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Paradise PDF Roadmap

Built by you, for you. Every feature starts as a conversation.

21 tools shipped. 11 more planned. Updated regularly.

This roadmap is shaped entirely by real users. The features you ask for, vote on, and care about are the ones that get built next. If something matters to you, let me know — it genuinely changes what I work on.

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Conversion
Image to PDF
Turn JPEG, PNG, TIFF, and HEIC images into PDF documents. Convert one at a time or batch an entire folder.
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PDF to Image
Export PDF pages as high-resolution JPEG, PNG, or TIFF images. Pick your format and DPI.
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PDF to HTML
Convert PDF documents to clean, semantic HTML for web publishing or content reuse.
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HTML to PDF
Turn HTML files or web pages into polished PDF documents, ready to share or archive.
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Extract Images
Pull every image out of a PDF into a zip folder. Preserves original formats and full resolution.
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Editing & Markup
Annotations
Highlight, underline, strikethrough, and add sticky notes directly on your PDFs. Great for reviews and proofing.
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Digital Signatures
Sign documents with a certificate or a drawn signature. Completely offline — no third-party service needed.
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Grammar & Spell Check
Catch typos and grammar issues in your PDFs. Launching with UK and US English — request more languages from within the app.
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Print & Compliance
Colour Space Conversion
Convert colours between RGB, CMYK, and other colour spaces. Detect spot colours and ICC profiles for print-ready output.
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PDF/A Conversion
Convert PDFs to archival-standard PDF/A format for long-term storage, legal compliance, and print workflows.
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Utility
Repair PDF
Fix corrupt or damaged PDF files. Recover content from files that won't open, have missing pages, or throw errors in other apps.
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Platform & Workflow
Windows Support
Bringing Paradise PDF to Windows with the same native performance and offline-first approach.
Platform
Batch Processing Queue
Queue multiple operations across different tools and run them in sequence. Set it up, walk away, come back to finished files.
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Cloud Sync
Optional sync for preferences and licence across devices. Your PDFs never leave your machine.
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In Progress 0
Shipped 16
Image to PDF
Convert JPG, PNG, and other images into PDF documents with custom page sizing.
v4.5.0 · Mar 2026
PDF to Image
Export PDF pages as high-quality PNG or JPEG images at custom resolutions.
v4.5.0 · Mar 2026
Watermark
Add text or image watermarks to your PDFs with full control over position, opacity, and rotation.
v4.5.0 · Mar 2026
Page Numbering
Add customisable page numbers with control over font, size, format, and position.
v4.5.0 · Mar 2026
PDF Forms
Fill and flatten interactive form fields for easy sharing and archiving.
v4.5.0 · Mar 2026
Extract Images
Pull every image out of a PDF in its original format and resolution.
v4.4.8 · Mar 2026
Flatten PDF
Remove annotations, outline fonts to vector paths, or rasterise pages to high-quality images. Three independent operations with batch support.
v4.3.9 · Mar 2026
Measure Tool
Draw a rectangle on any PDF page to measure dimensions. Supports mm, cm, inches, points, and pixels with zoom controls.
v4.2.12 · Feb 2026
Dark Mode
System-aware dark theme with a system → light → dark toggle cycle. Full CSS variable-based theming.
v4.2.4 · Feb 2026
