Lawyers
Read the guide →Client privilege stays on your laptop.
Bates numberingFree one file at a time — ABC000001, ABC000002… With Premium, number a whole production in one go, carrying on from file to file, and get a ZIP with an index of ranges or one merged PDF.Bates guide →
Redaction that really removesFind names, emails, phone and account numbers in one pass. The text under each box is gone from the file, and metadata, links and attachments are stripped too.Redact PDF →
Exhibits and court bundlesMerge exhibits in the order you choose, number the pages, then split the bundle into parts if a filing portal has a size limit.Merge PDF →
Sign, then send safelySign engagement letters with your saved signature, or put your initials on every page in one click (Premium). Add a password before you email it.Sign PDF →
Healthcare
Read the guide →Patient records never leave the clinic.
Black out PHI before sharingPhone, ID and account numbers are found automatically, or draw boxes by hand. Flatten every page when nothing selectable may be left.Redact PDF →
Scanned forms you can search PremiumOCR in 39 languages reads intake forms and faxes on the clinic computer. The scan is never sent to a cloud service.Scan to Text →
One file per patientCombine charts, lab results and referral letters into one PDF in the order you choose.Merge PDF →
Fit the patient portalShrink scans for email and portal upload limits. Text stays sharp; only images are made smaller.Compress PDF →
Accountants
Read the guide →Client financials stay on your machine.
Bank statements into ExcelPDF to Excel reads the table on the page. Amounts come out as real numbers and percentages as %, so SUM works straight away. All pages into one table with Premium.PDF to Excel →
Redact SSNs and account numbersCard, account and ID numbers of 9+ digits are found automatically. Check the boxes, apply, and the digits are gone from the file.Redact PDF →
A year of statements, sortedSplit a year into months or save every page as its own PDF. Merge a client's invoices into one file.Split PDF →
Reports clients can openTurn every sheet of a workbook into a clean PDF table, then protect it with a password.Excel to PDF →
Everyone else
Read the guide →Your passport, tax return and medical papers stay yours.
Fill in visa and tax formsType into the form, add ticks and dates. Premium remembers your name and address for one-click filling.Edit PDF →
Sign rental and job papersDraw, type or upload your signature and add the date.Sign PDF →
Photos of IDs into one PDFCombine phone photos of a passport or receipts into one PDF, then shrink it for an upload form.JPG to PDF →
Lock a file before you email itPut a password on a tax return or bank statement. Keep it safe: we never see it, so we can't recover it.Protect PDF →
How StayPutPDF compares
The same everyday PDF tools. The difference is where your file goes.
StayPutPDF
Smallpdf
iLovePDF
Adobe Acrobat online
Your file stays on your device
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Works offline
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Merge, split, compress, sign, edit, redact
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PDF to Word, Excel and JPG
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OCR for scanned PDFs
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Send a document for others to sign
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Pay once, use for life
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