download. No setup at all. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web, Windows, iPhone, Android and a browser extension. Integrations are thin, though: Google Workspace and Dropbox, plus its own Sign.com. And Mac users get the browser only. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Smallpdf's own pages on 18 October 2026, and its App Store rating. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among PDF editors - Smallpdf's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 6 of the 15 other PDF editors we grade, and level with 2. - It stands best on ease of use (A, above 14 of 15) and worst on free plan and trial (C, above 0). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/pdf-editors ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** Nothing Smallpdf does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 3 things listed below take a company. - You could not: Editing the text inside a PDF without breaking its layout. - You could not: Apps for Windows, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other. - You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## What people say - **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.8 out of 5 from 6,891 ratings in the United States, read Oct 18, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1485259500 ## Works with Google Workspace, Dropbox, Sign.com **Tags:** PDF editing, AI features ## Alternatives - [iLovePDF](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ilovepdf): Online PDF tools with desktop and mobile apps, free for light use. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/ilovepdf-vs-smallpdf) - [Sejda](https://toolgpa.com/tools/sejda): Web and desktop PDF tools, free within daily limits or by the week. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/sejda-vs-smallpdf) - [PDF Candy](https://toolgpa.com/tools/pdf-candy): 90-plus online PDF tools and a Windows app, free within limits. 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