Auto-Updater
Automatic in-app updates so you always have the latest tools without re-downloading.
v4.2 · Feb 2026
Compression
Reduce PDF file sizes while preserving visual quality. Email-ready in one click.
v4.2 · Feb 2026
OCR Layer
Make scanned PDFs searchable and selectable using Apple Vision. Completely on-device.
v4.1 · Jan 2026
PDF to Word / Excel
Convert PDFs to editable .docx and .xlsx files locally — no cloud upload required.
v4.1 · Jan 2026
Feedback Widget & What's New
Built-in feedback button and release notes panel so you always know what changed.
v4.0 · Jan 2026
Property Viewer, Page Box Edit, Unlock
Inspect PDF metadata, edit page boundaries, and remove password restrictions.
v3.6 · Dec 2025
Core 8 Tools at Launch
Merge, split, rotate, organise, bulk rename, alternate & mix, protect, and page box inspector.
v3.0 · Oct 2025
Development velocity
Oct 2026 v4.7.0 Every tool works the same way with drag and drop and Cancel, much faster previews for big PDFs, AES-256 Protect, and safer Merge, Mix and Split.
Oct 2026 v4.6.0 Safer saving that never overwrites your originals, page fixes for Merge, Mix, Split and Organise, no more freezing on long jobs, and a Cancel button.
Mar 2026 v4.5.0 5 new tools: Image to PDF, PDF to Image, Watermark, Page Numbering, PDF Forms.
Mar 2026 v4.4.8 Cleanup: removed old converter, PDF to Word is now the sole conversion tool.
Mar 2026 v4.4.7 New PDF to Word converter: high-fidelity extraction preserving fonts, tables, columns, colours, and layout.
Mar 2026 v4.4.6 Page Box Inspector: clip content to MediaBox for Fiery/PitStop imposition compatibility.
Mar 2026 v4.4.5 Full codebase audit: xref table fix across all tools, page box origin normalization, flatten rendering fix.
Mar 2026 v4.4.4 Page Box Inspector: W/H centering for all box types, batch mode for multiple files.
Mar 2026 v4.4.3 Fix split PDF page tree cleanup - prune orphaned nodes for clean, compact output.
Mar 2026 v4.4.2 Fix split/mix PDF files not opening in Acrobat (xref compatibility).
Mar 2026 v4.4.1 Page Box Inspector: fix cursor jumping, Set All, centre-anchored apply for crop/trim/bleed/art boxes.
Mar 2026 v4.4.0 Apple code signing and notarization. No more Gatekeeper warnings on install.
Mar 2026 v4.3.12 Fixed text advance with Tm-scaled fonts in font outlining.
Mar 2026 v4.3.10 Fixed CFF (Type1C) font outlining in Flatten PDF; added Adobe Glyph List resolution.
Mar 2026 v4.3.9 New Flatten PDF tool: remove annotations, outline fonts to vector paths, rasterise pages to images.
Mar 2026 v4.3.8 Fixed PDF rendering on macOS 13 (polyfilled worker), restored icon gradient.
Mar 2026 v4.3.5 Fixed Measure tool on macOS 13, fixed checkout errors, unified website nav, updated app icon.
Mar 2026 v4.3.4 Security hardening and in-app help links for every tool.
Mar 2026 v4.3.3 Duplicate pages in PDF Organiser. Select pages, duplicate in place with Cmd+D or context menu.
Mar 2026 v4.3.2 Bulk Rename expanded with {name}, {date}, {pages}, {created}, {modified} tokens. File size in Property Viewer.
Mar 2026 v4.3.1 Improved merge error diagnostics for corrupt or invalid PDF inputs
Mar 2026 v4.3.0 Dock icon drag-and-drop, macOS file association, “Open With” support
Feb 2026 v4.2.15 PDF Merge now produces Adobe-compatible output (error 14 resolved)
Feb 2026 v4.2.12 New Measure tool — draw a rectangle on any page to get dimensions in mm, cm, in, or pts
Feb 2026 v4.2.10 Drag-and-drop reordering for Merger and Mixer, tool icons for all 14 tools
Feb 2026 v4.2.9 Major compression overhaul — smart image classification, font subsetting, object deduplication
Feb 2026 v4.2.4 Dark mode with system-aware toggle, SVG favicon, CSS variable theming
Feb 2026 v4.2 Commercial launch, licensing, compression, auto-updater
Jan 2026 v4.1 OCR Layer, PDF to Word, PDF to Excel
Jan 2026 v4.0 Feedback widget, What's New panel, sidebar redesign
Dec 2025 v3.6 Property Viewer, Page Box edit, Unlock tool
Nov 2025 v3.5 Tools menu, security hardening
Oct 2025 v3.0 First release — 8 core tools

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