MeridianPDF
Your documents stay on your desk.
Freeware PDF studio for Windows and Mac — edit, annotate, OCR, forms, and redact offline, with only minimal ad support.
Built for private work.
MeridianPDF runs entirely on your PC or Mac. Open files, edit them, and save locally — nothing is uploaded to finish the job.
Freeware, with minimal ads.
Full desktop PDF tools at no charge — supported by a small, non-intrusive sponsored slot.
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Free to download and use No license fee for the MeridianPDF desktop app on Windows and Mac.
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Minimal ad support A single discreet sponsored message in the menu area — not full-screen popups or video takeovers.
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Still offline-first Your PDFs stay on your machine. Ads don’t require uploading documents to the cloud.
Everything a desktop PDF app should do.
One freeware workspace for reading, markup, OCR, forms, conversion, and print — offline.
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Annotate & markupHighlights, sticky notes, text boxes, freehand, stamps, signatures, lines & shapes.
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Page organizationReorder, rotate, duplicate, extract, split, merge, insert blank pages.
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Offline OCRWhole document, page, or selection — scans become searchable on-device.
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Form builderCreate fillable fields with grid & snap, then publish AcroForm PDFs.
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AcroForm editingFill and edit existing form fields already embedded in PDF files.
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Secure redactionMark sensitive areas and apply solid black redaction before sharing.
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Whiteout & coverCover content with whiteout or replacement text when you need a clean page.
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Convert & createWord, Excel, PowerPoint, HTML, RTF → PDF; create from images or blank docs.
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Search & selectFull-document search with snippets, text selection, area copy as image, crop pages.
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Print & batch printPrint preview, paper options, and multi-file batch print queues.
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Password protectSave a protected copy before you share sensitive files.
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WatermarksAdd visible watermarks for drafts, confidential labels, or branding.
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Reading layoutsSingle, continuous, and two-page scrolling views with fit page and fit width.
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Bookmarks & tabsJump from contents, keep multiple documents open in tabbed editing.
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Comments panelReview sticky notes with live preview while you type, then commit on blur.
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Headers, footers & sharePage numbers and labels, file attachments, email / Open with sharing.
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Undo & redoSafe local editing history so you can reverse mistakes without reloading.
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8 languages + Arabic RTLEnglish, Français, Deutsch, Español, العربية, 中文, 한국어, 日本語.
What people say.
Real voices from people who keep PDFs on their own machines.
“I needed a PDF tool that never asked me to upload contracts. MeridianPDF stays on my PC and still covers markup, OCR, and print.”
“The form builder and page tools replaced three smaller apps we were juggling. Same workflow on my Windows machine and the office Mac.”
“Arabic RTL support and offline OCR sold me. Scanned invoices become searchable without sending files anywhere.”
One product for PC and Mac.
Same offline promise on both desktops — installer-ready for work and home.
Windows
PC
Windows 10 / 11 · installer and portable build.
Apple
Mac
macOS on Apple Silicon · native desktop app.
Speaks your language.
Switch the interface anytime. Arabic includes a full right-to-left layout.
English · Français · Deutsch · Español · العربية · 中文 · 한국어 · 日本語
MeridianPDF
Get the freeware desktop app.
Windows 11 and macOS builds — free to use, minimal ads, checksum-verified downloads.