# PdfBlend: PDF Editor & Scanner — OCR, Annotate, Sign & Share

> OCR, Annotate, Sign & Share (iPhone/iPad app by Ibrahim Amer.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pdfblend-pdf-editor-and-scanner/id6753935683 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Ibrahim Amer](https://appshunter.io/developer/1054899889)
- Category: Productivity, Business
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.5 · 90 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2025-10-22
- Data updated: 2026-05-17
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pdfblend-pdf-editor-and-scanner/id6753935683/reviews.md

## What is PdfBlend?

PdfBlend is a fast, private PDF editor and document scanner with on-device OCR, professional annotation tools, and QR code generation. Create, edit, sign, and share PDFs — offline, with no cloud upload. Ideal for students, professionals, and anyone who works with PDFs daily.

NEW in this version:
• Import & export fully editable projects as .pdfblend (PDF, images, layers, annotations in one file).
• Open PDF files directly from the Files app / system file picker.
• AI-powered text summarization for long text and collected annotations.
• Voice-to-text annotations: add text notes to a PDF by speaking.
• More shape tools, all grouped in a single Shapes button for a cleaner toolbar.

Why users choose PdfBlend:
• Professional PDF editing & annotation: pen, highlighter, text notes (12 fonts incl. 9 Arabic), shapes, images, signatures, arrows, layers, undo/redo.
• Built-in OCR (100+ languages, offline): scan with camera or import images; extract editable text with 95–99% accuracy on printed text.
• QR codes inside PDFs: add URLs, Wi-Fi, vCards, and more — scannable after export.
• Complete PDF toolkit: merge, split, delete/insert pages, compress, watermark, export pages as PNG, extract text notes to .txt.
• Privacy-first: 100% on-device processing; your documents stay on your phone.
• Multilingual UI: English, Arabic (RTL), German, French.

Popular workflows:
• Scan & sign: Camera → OCR → add signature → export PDF.
• Study & note-taking: highlight, add notes, export all notes to a text file.
• Organize PDFs: merge multiple files, split into pages, compress for sharing.
• Add QR codes: insert tracking links, Wi-Fi, or contact cards directly into a document.

Key features at a glance:
• 20+ tools including pen, highlighter, text, shapes, images, signatures, arrows, eraser, and a Layers panel.
• OCR: 100+ languages, 1–3 s/page, fully offline.
• Page operations: add/insert/delete/extract; non-destructive until export.
• Exports: PDF (flattened), PNG (pages), TXT (notes).

Performance: smooth 60 FPS annotation rendering, fast loads.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.4 — 2026-01-07

New in this update:
– Open PDF files directly from the Files app and other apps
– More shapes in a single, tidy Shapes button

### 1.3 — 2025-12-23

New in this update:
– .pdfblend project export/import for sharing fully editable PDFs
– Open PDF files directly from the Files app
– AI-powered summarization for long text and annotations
– Voice-to-text for faster text annotations
– More shapes in a single, tidy Shapes button

### 1.2 — 2025-11-21

New in this update:
– .pdfblend project export/import for sharing fully editable PDFs
– Open PDF files directly from the Files app
– AI-powered summarization for long text and annotations
– Voice-to-text for faster text annotations
– More shapes in a single, tidy Shapes button

### 1.1 — 2025-11-02

New in this update:
– .pdfblend project export/import for sharing fully editable PDFs
– Open PDF files directly from the Files app
– AI-powered summarization for long text and annotations
– Voice-to-text for faster text annotations
– More shapes in a single, tidy Shapes button

### 1.0 — 2025-10-22

No release notes.

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