# Washi — PDF Editor — Edit, sign, OCR — on device > Edit, sign, OCR — on device (iPhone/iPad app by Oxin Studio Inc..) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/washi-pdf-editor/id6813661361 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Oxin Studio Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1895191607) - Category: Productivity, Business - Price: $19.99 - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 17.0 · 33 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-10-25 - Data updated: 2026-11-04 ## What is Washi? Washi is a native PDF editor for Mac, iPad and iPhone for people who want the work done on their own device. No account, no subscription, no uploads. EDIT THE WORDS, NOT A BOX OVER THEM Click a paragraph and type. Washi takes the original text out of the page and sets yours in the closest match to the document's own font, size and colour. There is no white rectangle pasted over the old words for everyone to see. THE PAPERWORK YOU ACTUALLY GET SENT Real form fields: type, tick, choose, tab through them Forms that are only printed lines: your answer lands on the line, at the right size Signatures you draw, type or photograph — placed with one tap, settling onto the signature line Digital signatures that Acrobat and Preview can verify, with the key held in your device's Secure Enclave and Face ID, Touch ID or your password asked for every time PAPER INTO SOMETHING YOU CAN SEARCH Point your iPad or iPhone at a page; Washi finds the edges and straightens it. Then text recognition reads it — about thirty languages through Apple's engine, plus Persian through a second engine built into the app, because Apple's does not read Persian and neither does Acrobat. Hebrew and Arabic too. A whole folder of scans can be read in one pass. SEARCHING THE WAY PEOPLE ACTUALLY TYPE Persian typed with the Arabic ي and ك, or with a space where the keyboard has no half-space key, still finds the word. Pointed Hebrew is found when you type it without the points. This sounds small until it is the difference between finding a word in a contract and not. GETTING THE WORDS OUT Export to plain text or to Word. Persian, Arabic and Hebrew paragraphs are marked right-to-left in the file itself, so they open the right way round in Word, with the punctuation and the numbers where they belong. If the document has been through another converter and its text is in fragments, Washi says so and offers to read the pages again with its own recognition — which no other PDF app will do for you. MAKING A SCAN SMALL ENOUGH TO SEND Every single-purpose app that shrinks a PDF does it by turning the pages into pictures and throwing the text layer away without telling you. Washi carries the text across, so the smaller file can still be searched. And if a document would not meaningfully shrink, it says so and writes nothing instead of ruining it for no gain. REDACTION THAT ACTUALLY REMOVES The words are deleted from the file, not covered with a black box that anyone can select underneath. Washi shows you what will go before it goes. A WORD ACROSS EVERY PAGE CONFIDENTIAL, DRAFT, محرمانه — drawn into each page's own content rather than attached as a note, so it cannot be selected and deleted. Persian, Arabic and Hebrew are laid out properly, and your document's own text is left exactly as it was. CONVERSIONS THAT GET THE DETAILS RIGHT An archival copy (PDF/A) in the form libraries and government offices ask for Photographs into a PDF, the right way up — a phone stores a photo sideways with a tag saying how far to turn it, and ignoring that tag is why so many of these documents arrive on their side Pages out as PNG or JPEG, with the resolution written into each file so Word and Pages place it at its proper size A text or Markdown file into a PDF, with right-to-left paragraphs starting at the right margin ALSO Merge, split, extract and rotate pages, with Undo Highlight, underline, strike through, notes, shapes and freehand drawing, with Apple Pencil on iPad Adobe XFA forms are recognised and explained, instead of showing you a blank page that says "Please wait" PRIVATE BY DESIGN Washi makes no network connections at all — not for features, not for licensing, not for analytics. There is nothing to sign in to and nothing is collected. Your documents stay where you keep them. One purchase covers your Mac, iPad and iPhone. Washi receives updates through 2031. ## Is Washi safe? Not enough ratings yet to assess Washi. ## Is Washi legit? Washi — PDF Editor appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Washi is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data. ## Version history (last 1 release) ### 1.0 — 2026-11-02 No release notes. ## More apps by Oxin Studio Inc. - [Meowdy](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/meowdy/id6799283544) - [KidsPhotoBooth](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kidsphotobooth/id6801316679) - [Corante](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/corante/id6809977098) - [Susa Mileage: Car Logbook](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/susa-mileage-car-logbook/id6819528488) - [Chai & Jadval: Crossword](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chai-and-jadval-crossword/id6826973369) All apps by Oxin Studio Inc.: https://appshunter.io/developer/1895191607 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-11-04.*