Release 1.6

What’s new in SpitePDF.

Search you can act on, Flatten and Reduce on every device, Portfolios, form scripts on iOS, tool tabs on the Mac and a nicer file library. Nothing here adds a subscription or an account. Every feature on this page is included in Core. Try everything free: one 14-day trial of SpitePDF opens every tool, Pro workbenches included.

Core is $49.99 and Pro is $149.99 at their intro prices, through January 1, 2027. From January 2, 2027 they are $79.99 and $199.99. Prices are in US dollars; local prices vary. See pricing.

Search that can say AND, OR and NOT

Mac

Find by query, then act on every result at once.

  • Quoted phrases, AND, OR and NOT (or a leading minus) in the find bar
  • Search all open documents, or a folder from the Folder Search tool tab
  • Highlight All, Underline All and Redact All on the results
  • Export the result list as CSV

Flatten PDF, in place

Mac · iPhone · iPad

Make marks and form fields part of the pages of the open document.

  • Applied to the document you have open, on Mac, iPhone and iPad
  • On Mac, undo it if you change your mind
  • Flatten a Copy (Save As) still works as before

Reduce File Size, redesigned

Mac · iPhone · iPad

A new size-reduction engine with a clearer sheet.

  • Redesigned Reduce File Size sheet on iPhone and iPad
  • On Mac, a report of what changed once the file is reduced

Results depend on the file; scans and image-heavy PDFs shrink the most.

Export PDF

Mac · iPhone · iPad

One sheet for the PDFs you send out.

  • Built-in and saved presets, with your last settings remembered
  • Makes a new file and leaves the open document unchanged; on iPhone and iPad, save it to Files or share it

Converting to PDF/X inside Export PDF is part of Pro (Press).

Bind, finished in a tab

Mac

When a Bind finishes, it can turn into a normal PDF tab.

  • Convert to PDF Tab, right where you built it
  • Bind never opens an extra window

PDF Portfolios

Mac · iPhone · iPad

Open them, and build your own.

  • Detects a portfolio and shows its attachments
  • Portfolio Builder tool tab on Mac, and a builder on iPhone and iPad
  • Attachment names are checked before anything is extracted

Form scripts on iPhone and iPad

iPhone · iPad

Calculations and validation in PDF forms now run on iOS.

  • Runs the JavaScript in AcroForm fields on the device, nothing uploaded
  • A script that runs too long, or fails, is stopped and the form stays usable

Covers common form calculations and validations. Unusual scripts may not behave exactly as in Acrobat.

Customer Signature

Mac · iPhone · iPad

Hand the device over for a one-time signature.

  • A one-time signing sheet that does not save the signature to your library
  • The hand-over signature is erased when you are done, and any left behind are swept away

A better file library on iPhone and iPad

iPhone · iPad

Keep what you use close.

  • Color tags and pinned favorites
  • Select several files to merge, zip or convert

Reading Mode

iPhone · iPad

Reflow a PDF into a comfortable page.

  • Themes and type controls
  • Find inside the reflowed text
  • Built on an on-device layout analysis

Tool tabs on the Mac

Mac

Bigger jobs get a tab of their own, right next to your documents.

  • Split & Extract Studio: cut a PDF into files by pages, bookmarks, blank pages, text, size or comments, and see the cuts first
  • Form Data Manager: collect the answers from many filled forms into a table, or fill a form from a spreadsheet
  • File Inspector: see what is in many PDFs at a glance, and set their title, author and language together
  • Batch Processor: run actions on many files at once, with saved macros and a Hot Folder
  • Compare: two PDFs, side by side or as a picture of what changed

Smaller things on Mac

Mac

Details we kept bumping into.

  • Spelling in comments, callouts, notes, replies and in-place text edits (grammar is off unless you turn it on)
  • Locked and Read-only marks, with Arrange controls
  • Measure and Calibrate offer a scale detected from the sheet; you stay in control

Five alternate icons

iPhone · iPad · Mac

Coffee Mug, To-Go Cup, Coffee Stain, Coffee Stain (Red) and Latte Art.

  • Included with Core and Pro, no separate purchase

Availability by device is as listed on each card.

Earlier releases

Release history.

1.4

Mac
  • Find and Replace: Edit PDF, Find and Replace (Shift-Command-F) with Match case and Whole word, one Undo for Replace All
  • Copy, Cut and Paste page objects between pages and documents, or paste in place (Shift-Command-V)
  • Convert to PDF/X (Press pack): X-1a, X-3 or X-4 copies with CMYK color, an output intent, trim and bleed boxes, and a check of the result
  • Detect Fields finds label-style blanks such as “BY: FIRM: DATE:” on a row
  • Fixed: page labels no longer end up on the wrong pages after you move pages
iPhone and iPad
  • Extract Table from Region: drag Select Region around a table and share it as a CSV file, from the page’s text or with on-device text recognition
  • Fixed: page labels no longer end up on the wrong pages after you move pages

Earlier releases are summarized from the App Store release notes. Many releases also include fixes and performance improvements.