Fill, sign and save PDFs: on your device or online?
You can fill and sign a PDF in an app on your device, or with an online tool that you upload the file to. Here's how the two compare.
At a glance
| JSCodeArt PDF (on your device) | Online upload tools | |
|---|---|---|
| Where your document goes | Your documents stay on your device. The app opens, fills, signs and saves them there. | You upload the file to the tool's website, where it's processed. |
| Internet | Works offline after setup. You need internet to start the trial, buy, restore a purchase, activate or move a licence, and get updates. | You need a connection to upload each file and download the result. |
| Where it runs | An app you install on iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac, Windows or Linux. There's no web version. | In a web browser. |
| Sign-up | No sign-up on the App Store, Mac App Store or Google Play. Desktop downloads from our website use a quick email code, no password. | Depends on the tool. |
| Price | $5 once. Free updates forever. Nothing recurring. Try it free for 3 days, no card needed. | Some have a free tier with limits; others charge monthly or yearly. |
What you can do in JSCodeArt PDF
- Fill in PDF forms: type in text fields, tick boxes, choose radio buttons and pick from drop-down lists.
- Sign by drawing, typing or adding an image of your signature.
- Add text, images, notes, highlights and freehand drawing.
- Combine and split PDFs, and reorder, rotate or delete pages.
- Then save, print or share.
Your documents stay on your device
JSCodeArt PDF opens, fills, signs and edits your PDFs on your device. We don't upload your documents.
On our servers we keep only trial and licence records, the email you use for desktop sign-in codes, and download-list emails. Crash reports are off by default; if you turn them on, they go to Sentry in the EU and are kept for up to 30 days. For how long, see the privacy policy. Privacy policy
Works offline after setup
After setup, you fill, sign, add notes and sort pages without a connection.
Price
$5 once. Free updates forever. Nothing recurring.
- App Store, Mac App Store and Google Play: one purchase per store account. Restore Purchases unlocks it on every device on that account.
- Downloads from our website (Windows, Linux, Mac): one licence per computer. You can move it to a new computer with the same email.
Try it free for 3 days, no card needed.