# pdflu: PDF Scanner & Editor > Scan, edit, merge, compress & convert PDFs on your phone. Private & offline. Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.pdflu.app](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.pdflu.app) ## Overview - **ID:** `com.pdflu.app` - **Platform:** Android - **Type:** Android app - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** pdflu - **Category:** PRODUCTIVITY - **Downloads:** 36 - **Version:** 1.1.0 - **Last updated:** 2026-09-13 - **First published:** 2026-08-27 - **Publisher country:** IN - **Size:** 25 MB - **Data as of:** 2026-09-25 - **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pdflu.app) - **Website:** [https://pdflu.com/](https://pdflu.com/) - **Privacy policy:** [https://pdflu.com/app/pdflu-app-privacy](https://pdflu.com/app/pdflu-app-privacy) ## Description pdflu is a private PDF editor and document scanner for Android. Scan documents to PDF, merge and split files, compress PDFs, convert PDF to Word or JPG, sign, lock and read PDFs. Your files are processed on your phone, not in the cloud.

Every PDF tool you need in one app. Most tools work offline, and you never need an account.

SCAN DOCUMENTS TO PDF
• Scan paper documents, receipts, notes, ID cards and forms with your camera
• Automatic edge detection, cropping and perspective correction
• Scan up to 30 pages into a single PDF, or import photos from your gallery

EDIT PDF
• Sign PDF: draw, type or upload your signature and place it on any page
• Add a watermark or page numbers to your PDF
• Rotate and crop PDF pages
• Convert a PDF to black and white

ORGANIZE PDF
• Merge PDF: combine multiple PDF files into one, in any order
• Split PDF into single pages, or extract a range of pages into a new PDF
• Pick pages visually and export them as a separate PDF
• Reorder or delete pages with drag and drop
• Insert blank pages anywhere

COMPRESS PDF
• Reduce PDF file size for WhatsApp, email and online forms
• Choose the quality level that suits you

CONVERT PDF
• PDF to Word (DOCX) and Word to PDF
• Image to PDF: turn JPG and PNG photos into a PDF
• PDF to JPG or PNG images
• Extract all images from a PDF
• HTML to PDF

PDF SECURITY
• Password protect a PDF with AES encryption
• Unlock a PDF and remove a password you already know

PDF READER
• Open and read PDF files, including password-protected PDFs
• Search text inside a PDF and jump to every match
• Select and copy text from any page
• Pinch to zoom and jump straight to any page
• Open PDFs from WhatsApp, Gmail, Telegram or your file manager with "Open with pdflu"

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
Your documents are processed entirely on your device. pdflu does not send your files to the cloud to edit, convert or scan them, and every tool works without signing in.

SAVE, SHARE AND BACK UP
• Files are saved to Downloads/pdflu, or to any folder you choose
• Saved files keep your original document's name, so they're easy to find
• Share results instantly, or save them to your own Google Drive
• Recent files keeps everything you scanned, edited or opened in one place

MORE
• Light and dark theme
• Optional account to sync your preferences
• Invite friends with your referral code and earn ad-free weeks

pdflu is free to use. Scan, edit, merge, compress and convert PDF documents anywhere: at school, at the office or on the go.

Enjoying pdflu? Please leave a rating. Your feedback helps us build a better PDF app. ## Rankings - #2,415,354 — 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.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE` - `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID` - `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES` - `com.pdflu.app.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION` ## Similar extensions and apps - [PDFileScan: Edit & Sign PDF](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ajworld.pdfilescan) — 20 users - [PurePDF: PDF Scanner & Editor](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.purepdf.camscanner) — 3,990 users - [PocketPDF: PDF Tools & Scanner](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ayush.pocketpdf) — 26 users - [PDFly: PDF Editor & Scanner](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.pdfly.app) — 8 users - [PDFly: PDF Scanner & Edit](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.andoid.pdftoolkit) — 1,515 users - [PDFiles: Scan to PDF & Editor](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.sgnewcondos.pdf) — 1 users - [PDF Pro: Scanner & Editor](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.mnpekdemir.pdfpro) — 15 users - [PDFDesk : Editor & Scanner](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.app.smart_pdf) — 20 users - [PDF Scanner & Editor](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.pdfscanner.editor) — 3 users - [PDF Converter & Editor](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.cloudspix.pdfconverter) — 30 users - [PDF Converter & Document Edit](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.pahan.tool.pdf_converter) — 28 users - [PDF it: Scan, Convert & Edit](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.codexharoon.pdfit) — 3 users --- Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.pdflu.app)