Lifetime licence — available now
One payment.
Every tool. Every automation.
Workspace and Workflows — every tool and every automation, for $79 once. PDFMacro runs entirely in your browser, so we pay for no servers, which is why this can be a real lifetime licence instead of a subscription wearing one as a costume.
AI runs on your own OpenAI, Claude or Gemini key, or a free local model. There is no AI add-on to buy from us, and nothing renews.
Pro · one licence
PDFMacro Lifetime
$79one-time
Plus any sales tax or VAT for your country, added at checkout.
Not right for you? A full refund within 30 days, no questions asked.
- Workspace — every tool: Redact, Sign & Fill, Merge, Extract, Split, Rotate, Watermark, OCR, Bates
- No line on your files, no daily limit
- Your own AI — chat, summarise, write and translate with your OpenAI, Claude or Gemini key, or a local model
- Workflows — every automation: build a pipeline once, run it on a whole folder
- Every future tool and automation that runs on your device — included, forever
- Commercial use — freelance, business, practice, or personal
- No subscription. No per-document fees. No seat caps under 25.
- Priority email support
- Open-source escrow — modules stay alive if we don't
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3 free uses across the Pro tools. No card. Takes a moment.
Free account · $0
Every basic tool, with a free account: 3 downloads a day, and a small “Made with PDFMacro Free” line on each page of a saved PDF. No AI, no translation, no Workflows. Your files are processed in the browser either way.
Start freeWhy this works
Every PDF tool charges monthly because they pay for servers. We don't.
Annual cost over 5 years
Adobe Acrobat Pro
$240$1,200
Smallpdf Pro
$108$540
iLovePDF Premium
$72$360
PDFMacro Lifetime
$79 once$79
The other PDF apps need your monthly payment to keep their servers running. PDFMacro runs on your CPU — no servers, no recurring cost on our side, so no recurring cost on yours.
FAQ
Questions people actually ask.
Where do my files actually go?
Nowhere. PDFMacro runs entirely in your browser tab using WebAssembly. There is no upload endpoint. Open your browser's Network tab while you work — you'll see zero file uploads. The processing happens on your CPU, the result is written back as a download.
Is there a file size limit?
No hard limit. The practical cap is your device's memory — modern laptops handle 500MB+ PDFs without trouble. Because there's no upload, you skip the 100MB/200MB caps that Smallpdf, iLovePDF, and Adobe Online impose.
Does it work offline?
Pro does. Once the page loads, you can disconnect from the internet and every tool keeps working. Try it: load the page, kill your Wi-Fi, then redact a PDF. A free account needs a connection to save, for its daily count.
Is this safe for HIPAA, GDPR, or attorney-client privileged documents?
Yes — because your file never leaves your device, none of those regulations are triggered by PDFMacro. There's no data processor agreement to sign, no breach to report, no cloud subprocessor to vet. We literally cannot see your file. One thing is your choice: if you connect a cloud AI key, the text you ask about goes to that provider under your account and its terms. For privileged material, use a local model, where nothing leaves your machine.
What does the lifetime deal include?
Every current tool — Redact, Sign & Fill, Mail Merge, Extract, Split, Rotate, Watermark, Translate — with no line on your files and no daily limit, plus every tool that runs on your device that we ship in the future. AI features run on your own key or local model. No subscription, no per-document fees, no seat caps. Pay once, use forever.
Is the AI included?
PDFMacro includes no AI and sells none. With Pro you connect your own: an OpenAI, Claude or Gemini key, or Ollama / LM Studio on your computer. Your AI costs what your provider charges, or nothing with a local model. The free plan has no AI.
What is in the free plan?
Every basic tool with a free account: 3 downloads a day, and a small "Made with PDFMacro Free" line on each page of a saved PDF. Plus 3 free uses of the Pro tools, AI excepted. Your files are processed in the browser either way.
Can I get a refund?
Yes. Ask within 30 days of buying and you get a full refund, no questions asked.
How do you make money if everything runs in my browser?
One-time licence sales. No servers to run means no recurring infrastructure cost — so we don't need a subscription to stay alive. You pay $79 once (plus any sales tax or VAT for your country), and that is the whole business model.
Can I use it commercially?
Yes. The lifetime license covers commercial use at your firm, agency, or company. Bulk seat licensing for teams over 25 is available — email support@pdfmacro.com.
What if you go out of business?
The app keeps working. Because everything runs client-side, there's no server to shut down. Worst case, we open-source the core modules so the toolkit stays alive even if the company doesn't.