# PDF Forge: PDF Scanner & OCR

> Full offline PDF scanner, OCR &amp; editor — no account, no cloud needed

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.pdfforge.app](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.pdfforge.app)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.pdfforge.app`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** karthik kaduri
- **Category:** PRODUCTIVITY
- **Downloads:** 2
- **Version:** 1.4
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-11
- **First published:** 2026-10-11
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 34 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-10-25
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pdfforge.app)
- **Website:** [https://pdfforge-privacy.netlify.app](https://pdfforge-privacy.netlify.app/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://pdfforge-privacy.netlify.app/](https://pdfforge-privacy.netlify.app/)

## Description

PDF Forge turns your phone into a full-featured document scanner and PDF<br>studio — with no account, no cloud, and nothing leaving your device.<br><br>SCAN &amp; CAPTURE<br>• Point your camera at any document — auto-edge detection crops, straightens,<br>  and enhances it instantly for a clean, professional result<br>• Photo mode for raw, unprocessed images — receipts, whiteboards, handwritten<br>  notes, or anything you want saved exactly as it looks<br>• Gallery import — bring in existing photos and turn them into a polished PDF<br>• Rename every scan before saving so your files stay organized from the start<br>• Generate high-quality A4 PDFs with a single tap — ready to share, email,<br>  or archive<br><br>OCR — 55+ LANGUAGES, 100% ON-DEVICE<br>Extract printed and handwritten text from any scan or image. PDF Forge supports<br>Latin, Chinese, Hindi and Devanagari, Japanese, Korean — plus dozens more<br>scripts. Every OCR run happens entirely on your phone using Google&#39;s bundled<br>ML Kit. No internet connection required. Extracted text can be copied, edited,<br>or saved as its own file.<br><br>PDF TOOLS<br>• Merge multiple scans into one multi-page PDF<br>• Split a PDF into separate single-page files<br>• Rotate pages to fix orientation in seconds<br>• Encrypt PDFs with a password — keep sensitive documents confidential<br>• Add watermarks to protect or brand every page<br>• Extract images and text from existing PDFs<br>• Convert plain text files directly into formatted PDFs<br><br>PRIVACY &amp; SECURITY<br>Your files never leave your phone. PDF Forge stores everything locally —<br>no sign-up, no cloud upload, no analytics, no tracking. Text recognition<br>and document scanning run entirely on-device using Google&#39;s offline ML Kit.<br>Your scanned documents are yours alone. If you ever need support, reach us<br>directly by email.<br><br>LIGHTWEIGHT, FAST &amp; FREE<br>No subscription, no premium paywall, no ads-waiting-to-skip on core features<br>— every tool is available from day one. Small APK size, fast startup, and<br>designed to work completely offline so you can scan and manage documents<br>anywhere — on a train, at the office, or in areas with no signal.<br><br>WHO USES PDF FORGE?<br>Students scanning textbooks and lecture notes, professionals capturing<br>contracts and invoices, freelancers archiving receipts, teams sharing meeting<br>notes — anyone who needs a reliable scanner that respects their privacy<br>and doesn&#39;t push documents into the cloud.<br><br>If PDF Forge helps you get things done, a rating and review on the Play Store<br>means a lot to an independent developer. Thank you for choosing a scanner<br>that puts your privacy first.

## Rankings

- #3,302,156 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.pdfforge.app.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.pdfforge.app)
