Click a word, retype it. Retype PDF keeps the original font, size and position — no text boxes pasted on top, no broken layout. And it runs entirely on your computer, so contracts and invoices never get uploaded anywhere.
Most "PDF editors" hide the old word under a white box and paste new text on top. Retype PDF replaces the text itself, so copy, search and accessibility still work.
It reuses the font embedded in the PDF. When a glyph is missing, it falls back to the closest installed font and tells you.
Nothing is uploaded. Open a file, fix it, save it — all on your machine. Safe for NDAs, payroll and client documents.
| Retype PDF | Online PDF editors | Acrobat Pro | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edits the existing text | Yes | Often an overlay | Yes |
| Files stay on your computer | Yes | Uploaded | Yes |
| Price | One-time (planned) | Ads or subscription | Subscription |
Not yet. The editing engine works today; we're packaging it for Windows, macOS and the browser. Join the list and you'll get one email when it's ready.
No — scanned pages are images, not text. Retype PDF is for PDFs exported from Word, Excel, design tools or accounting software.
Yes. It already handles Latin and CJK (Japanese, Chinese, Korean) text, including fonts with stripped character maps.