PDF-VC v2.0 • 100% Offline • Zero Cloud • Privacy First

The complete offline PDF editor for Windows built for professionals & businesses

Visual drag-and-drop page imposition, vector text block editing, legal Bates stamping, offline multilingual OCR, PAdES cryptographic signature diagnostics, GDPR-compliant permanent redaction, and CMYK prepress. Processed strictly locally on your PC without ever uploading documents online.

Certified for Windows 10 & 11 (64-bit) Automatic Store Updates 100% Offline Processing
PDF-VC Full v2.0 - [Main Workspace] agap.it
PDF-VC Main Workspace user interface with page thumbnails and controls
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💡 What is PDF-VC (PDF Visual Composer)

PDF-VC is a native desktop application for Windows 10 and Windows 11 designed to provide professionals, legal counsel, accountants, engineers, and corporate offices with an all-in-one, standalone workspace for advanced PDF workflows. Engineered from the ground up for 100% offline local processing, PDF-VC guarantees that no documents, confidential contracts, or personal records are ever transmitted across the internet, ensuring unmatched data protection and compliance.

The software integrates effortless visual page layout management (multi drag-and-drop reordering, page rotation, splitting, merging, blank sheet detection, and duplex interleaving) with powerful forensic, legal, and prepress capabilities: vector text editing with font matching, an advanced Stamper engine for legal Bates numbering, offline multilingual OCR, cryptographic PAdES digital signature diagnostics, GDPR-compliant permanent redaction, and CMYK plate separation with TAC ink coverage checks.

Certified and distributed via the official Microsoft Store, PDF-VC guarantees clean, secure installations, zero telemetry or background resource overhead, and seamless automatic updates, making it a reliable standard for users requiring responsive speed and complete document control.

Why Choose PDF-VC

Native Desktop Power, Absolute Privacy

Engineered for professionals, law firms, offices, and technical users who require complete document control without relying on external cloud services.

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100% Local & Absolute Privacy

No files are ever uploaded to the internet. Contracts, invoices, medical records, and legal briefs remain strictly protected and processed on your local PC.

Instant Start & Lightweight

Zero background resource hogs. Handle hundreds of pages effortlessly with ultra-fluid rendering and optimized system RAM consumption.

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Complete All-in-One Suite

From visual page layout to vector block editing, built-in OCR, AcroForms authoring, Bates stamping, document comparison, and cryptographic signature checks.

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Legal Forensics & Prepress

Irreversible GDPR-compliant redaction, CMYK plate separation, TAC ink limit inspection, PDF/A archiving, and booklet imposition printing.

Core Capabilities

Everything You Need to Master PDFs

A clear, modern interface backed by powerful tools accessible at a glance. Click on any screenshot to view in full resolution.

Imposition & Structure

Visual reordering, merging, splitting & normalization

Organize documents with effortless ease: open multiple files in a single session and preview the final page sequence with crisp high-fidelity thumbnails.

  • Multi Drag & Drop: effortlessly move batches of pages across positions or documents.
  • Alternate Mix (Duplex): automatically interleaves separate odd and even page scans.
  • Blank Page Detector: one-click detection and removal of empty scanner sheets.
  • Auto-Rotate & Deskew: fixes skewed scans and aligns orientation based on text flow.
PDF page reordering workspace with thumbnails
Main Workspace • Responsive Thumbnail Grid • Smooth Zoom 🔍
Vector Editing

Preview Editor: edit text, replace images & shapes

Double-click any thumbnail or press Space to inspect the page. Edit text with automatic font matching, adjust blocks, and insert annotations with millimeter precision.

  • Advanced Text Editing: adjust font, tracking, leading with fluid paragraph merge/split (Ctrl+J / Ctrl+E).
  • Image Replacement: swap photos and diagrams while preserving exact bounding boxes.
  • Rulers & Magnetic Snap: precision measurement guides and automatic object alignment.
  • Technical Measurements: calculate distances, perimeters, and scaled CAD areas (mm, cm, pt, inches).
PDF-VC Preview Editor for block and text modification
Preview Editor • Block Manipulation • Snap & Rulers 🔍
Legal & Office

Bates numbering, dynamic stamps & headers/footers

The built-in Stamper engine lets you apply and dynamically update legal Bates numbering sequences, angled watermarks, background seals, and headers across document batches.

