Powered by the Adobe PDF Library

Every one of the 50+ tools in Mapsoft PDF Hub is built on the Adobe PDF Library — the same core engine that powers Adobe Acrobat. It is the proof of what we build: if you need a bespoke PDF solution, we build those too.

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The Adobe PDF Library Advantage

PDF Hub is powered by the Adobe PDF Library — the same core PDF engine that drives Adobe Acrobat and many of Adobe’s products. This is not a third-party approximation; it is Adobe’s own technology, developed and maintained by Datalogics in partnership with Adobe. Mapsoft has been an OEM licensee for over 20 years and receives updates on an almost monthly basis. That means:

Accuracy — rendering, conversion, and processing match Adobe Acrobat because it is the same engine.

Standards compliance — full support for PDF 2.0, PDF/A, PDF/X, and PDF/UA.

Reliability — developed and tested alongside Acrobat, not reverse-engineered.

Currency — near-monthly library updates keep standards and security current.

Built by Mapsoft

Mapsoft has specialised in Adobe and PDF technology since 1993 — over 30 years of building production document software. We are an OEM licensee of the Adobe PDF Library and have delivered custom PDF solutions to organisations including Adobe, Hallmark, Lloyd’s of London, Network Rail, Siemens, and many more.

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30+
years of PDF expertise
20+
years APDFL OEM licensee
50+
free tools, all on APDFL
Monthly
Adobe PDF Library updates

Every tool here is built on it

PDF Hub is the working proof of our Adobe PDF Library expertise. Browse the categories — each tool you see is something we designed and built on the same engine we would use for your project.

Convert

Word, Excel, PowerPoint, images and HTML to and from PDF; PDF/A and PDF/X; colour conversion.

Browse conversion tools

Edit & manipulate

Merge, split, reorganise, rotate, watermark, page numbers, headers & footers, metadata, and more.

Browse editing tools

Secure & optimise

Encryption, signing, signature validation, redaction, compression, repair, OCR, linearisation.

Browse security tools

Plus analysis and AI tools — browse all PDF Hub tools →

Need something the free tools don’t do?

Every tool in PDF Hub is a custom build on the Adobe PDF Library — and we build bespoke systems the same way: high-volume document generation, batch conversion and PDF/A migration, server-side processing pipelines, digital-signature and redaction workflows, and integration into your own applications.

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Run PDF Hub on your own servers

Deploy the whole Hub on-premises for full data sovereignty, unlimited use, and REST API access — with a bundled Adobe PDF Library licence.

On-premises deployment

Automate with the REST API

Drive the same Adobe PDF Library operations programmatically and integrate PDF processing into your own workflows.

API documentation