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Work · August 25, 2026

Washidoc

Fast, local-first PDF editor for Mac, iOS, and Web

What it does

A lightning-fast, local-first PDF desk for Mac, iOS, and the browser. Edit text, arrange pages, sign forms, and merge receipts in 30 seconds. 100% private: your documents never leave your device.

Washi — a small family of paper-simple apps. Washidoc, a fast PDF editor. Washipad, a sticky-note wall.

Washi is a small family of paper-simple apps — one for getting things done , one for thinking out loud. washi·doc also runs in your browser — nothing to install, and the editing still happens on your own machine. The browser app is part of the subscription . A fast, native document editor. Edit the real text — not just sticky annotations — sign, redact, and ship. Download it and fix your PDFs. No account, no ads, no trial clock — on iPhone, iPad and Android. A simple sticky-note wall. Jot a thought, peel a fresh sheet, arrange it on the wall. Completely free. The whole app — there is no Pro tier and nothing to buy. It was a different PDF app, and honestly a good one. Then they shipped an…from washidoc.com

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