# FolikPDF — Private PDF Reader & Editor

> Private PDF Reader & Editor (iPhone/iPad app by JOSEPH AARON SPEARS.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/folikpdf/id6808051666 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [JOSEPH AARON SPEARS](https://appshunter.io/developer/1852489583)
- Category: Productivity, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.6 · 9 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-05
- Data updated: 2026-10-04
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/folikpdf/id6808051666/reviews.md

## What is FolikPDF?

Folik is a private, capable PDF workspace for iPhone and iPad. It is completely free: no ads, no subscription, no account, and no in-app purchases.

READ AND FIND
• Open PDFs from Files or other apps
• Search with contextual results and next/previous navigation
• Use continuous, single-page, or two-page layouts
• Browse thumbnails, outlines, and bookmarks

SCAN ON DEVICE
• Capture multi-page documents with automatic edge detection
• Recognize text locally so new scans are searchable
• Keep scans inside Folik unless you choose to share them

FILL AND SIGN
• Complete standard PDF text, checkbox, radio, and choice fields
• Track required fields and jump to the next unfinished field
• Create handwritten or typed signatures and initials

ANNOTATE AND ORGANIZE
• Highlight, underline, strike through, draw, add notes, shapes, text, and stamps
• Move, resize, recolor, undo, and redo annotations
• Reorder, rotate, duplicate, delete, extract, or combine pages in a new copy

EXPORT YOUR WAY
• Share the original
• Create an editable copy
• Export a flattened copy for consistent appearance

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
Folik processes documents, scans, text recognition, and edits on your device. It has no backend, analytics SDK, or advertising SDK.

Compatibility note: Folik supports standard AcroForm fields exposed by iOS. XFA-only forms, certificate-backed digital signatures, JavaScript calculations, and vendor-specific PDF behavior may not be supported.

EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Folik is open source under the MIT License. https://github.com/x3n-network/FolikPDF


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0.4 — 2026-09-15

FolikPDF 1.0.4 makes creating, filling, and sharing PDFs smoother while keeping everything private and on your device.

- Build fillable copies directly on the page with separate Build and Fill modes.
- Place fields repeatedly, duplicate them, edit labels and required status, and use undo or redo.
- Align, resize, distribute, and reorder multiple fields with new layout tools.
- Review on-device field suggestions before adding them to a PDF.
- Start with the practice form or bundled Work Order, Inspection Checklist, and Meeting Notes templates.
- Save your own reusable form templates with blank fields or retained defaults.
- Preview editable and flattened copies page by page before sharing.
- Keep form values, borders, signatures, rotations, and cropped pages more reliable when saving or exporting.
- Open library search results on the exact matching page and expand results to see more matching pages.
- Preview changed, added, and removed pages when comparing PDFs.
- Get clearer confirmations, reversible library actions, safer draft handling, and an on-device Using Folik guide.
- Enjoy faster library refreshes, reusable thumbnails, smoother annotation saves, improved Dynamic Type layouts, keyboard shortcuts, and clearer processing controls.
- Improved compatibility with iOS 27 while continuing to support iOS 18.6 and later.

Folik remains free and open source, with no accounts, ads, analytics, in-app purchases, or document uploads.

### 1.0.3 — 2026-09-10

Folik 1.0.3 is our biggest update yet, with powerful new tools that remain private and on your device.

- Search your library faster with a private text index, matching-page counts, and highlighted excerpts.
- Protect Folik with Face ID, Touch ID, or your device passcode.
- Turn scans and PDFs into fillable copies. Folik can suggest likely fields on-device, and you can review, arrange, resize, or delete them.
- Inspect PDFs for metadata, forms, comments, links, attachments, scripts, and signature fields, then create a sanitized image-only copy.
- Run Sanitize PDF from Shortcuts, Siri, Spotlight, or an automation.
- Create verified password-protected copies without storing your password.
- Compare the selectable text of two PDFs and review added, removed, or changed pages.
- Send PDFs to Folik directly from the system share sheet.
- Duplicate documents and restore or permanently delete several removed documents at once.
- Drag PDFs into the iPad library and open documents in separate Split View or Stage Manager windows.

Folik remains free and open source, with no accounts, ads, analytics, in-app purchases, or document uploads.

### 1.0.2 — 2026-09-08

• Pick up where you left off: Folik now remembers the last page and page layout for each PDF.
• Rename and favorite documents directly from the library.
• Sort by newest, oldest, name, or file size, with favorites kept at the top.
• Select multiple documents to organize, favorite, share, or remove them together.
• Find every workflow more easily in the new grouped Add & Tools screen.
• Find text and common sensitive information on-device, then review matches before adding them to a redacted copy.

Your documents and reading activity remain on your device. No accounts, ads, analytics, or uploads.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-09-07

• Images to PDF: Turn photos into ordered, searchable multipage PDFs.
• Document conversion: Convert Word DOCX and LibreOffice ODT files, including DOCX exports from Google Docs.
• Text to PDF: Create PDFs from plain text and basic RTF documents.
• Older Word and Pages files: Recover text from DOC files or use saved PDF previews from Pages files when available.
• Batch conversion: Convert multiple files into separate PDFs or combine them into one.
• OCR: Add searchable text to existing scanned PDFs while keeping the original.
• PDF compression: Reduce image-heavy PDF sizes and compare results before saving.
• Redaction: Remove marked sensitive details in a new image-only PDF copy.
• Folders and tags: Organize your library and filter documents quickly.
• Library search: Find words inside searchable PDFs, alongside filenames, folders, and tags.
• Open source: Visit the Folik project directly from Settings.

All document processing happens on your device, without uploads.

### 1.0 — 2026-09-05

No release notes.

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