  • Legal Bates Numbering: progressive counters with prefix, zero padding, and suffix (e.g. CASE-00042-US).
  • Dynamic Tokens: automatically evaluate {page}, {pages}, {date}, {file} and custom metadata.
  • Persistent Series: re-open and recalculate numbering automatically after adding or removing pages.
Stamper and progressive Bates numbering dialog in PDF-VC
Stamper Dialog • Progressive Bates Numbering • Tokens 🔍
Security & Compliance

Advanced PAdES digital signature diagnostics

Inspect the cryptographic validity of signatures on contracts and official deeds. PDF-VC verifies CA certificates, RFC 3161 timestamps, and document alteration history.

  • Cryptographic Integrity: instantly flags any modified or corrupted bytes after signing.
  • Permitted Changes Analysis: distinguishes between allowed revisions and invalidations.
  • Signature Export Gate: safety warning shield preventing accidental signature loss on edit.
PAdES digital signature diagnostics in PDF-VC
PAdES Diagnostics • Certificate Chain • RFC 3161 Timestamp 🔍
OCR & Indexing

Offline OCR text recognition & interactive review

Turn paper scans and photos into searchable, selectable PDFs without sending any data to the cloud. Complete with optical pre-processing and confidence review.

  • 100% Offline & Multilingual: built-in dictionaries for English, Italian, German, French, Spanish.
  • Optical Pre-processing: adaptive thresholding and despeckle to clean yellowed or skewed paper.
  • Interactive Review Map: color-coded confidence score with side-by-side snippet check.
Offline OCR review environment in PDF-VC
OCR Review • Confidence Map • Visual Proofreading 🔍
GDPR & Sanitization

Permanent forensic redaction & full document sanitize

True forensic redaction physically eliminates underlying text, pixels, and vectors. Search for Tax IDs, IBANs, or credit cards using regex and scrub hidden metadata.

  • Search & Redact with Regex: automatically find and redact patterns of sensitive PII.
  • Irreversible Destruction: zero hidden text or underlying layers remain extractable.
  • Document Sanitize: strips embedded JavaScript, attachments, annotations, and XMP metadata.
Forensic redaction and metadata scrub in PDF-VC
Forensic Redaction • PII Regex • Metadata Scrub 🔍
Professional Tools

Advanced Tools for Demanding Workflows

From commercial prepress quality checks to interactive forms authoring and version diffing.

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PDF Diff & Compare

Compare two revisions side-by-side or in overlay mode with color-coded diff highlights for text, graphics, and layout shifts. Export detailed difference reports.
Side-by-Side Overlay Diff Sync Scroll
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CMYK Prepress & Preflight

Inspect Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black separation plates, preview real overprint simulation, and highlight critical total ink limit (TAC / TIC) thresholds.
CMYK Separation Overprint Sim TAC / TIC Check
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AcroForms & Data Export

Author and fill text fields, checkboxes, radio buttons, and dropdowns. Auto-calculate Tab Order, export data to FDF/CSV, and flatten forms to prevent post-signature edits.
AcroForms Tab Order Flattening FDF / CSV
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Booklet & N-Up Printing

Print folding booklets with automatic 2-up imposition, combine multiple pages per sheet (N-Up), or tile giant poster banners across standard A4 printers.
Booklet N-Up Imposition Poster Tiling
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Bookmarks, Layers & Portfolio

Organize hierarchical bookmark outlines with drag & drop nesting, control CAD layer visibility (OCG), and bundle arbitrary attachments into a unified PDF Portfolio.
Bookmarks Tree Layers (OCG) PDF Portfolio
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Compression & PDF/A

Reduce file sizes with configurable DPI downsampling and MRC compression. Convert and validate documents against long-term archiving standards (PDF/A-1b/2b/3b).
PDF/A-1b/2b/3b DPI Resampling AES-256 Crypto
Guides & Tutorials

In-Depth Guides to Mastering PDF-VC

Comprehensive technical walkthroughs to get the most out of every capability on your Windows PC.

