PDF Utilities

Remove protections of PDFs or remove/add pages with a view clicks with this app.

MDev Germany · de.mdev.pdfutilities

3.6 out of 5 (5 ratings) 100K+ downloads v2.6.1 7.6 MB Android 4.4+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v2.6.1 (29)
Updated: May 20, 2024 (2 years ago)
APK size: 7.6 MB
Requires: Android 4.4+ (API 19)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Category: Tools (app)
Listed since: Mar 14, 2021 (at least)
Permissions: 8 (2 sensitive)
Website: mdev-germany.de
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

PDF Utilities is an app by MDev Germany in the Tools category, listed since at least March 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

It asks for 8 permissions, 2 of them sensitive: access all files and read shared storage. Compared with version 2.6.0, it adds 1 new permission (“Access all files”) and drops 1 (“Modify shared storage”). The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

Ratings

3.6out of 55 ratings

5 ★40%
4 ★20%
3 ★0%
2 ★40%
1 ★0%

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What's new in v2.6.1

- Bugfixes for Android 13 - Implemented new file permissions of android

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

PDF files are often protected via password that it is only possible to open and print it. Changes are not allowed by the author. This is just annoying on tablets to simply highlight something or to comment on the go. This App "PDF Utilities" comes to rescue. With this you can easily unlock the PDF without much effort, so that changes can be made. Another handy feature is remove pages from a PDF for simpler printing. You must not specify, which pages should be printed to exclude some pages (which is often very tedious). A new feature is adding of blank pages in an existing PDF file. This is convenient for additional notes, if the space on a page is not enough. Another Feature is automated removing of blank PDF pages. And all this without sending the PDF file to a webservice, it remains on the device. The app supports Dropbox, now. PDF-Files can be selected and processed directly out of the Cloud. Features: • Remove the write protection of a PDF file (without knowing the password) --> PDF Unlock • Removing encryption from a PDF file (the password must be known, because the file is encrypted) • Remove selected pages of a PDF file • Add blank pages to a PDF file • Automated removing of blank PDF pages IMPORTANT: Because of limitations of writing on external storage, which was introduced in Android 4.4 (affects mainly the Samsung Galaxy devices), it is currently not possible to process PDF files from external SD cards. When a workaround exists, this is implemented in one of the next versions. Please copy the PDF files to the internal memory before processing. The FAQ can be found here: http://www.mdev-germany.de/android-pdf-utilities-english#faq ** If you have problems when using the app, please drop me an e-mail to [email protected] and try fixing this problem with me. Please do not write a bad rating immediately. Thank you. **

Version history

2 versions are listed, going back to v2.6.0.

v2.6.1 LATEST May 20, 2024 7.6 MB TRUSTED v2.6.0 May 3, 2023 7.6 MB TRUSTED

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Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Certificate issued to “MDev Germany” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
Same certificate as the other version checked

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified May 20, 2024
Antivirus scan result not available
Signed byCN=Pascal Meister, O=MDev Germany, L=N?sttal, ST=Hessen, C=DE
Signing certificate (SHA-1)DD:27:E3:FC:92:62:D2:29:0D:28:D3:79:E2:37:27:B7:9D:9E:6F:CA
File MD5fa5e3a47094f9fb079c2d7667f475ee8
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (8)

PDF Utilities requests 8 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.

Access all files Sensitive android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) de.mdev.pdfutilities.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch

PDF Utilities APK: questions and answers

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.

Is the PDF Utilities APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. It is signed with the same certificate as the other version checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is fa5e3a47094f9fb079c2d7667f475ee8.