Light: start for free
Open PDFs, navigate, search and choose a suitable reading view.
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Fill in and save supported forms. Open password-protected files with the correct password. These essentials make up Light.
LIGHT & PRO COMPAREDYour workflow.
Your workflow.
Your edition.
Free essentials with FileCraft Light. More options for editing, forms and extensive document tasks with FileCraft Pro.
WHICH EDITION FITS?
For reading, search and supported forms: Light.
Interactive example · no PDF processing in your browser. Field contents are not submitted as a form.
Which FileCraft edition is right for you?
If you mainly want to read, search and fill in existing PDF forms, Light is the right starting point.
Background & details
If you design content, create your own forms or assemble new documents, Pro provides the extensive toolkit. Both editions are designed for native work on the Mac.
Pro: design your content
All Light essentials plus editing supported text and images, adding your own elements and creating forms.
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With page management, merging, OCR and tools for more extensive document workflows.
Pro: check and export further
Comments and reviews, protection, signatures and further output checks are part of Pro.
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Choose an edition for your tasks and check the relevant support for specialised PDF structures.
Three steps
to your result.
- 01
Check the essentials
Do you mainly need reading, search and existing form fields?
- 02
Plan your editing
Choose Pro for new content, your own forms and combining files.
- 03
Compare features
The overview shows which edition includes what, without hidden prices or invented purchase offers.
YOUR NEXT STEPLess reading.
Less reading.
More exploring.
Explore the workflow in the interactive preview.
FILECRAFT LIGHT & PROStart simply.
Start simply.
Choose more possibilities.
For a daily overview or your entire document workflow.
FileCraft Light
Free
Read PDFs and fill in forms. The essentials for your documents.
- Open, read and search PDFs
- Zoom, navigate and use bookmarks
- Fill in existing supported forms
- Save completed forms
- Open password-protected PDFs
FileCraft Pro
Paid
Design content, connect tasks and review documents together.
- All FileCraft Light features
- Edit PDF text and images
- Design forms, use rules and calculations
- Organise pages and merge files
- OCR, templates, data exchange and batch tasks
- Comment and collaborate
- Redact, encrypt and sign
- Comparison, standards, accessibility and print tools
GOOD TO KNOWQuestions about
Questions about
Light & Pro.
Is FileCraft Light free?
Yes. Light is designed as a free edition with the essentials described here.
How much does Pro cost?
Pro is paid software. A price and specific licence model are not yet listed here; you cannot complete a purchase on this page.
Do I need to register for the local core workflow?
The local core workflow is designed to work without an account. Separate external services, such as signing workflows, may have their own requirements.