Frequently Asked Questions

PDF-VC FAQ

Clear answers to common questions about features, privacy, licensing, and system compatibility.

What is PDF-VC?

PDF-VC (PDF Visual Composer) is a comprehensive desktop suite for Windows (10 & 11) engineered for visual composition, page reordering, vector editing, and advanced document analysis. It bundles professional tools for page imposition, offline OCR, legal Bates numbering, PAdES cryptographic signature diagnostics, GDPR-compliant permanent redaction, and CMYK prepress.

Does PDF-VC work without an internet connection?

Yes, PDF-VC is a standalone desktop application that operates 100% offline. All page rendering, vector editing, OCR recognition, stamping, and cryptographic signature verifications are processed entirely on your local CPU/GPU without requiring an internet connection.

Are PDF documents uploaded to online servers or cloud storage?

No. PDF-VC enforces a strict Zero Cloud privacy policy. No documents, page contents, or metadata are ever transmitted to external servers or cloud services. All data remains exclusively within your local computer's memory.

Can I perform OCR text recognition offline on scanned documents?

Yes. PDF-VC includes a built-in multilingual OCR engine (with bundled dictionaries for English, Italian, German, French, and Spanish) that converts scans and images into searchable text locally, complemented by an interactive review tool to proofread uncertain words.

Does PDF-VC support legal Bates numbering for litigation and case files?

Yes. The built-in Stamper engine allows you to define sequential and persistent Bates numbering sequences with custom prefixes, zero padding, suffixes, and dynamic tokens ({page}, {pages}, {date}). Sequences recalculate automatically whenever pages are inserted or removed.

How does PAdES digital signature verification and diagnostics work?

PDF-VC examines the cryptographic structure of the PDF file to verify CA certificate trust chains, RFC 3161 timestamps, and byte-level document integrity, distinguishing between permissible form annotations and invalidating post-signing alterations.

Is text and sensitive data redaction permanent and GDPR compliant?

Yes. Unlike simple black overlay boxes, PDF-VC's forensic redaction physically eliminates underlying text vectors, font glyphs, and pixel bitmaps irreversibly. It also provides regex pattern search (Tax IDs, IBANs, credit cards) and full XMP metadata sanitization.

Can PDF-VC convert and validate files against the PDF/A standard?

Yes, PDF-VC supports long-term archiving profiles including PDF/A-1b, PDF/A-2b, and PDF/A-3b, allowing you to prepare compliant documents for institutional, legal, and governmental archives.

Which Windows operating system versions are supported?

PDF-VC is certified for all 64-bit editions of Windows 10 and Windows 11. It installs as a native Windows package with automatic updates delivered securely via the Microsoft Store.

Where can I download, purchase, and install PDF-VC?

The full official version is available on the Microsoft Store by searching for 'PDF-VC'. A lightweight demo web version is also accessible at agap.it/pdfvc/.

Software Availability

Get PDF-VC on Microsoft Store

The complete application is officially available on the Microsoft Store for Windows. A lightweight trial web version is also available.

Official Windows App

PDF-VC for Windows

Available on Microsoft Store • Windows 10 & 11 (64-bit)

  • All professional tools included (OCR, Bates, PAdES Signatures, CMYK Prepress)
  • Certified, secure installation directly managed by Windows
  • Continuous automatic updates with new features and improvements
  • 100% offline, operates with complete privacy and zero cloud transfer
Trial Version
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PDFVC Web (Trial Demo)

Lightweight in-browser version (Limited capabilities)

  • Lightweight demo version running directly in your browser
  • Useful to quickly test basic preview and page reordering
  • ⚠️ Lacks advanced tools: OCR, Bates, PAdES Signatures, redaction, and prepress are exclusively in the Windows desktop app
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B2B Software License Agreement & Terms

Commercial, corporate, law firm, or professional deployment of PDF-VC is governed by the B2B Software License Agreement.

Read Software License Agreement