Getting started with blupdf

What blupdf does

blupdf is an AI PDF editor that treats a PDF the way a word processor treats a document. You upload a PDF or a scan, click any block of text, and retype it. blupdf reads the font, size, color and alignment of the block you clicked and renders your new text with the same properties, so the edited page looks like it was produced by the original author. When you are done, you export a clean, searchable PDF.

This works for two kinds of files:

• Digital PDFs — files exported from Word, Google Docs, InDesign, invoicing tools and similar software. The text is already in the file; blupdf extracts it and groups it into editable blocks.
• Scanned PDFs and images — pages that are really pictures of text. blupdf runs AI OCR first so every word becomes editable, then treats the page like any other PDF.

Create your account

1. Open the sign-in page and continue with your Google account. There is no separate password to remember.
2. Your account starts with 1,000 free credits. No card is required.
3. You land on your dashboard, where your documents and credit balance live.

If you sign in from an organization's Google Workspace account, the account belongs to you, not to the organization; invite colleagues separately.

How editing works

Every edit in blupdf follows the same four steps:

1. Upload. Drop a PDF, a scan or a photo onto the dashboard. blupdf checks the file, counts the pages and prepares each page for editing. Scanned pages go through AI OCR at this point.
2. Click a text block. Every paragraph, heading, table cell and label becomes a block you can click. A thin outline shows the block that is selected.
3. Retype. Type your new text. blupdf keeps the font, size, color and alignment of the original block and re-wraps the text inside the block's box. If the original font is not embedded in the file, blupdf picks the closest match from its font library.
4. Export. Download the finished PDF. The new text is real, selectable text — not an image pasted over the page — so the exported file stays searchable.

You can make as many edits as you like before exporting; credits for rendering are charged when you commit a block, and export credits when you download.

Credits in one minute

blupdf charges credits for work done, not for seats or per-file fees:

A five-page scanned contract with 300 edited characters costs roughly 400 (OCR) + 300 (text) + 100 (export) = 800 credits. The full table, including AI features, is on the pricing page; the mechanics are explained in Credits & billing.

Free plan limits

The free plan is meant for real work on real documents, with two limits:

• 10 pages per document
• 10 MB per file

Paid plans raise both limits (up to 1,000 pages and 500 MB on Business) and add large monthly credit pools. See pricing for the current plans.

Next steps

• Editing text — selecting blocks, changing fonts, fixing line breaks.
• Scanned PDFs & OCR — what to expect from photographed and faxed pages.
• Security & privacy — where files are stored and how long they are kept.