# PDF tools (https://dev.tradieforms.com.au/docs/features/pdf-tools)

[**Tools**](https://tradieforms.com.au/app/tools) helps with licence checks and everyday PDF jobs outside the form templates.

Most PDF tools run in your browser. You can try it without signing in. Downloading PDF tool output requires a paid plan. Licence check requires a paid plan before search.

Tools are grouped by job. Scroll past Compliance and Pages for the Prepare, Sign, and Convert groups. Each tool opens its own focused workspace.

## Compliance [#compliance]

| Tool                                                                    | What it does                                                                                |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [**Licence check**](https://tradieforms.com.au/app/tools/licence-check) | Search supported official public registers by licence number, business name, or holder name |

Licence check searches live register data for **NSW**, **QLD**, **VIC**, **ACT**, and **WA**. Tradie Forms does not currently search the SA, TAS, or NT registers.

Results can include current, expired, and inactive records. Use the result as a starting point, then check the official register before you rely on it for site access, hiring, paperwork, or compliance decisions.

## Pages [#pages]

| Tool                                                                | What it does                                                    |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [**Organise pages**](https://tradieforms.com.au/app/tools/organise) | Reorder, rotate, duplicate, reverse, remove, or add blank pages |
| [**Merge PDF**](https://tradieforms.com.au/app/tools/merge)         | Combine multiple PDFs into one file                             |
| [**Split PDF**](https://tradieforms.com.au/app/tools/split)         | Split a PDF into separate pages or a page range                 |
| [**Extract pages**](https://tradieforms.com.au/app/tools/extract)   | Save one page range as a new PDF                                |

### Organise pages [#organise-pages]

After you add a PDF, each page appears as a card:

- Drag a page card to change its position. The number on the card shows its new output position.
- Select Rotate Rotate page to turn that page clockwise.
- Select Duplicate Duplicate page to add another copy directly after it.
- Select Remove Remove page to leave that page out of the output PDF. At least one page must remain.
- Use the labelled **Add blank**, **Reverse**, or **Interleave halves** buttons when you need those changes across the document.

Check the page order, rotation, and page count in the preview before you download.

## Prepare [#prepare]

| Tool                                                                | What it does                                        |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| [**Flatten PDF**](https://tradieforms.com.au/app/tools/flatten)     | Lock form fields so values cannot be edited         |
| [**Add watermark**](https://tradieforms.com.au/app/tools/watermark) | Stamp DRAFT, COPY, or custom text on every page     |
| [**Annotate PDF**](https://tradieforms.com.au/app/tools/annotate)   | Add text, drawings, images, and signatures          |
| [**Sign PDF**](https://tradieforms.com.au/app/tools/sign)           | Draw or upload a signature and place it on the page |
| [**Add logo**](https://tradieforms.com.au/app/tools/add-logo)       | Place a JPG, PNG, or WebP business logo on a PDF    |

## Convert [#convert]

| Tool                                                                    | What it does                                       |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| [**Images to PDF**](https://tradieforms.com.au/app/tools/images-to-pdf) | Combine JPG, PNG, or WebP photos into one PDF      |
| [**PDF to images**](https://tradieforms.com.au/app/tools/pdf-to-images) | Download pages as PNG, JPG, or WebP files in a zip |

## Billing [#billing]

- Guests and Free users can open tools and preview edits
- Paid users can search Licence check and download PDF tool output
- PDF tool downloads are separate from form template PDF downloads

## Privacy and care [#privacy-and-care]

Use a trusted device for sensitive documents. Do not close the tab until the output has downloaded, especially for large PDFs or many images.

- **[PDF downloads from forms](https://dev.tradieforms.com.au/docs/features/pdf-export)** - Preview and download PDFs from the form templates.