Shoebox PDF

Shoebox PDF: Family Files

Shrink, sign & scan PDFs

One price, no subscription. Nothing leaves your device.

A calm, private home for your family's paperwork on iPhone and iPad. Shrink a PDF to fit an upload limit, fill and sign forms, scan paper with your camera, and file everything by person and category.

App Store: coming soon

Free to download and try. One purchase unlocks everything, shared with your family through Family Sharing.

Shoebox PDF welcome screen on iPhone

Shrink a PDF to the size you need

  • Pick a target: 1, 2, 5 or 10 MB, or set your own
  • Text stays selectable whenever possible
  • If a file can only hit your target by turning pages into images, Shoebox PDF asks you first
Choosing between keeping text selectable and reaching the target size
Filling and signing a form in dark mode

Fill and sign forms

  • Fill in form fields, or add text anywhere on the page
  • Draw your signature once and place it where it belongs
  • Flatten the finished form before you send it

A folder for the whole family

  • Add family members and file by category: Medical, School, House, Car, Money, IDs and Other
  • Scan paper with your camera, with text recognition so you can search it later
  • Combine several PDFs into one, and search inside the text of your documents
  • Optional filing and naming suggestions from Apple Intelligence, on supported devices, processed on device
The family library, organized by member and category

Works where you already are

Share Sheet

Compress to 1, 2, 5 or 10 MB, or Save to Shoebox, right from other apps.

Shortcuts and Siri

Actions for Compress, Combine, Scan and File Document.

Widgets and Control Center

Home Screen widgets for recent documents and quick actions, plus a Scan control.

Made for iPad too

A sidebar layout that makes room for the whole family's files.

Shoebox PDF library on iPad with sidebar

Private by design

  • No account to create
  • No analytics or tracking
  • Your documents stay on your device. The app has no networking code.

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Free to start, one price to unlock

Viewing, importing, scanning, filing and form filling are free. You also get 3 compressions and 3 signed saves to try it out. A single one-time purchase unlocks unlimited compression and signing, and Family Sharing lets one purchase cover your household. No subscription.