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Your PDFs.
Your computer. Nothing else.

Edit, sign, merge and export. On your Windows or Linux computer. Nothing to upload. Nothing to subscribe to.

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Mac with Apple silicon is on the way.
Core PDF, editing a document

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You shouldn’t need a monthly plan to fix a typo. Core PDF is yours. Once, for good, with nothing to cancel.

Everything you do with a PDF.

Free does the everyday
Everything here is free. Pro adds OCR, redaction and Cora.
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Edit
Change text. Move images. Fix a typo. As if it were never a PDF.
Sign
Draw or place your signature. Then lock it.
Merge
Combine files. Drag pages into order.
Export
Save as PDF, images or text. Make it smaller when it matters.

Many files. One document.

Drop them in, put them in order, and merge. Pull a page out just as easily.

Private by design

Nothing leaves your computer.

Core PDF works offline. Your contracts, statements and IDs stay exactly where they are.

Works offlineNo accountNo telemetry
Offline

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One price, one licence, every update. And if it’s not your cup of tea, tell us within three months and we’ll refund in full. No questions asked.

Core PDF · Lifetime licence
R 1 499once off and never again.
  • Windows and Linux
  • All future updates
  • Support from the people who made it
  • Full refund within 3 months. No questions.
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EleganceUI

Built with EleganceUI.

Our own design system, made by people for people. Big enough to read, calm enough to trust, and never working against you. Every Randcore product is built on it.

ElegantLess on the screen. More room to think.
GeometricOne grid, one accent, figures that turn.
HumanEasy to read. Never against you.
Built with you

Made for people, not procurement.

Core PDF is shaped by the people who use it. Tell us what’s missing or what annoys you. We read every message.

Share an idea
IdeasThe feature you keep wishing for. Tell us. Then watch it arrive.
FrustrationsSomething slow or confusing? It goes to the top of the list.
Early buildsTry what we’re working on before it ships. Tell us what you think.

Ready when you are.

Windows .exe Linux Mac Coming soon
The installer is not signed yet, so Windows shows an unknown-publisher warning the first time. Click More info, then Run anyway. The app updates itself after that.