Free PDF editor,with the price list in plain sight
Editing is genuinely free, with nothing to sign up for and a clean, watermark-free download. Pro ($3.99 a month) exists for power features, and that is the entire pricing story, spelled out below.
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$0 to edit. Clean export.
Most "free" PDF editors hide the catch. You edit for ten minutes, hit download, and only then learn you've burned your three free exports, or that the clean file costs $20 a month, or that your download comes out stamped with the tool's logo. We do it the other way around. The price of editing is zero, and the download is the same clean file on every plan.
Editing itself has no caps. Change text, add signatures, draw shapes, fill forms, reorder pages. Do it as many times as you like, on as many files as you like. The free tier is a real tool, not a teaser that locks up at the finish line.
Free vs Pro: the full price list
There are exactly two tiers, and the line between them is simple. Free gives you the entire editor with a clean download. Pro, at $3.99 a month, is for power use: full-year bank statement splitting with batch uploads (free covers the first 3 months), all 20 invoice templates, a higher Smart Fill limit, and priority support, plus first access to upcoming extras like cloud sync and shared team workspaces.
- Free: all editing tools, unlimited edits, clean export. Nothing to sign up for.
- Pro ($3.99/mo): full-year statement splitting with batch uploads, all 20 invoice templates, higher Smart Fill limit, priority support, early access to new features.
No per-page fees, no surprise "premium" buttons mid-edit, no trial that auto-charges. You only reach for Pro the day you need the power features.
How a free PDF editor pays for itself
A free tool that can't cover its costs eventually starts charging, throttling, or selling your data. Here's why ours doesn't have to. The editing work runs in your browser, so there's no server bill that grows with every user who shows up. Your file sits in short-term storage for two hours, then it's deleted. Cheap, and self-cleaning.
The handful of people who buy Pro cover hosting and development for everyone else. That's the entire business model. It means we never need to gate the basics, count your exports, or push you toward an account. Free edits stay free because the people who need the power features keep the lights on.
The free tier, explained
Is FileHook really a free PDF editor?+
Editing costs nothing, and you don't need an account or a card to do it. The export is clean as well: FileHook never adds a watermark, even on the free plan. Pro ($3.99 a month) is optional and covers power features like full-year bank statement splitting and all 20 invoice templates.
What's the catch with a free PDF editor?+
Usually the catch shows up at download time: a watermark, a three-export cap, or a paywall. Here, editing is unlimited and the download is clean. The honest fine print is simply that Pro exists for power features, and the free bank statement splitter covers the first 3 months of a statement.
How does FileHook stay free for editing?+
The editing work runs in your browser, so we have no per-user compute cost. Files sit in short-term storage for two hours, which is cheap to provide. Pro subscriptions cover hosting and development, and that keeps the editor free to use.
Will it ever become paid?+
Core editing stays free: text changes, font preservation, and a clean export. Pro is optional and covers the power features, including full-year bank statement splitting with batch uploads, all 20 invoice templates, a higher Smart Fill limit, and priority support. The basics stay unrestricted.
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